judgement for our client who was the victim of undue influence.
Car accident recovery for our client who was injured in an automobile collision on a rural road.
jury verdict in a Dram shop case against a south suburban sports bar.
Car accident verdict. Our client was hit head-on by an uninsured motorist. We took our client's case to arbitration and won $225,000. State Farm rejected the arbitration award and demanded a trial. We beat them at trial and secured a verdict of $325,000 which was $100,000 more than the arbitration award.
Policy limits settlement in a pedestrian accident case where our client was struck by a hit and run driver.
DUI Crash, Our client was rear-ended by a drunk driver and required surgery for her injuries. We won motions for punitive damages, proved the insurance company acted in bad faith, and settled the case for three times the insurance policy limits.
Premises liability settlement in case where a woman was injured by a defect on the premises of a local business.
Nursing home wrongful death settlement. Our client suffered an unwitnessed fall which led to her death several days later. The nursing home settled the case shortly before trial for the remainder of their available insurance plus cash out of pocket from the facility.
Car accident recovery for a teenager who was injured in an automobile collision at an intersection. Wes settled the case for the policy limits.
Nursing home settlement for a resident who was injured in a fall at a long-term care facility.
On August 19, 2011, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed "Paul's Law", providing dramatically enhanced protections for the developmentally disabled who live in Illinois homes, and for their families. This law was borne out of tragedy earlier this year, when Paul McCann — for whom the new law is named — died at his group home in Charleston, Illinois, after being beaten by the health care workers who were supposed to protect him.
The Collins Law Firm was instrumental in the passing of the 2006 Right-To-Know Law that requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to notify citizens when contamination in soil or groundwater poses a threat of exposure to the public. The Right-To-Know notifications include information about the contaminant, a description of the potential adverse health effects and a recommendation that water wells be tested.
CNN 2/12: Shawn Collins speaks with Dr. Drew Pinsky: On February 3rd, Shawn appeared on CNN with Dr. Drew Pinsky. The show was exploring whether there was an environmental cause for the neurological disorders being experienced by many citizens, including high school teenagers, in LeRoy, New York. During his appearance on Dr. Drew's show, Shawn called for a full investigation of a massive chemical spill that had occurred years earlier in the town, and for the testing of the air, soil and water at the local high school which most of the victims attend. You can view the full transcript here (Shawn's contribution is about halfway down the transcript).
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