DuPage County Pedestrian Accident
Feb 01, 2012OUTCOME: $600,000
Resolved lawsuit for a suburban resident who was badly hurt while crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk at night.
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David Abels's Legal Cases (16)
Chicago, IL
Car accident Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury ... +14 more
Sexual Abuse Settlement
Nov 15, 2011OUTCOME: $3,200,000
Sex Abuse Lawsuit. Worked as co-counsel to settle a case against the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal George, and the Catholic Bishop of Chicago involving sex abuse of a minor boy by former Rev. Daniel ... McCormack in the amount of $3.2 million, $300,000 of which was placed in escrow for services. The identity of the plaintiff and his family are confidential. Our office has several other cases pending against the same defendants for other victims.
Illinois Truck Accident
Jan 14, 2011OUTCOME: $825,000
Settled claim for a woman who was rear-ended by a semi-truck. She incurred low back injuries and had surgery due to the accident.
Illinois DUI Accident
Nov 02, 2009OUTCOME: $220,000 - Chicago Car Crash Settlement
Obtained a policy limits uninsured motorist claim settlement for two children that were fatally injured in a Chicago area car accident. The at fault driver was DUI and crossed the center line.
Chicago Pedestrian Accident
Sep 11, 2009OUTCOME: $255,000 - Chicago Pedestrian Accident.
Settled a Chicago Pedestrian Accident Case for a woman who sustained head injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk. The at fault driver was only insured for $50,000, and we succe ... ssfully pursued an under-insured motorist claim for our client against her own auto insurance carrier, collecting an additional $205,000.
Lake County Auto Accident
Jan 02, 2006OUTCOME: $600,000 wrongful death car accident settlement
Recovered $500,000 policy limits against main defendant, and an additional $100,000 on an uninsured motorist claim for the negligence of a 2nd uninsured defendant.