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James J. Morici, Jr., in conjunction with Lisa M. Longo and Charles A. Wallace, concluded a confidential settlement in the amount of $15,000,000 on behalf of an injured soil testing engineer who was struck by a 2,000-pound crane boom extension when ...

Partners James J. Morici, Jr. and Lisa M. Longo, recovered $7,500,000.00 in a confidential settlement. The suit was centered upon injuries sustained by a construction laborer when he fell off of a two-foot diameter pipe, striking his head on an ...

Pedestrian at Wisconsin auto auction recovers after being crushed between two SUVs. Badger State Auto Auction and its insurer, West Bend Insurance, agreed to pay $5.0 million to a Chicago man who suffered an above-the-knee amputation in August 2011 ...

The Plaintiff was injured while working at a refinery facility in Romeoville, Illinois. The injuries occurred as a result of the accidental release of hydrogen sulfide gas while the Plaintiff was installing a blind on an FCC unit at the refinery. As ...

The plaintiff stepped off of a sloped settling tank wall onto concrete debris created by the activities of another subcontractor on Defendant, Walsh Construction Company of Illinois'(general contractor), construction site. Evidence showed frequent ...

Managing Partner, James J. Morici, Jr., served as lead counsel in the prosecution of a wrongful death case against two Indiana corporations for the death of a 56-year-old central Illinois woman. A settlement in the amount of $2.5 million was reached ...

Partner, Lisa M. Longo, of Morici, Longo & Associates recovered $2.25million on behalf of an Evanston firefighter after he fell from a roof during a training exercise. Multiple defendants were taking part in the program and were alleged to have ...

A 28-year-old apprentice bricklayer fell through a two- to a three-foot gap between two scaffolds. He traveled eight feet before the scaffold's bracing stopped his fall, injuring his right knee. The plaintiff sued the project's general contractor for ...

$2,150,000 for plumber injured during construction at McCormick Place.The plaintiff and a coworker were carrying a large heavy pipe to their work area when the plaintiff was caused to trip and fall on a piece of wood which was partially buried under ...

An experienced stone mason fell approximately 8-12 feet from the scaffolding his company had erected. The Plaintiff landed in a ditch on the ground and sustained serious injuries to his back and side. Injuries included a fractured vertebra, broken ...

Chicago personal injury attorney James J. Morici, Jr, the managing partner at the Chicago personal injury law firm Morici, Longo & Associates, settled a case for an injured carpenter for $2 million-plus a waiver of a $900,000 workers compensation ...

Plaintiff, a 56 year old pipe fitter working for a subcontractor to General Electric at Commonwealth Edison's Nuclear Power Plant during outage modification work fell approximately four (4) feet straddling a 6 inch pipe while climbing to a welding ...

In a case presented by attorneys James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a bricklayer totaling $1.78 million for injuries sustained when a scaffold he was working upon collapsed at a new-home construction site in South ...

Lisa M. Longo recovered $1,700,000 for the death of a construction laborer who was killed when he was struck by a piece of equipment. Defendants included the products liability equipment manufacturer, the general contractor and site ownership ...

Partner Lisa M. Longo of Morici, Longo & Associates successfully concluded the resolution of $1.6 million settlement for an injury sustained by a 50 -year-old construction laborer. The union laborer was injured while pushing a wheelbarrow of debris ...

Lisa M. Longo and James J. Morici, Jr. resolved a matter pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County in the amount of $1.5 million on behalf of an injured carpenter. The tradesman was hurt in November 2014 on a downtown construction project when he ...

In a case presented by attorney James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a construction worker totaling $1.5 million for injuries sustained when he slipped and fell from a step ladder on the McCormick Place South expansion ...

Managing Partner Jim Morici recently settled a $1,400,000 Federal Court Products Liability suit in the Northern District of Illinois against the manufacturer of a building products manufacturing machine. Due to an unprotected area that exposed high ...

$1,100,000.00 settlement. Partners James J. Morici, Jr., Mitchell B. Friedman and associate Lisa Longo resolved a case for an injured union painter injured while working on the rehabilitation of a CTA El station. The painter fell over and tore ...

Morici, Longo & Associates recently settled a unique and extremely complicated injury case for $1,100,000. The plaintiff was a woman who had an implanted bladder stimulator to compensate for a prior low back injury that damaged the nerves that ...

$590,000 settlement by Morici, Longo & Associates who represented a dialysis nurse who was injured when she slipped and fell on a freshly mopped wet floor in an area hospital. As a result, she underwent surgery to both her hip and her neck with ...

The plaintiff was a woman who had an implanted bladder stimulator to compensate for a prior low back injury that damaged the nerves in her lumbar spine which control the bladder. Despite the bladder stimulator she was an athlete with a normal ...

Local 1 Ironworker awarded $1M verdict for strained elbow in hoisting incident A Cook County jury in a Chicago Personal injury lawsuit awarded an ironworker over $1,000,000 Tuesday after 3 hours of deliberation. The plaintiff a 58 year old tradesman ...

A $1 million verdict was obtained by Morici, Longo & Associates on behalf of a seriously injured delivery truck driver. The driver was picking up a delivery and slipped on a wet concrete floor. The plaintiff sustained severe head trauma. There were ...

The plaintiff was injured when a coworker dropped a piece of sheet metal on the plaintiffs head causing a concussion, hearing loss, and injury to the head and back of the neck. Our attorneys obtained a sizable verdict for an injured HVAC worker. The ...

One million dollar policy limit wrongful death shooting case. we represented the estate of two minor children whose mother was shot and killed by their father/the woman’s domestic partner. The shooting took place in the family home and was allegedly ...

Kenneth Lubinski resolved a matter on behalf of an MLA client who was involved in an automobile accident with an underinsured driver. The client sustained injuries that included a rotator cuff tear for which he underwent a rotator cuff repair. The at ...

Morici, Longo & Associates attorney Kenneth Lubinski obtained a jury verdict of $92,839 against the City of Chicago. The case involved a 59-year-old woman who tripped and fell while walking on a cracked and broken public sidewalk. The plaintiff ...

The plaintiff suffered a crush injury to their left foot when a 100 lb. jackhammer landed on the left extremity. Attorney James J. Morici Jr. obtained a $1.1 million settlement for an injured construction worker. The plaintiff suffered a crush injury ...

The client, a 66-year-old women from Crystal Lake, was struck from behind by a number of carts being pushed by an employee of the store. Plaintiff was struck in her lower back and thrown forward as she grasped the handle of the cart in front of her. ...

A Local #1 Ironworker who sustained work-induced injuries to his back was awarded $1 million. Due to the severity of his injuries, the Plaintiff was unable to work for a number of years and was left with long-term effects from his injuries. ...

$1,100,000.00 Partners James J. Morici, Jr. and Lisa Long resolved a case for an injured union painter injured while working on the rehabilitation of a CTA El station. The painter was required to store his tools and materials in a designated storage ...

A Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of a Berwyn couple totaling $982,000 for injuries sustained to a seven-month pregnant motorist when her car was struck by a semi-tanker/trailer on I-290. The Plaintiff, a 29 year-old Post Office worker ...

A Cook County jury in a Chicago Personal injury lawsuit awarded an ironworker over $1,000,000 Tuesday after 3 hours of deliberation. The plaintiff a 58 year old tradesman was injured in 2003 when a rebar mat he was guiding into a foundation ...

Walsh Construction Company of Illinois agreed to pay $950,000 to a millwright injured in a May, 2000 fall during their administration of a construction site. The project took place at the Metropolitan Water and Reclamation District site at McCormick ...

A Cook County Jury awarded a Wichester man $920,000.00 for head injuries sustained in a 2005 slip and fall. The Plaintiff, an independent contractor, visiting a local meals wheels kitchen fell striking his head and sustaining mild closed head trauma. ...

The Plaintiff suffered injuries to the left arm and elbow resulting in tendonitis and a stress fracture. Attorney Charles Wallace obtained a favorable verdict for a Chicago Heights construction worker. The Plaintiff suffered injuries to the left arm ...

Attorney Charles Wallace obtained a favorable verdict for a pipe fitter injured on a construction site. The plaintiff was reaching for a wrench from a co-worker while holding on to a horizontal brace, the brace gave way causing plaintiff to sustain ...

We are proud to announce the settlement of $590,000.00 in a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of an injured nurse who fell while working at a hospital. The settlement was so groundbreaking that the insurance company and the defendant hospital ...

The plaintiff fell down a flight of stairs at an auto part store injuring his back and elbow, which required surgery to repair, and long term effects. We represented a plaintiff who was injured in an unsafe working environment. The plaintiff fell ...

Plaintiff was standing near a space heater on a construction site. The heater sparked and set the plaintiffs pants on fire just above the knees. Plaintiff suffered severe burns to his inner thighs.

Morici, Longo & Associates' attorneys Charles A. Wallace and James J. Morici, Jr. worked together to effectuate a $450,000 settlement in addition to the waiver of a $275,000 workers compensation lien on behalf of a union carpenter injured at a ...

The Plaintiff sustained multiple injuries from a two car collision. Injuries included head trauma, and injuries to the back, neck, jaw, and knee. We negotiated a $380,000 settlement on behalf of a Flossmoor woman. The Plaintiff sustained multiple ...

The accident occurred due to a tire failure during optimal driving conditions. The rear driver side tire tread split causing the vehicle to rollover. We acquired a favorable settlement for a couple injured by a dangerous product. The accident ...

A north suburban woman was awarded $350,000 in a personal injury lawsuit settlement arising out of a 2009 rear-end collision. The injured lady was in the vicinity of the local high school dropping her high school senior off for school. Defendant, the ...

Morici, Longo & Associates attorney, Charles A. Wallace, obtained a $325, 000 settlement on behalf of a union electrician working at a west suburban manufacturing plant. At the time of his injury, the Plaintiff was walking through a high-speed ...

$308,300 was awarded to an injured carpenter who suffered an injury to his lower back.

$300,000 was awarded to an injured millwright who fell through a floor grate.The plaintiff was working in an industrial facility on a demolition project which included the replacement of a platform system made up of grating. At some point prior to ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $290,000 for a near-west suburban police officer as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. In March, 2011, the officer was responding to a well-being check of an elderly resident and was ...

Plaintiff receives $280,000 for injured hand on construction site. The Plaintiff was looking over the side of a dumpster for scrap wood to use in his work when without having any warning flags erected, or having a safety spotter, roofers threw a ...

$250,000 was awarded to a woman who tripped on metal that was embedded in the sidewalk outside a grocery store entrance.The plaintiff was shopping in a strip mall when she left one store and was walking directly towards the entrance of a grocery ...

$230,000 awarded to airline worker injured on an employee bus. The plaintiff was employed by United Airlines at O'Hare airport and was required to park his car in a designated parking lot and then having to ride a shuttle bus operated by a company ...

$225,000 was awarded to a woman who had been rear-ended by a FedEx Truck. Just weeks after a shoulder surgery and while stopped waiting to turn into a building where she was to receive physical therapy, the plaintiff was struck from behind by a ...

$200,000 was awarded to a driver for a rear-ended accident in stop-and-go highway traffic. The plaintiff was struck from behind and pushed into a vehicle in front of him by a box truck whose driver claimed that the plaintiff cut him off and that his ...

Congratulations to Lisa M. Longo of Morici, Longo & Associates on a $200,000 settlement award for a Melrose Park woman who tripped and fell due to a defective stairway at a Chicago restaurant. Plaintiff suffered a broken fibula and underwent surgery ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $200,000.00 against a suburban nursing home on behalf of an 80 year-old Plaintiff who was attacked by a co-resident at the Defendant’s facility. Without warning, the Plaintiff was punched twice in ...

$190,000 workers' compensation settlement was awarded to a cement finisher who fell into an open hole after standing on a wooden frame which was erected by the employer. The petitioner suffered injuries to the foot and ankle.

The plaintiff's vehicle was rear ended which caused the plaintiff to suffer multiple injuries to his chest, neck, and kidney. We obtained a favorable settlement for an injured motorist. The plaintiff's vehicle was rear ended which caused the ...

The plaintiff was struck in the left hand by a clamp which caused a laceration to the plaintiff's left hand and also split the tendons in his hand. Attorneys Charles Wallace settled the case in 2008.

Attorney Robert Butzow obtained a favorable award of $180,000 for a man injured on a construction site. The petitioner sustained injury to his left knee while pushing loads of building materials on site. The injuries resulted in knee replacement ...

$180,000 was awarded to a Union Laborer who had injured both knees in a construction site incident. Injuries caused petitioner to undergo surgical intervention.

Tomas Cabrera of Morici, Longo & Associates completed a $175,000 settlement on behalf of a Pilsen neighborhood woman as a result of a 2013 slip and fall at K-Mart. The 50 year old Plaintiff was shopping and observing merchandise on a shelf when she ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $175,000.00 on behalf of a high school student who was injured when a classmate forcefully smashed the back of her head into the face of a friend while celebrating a touchdown at a high school ...

The plaintiff was carrying a 50 lb roll of roofing felt that slipped from his arms and fractured his jaw and chipped some of this teeth. Attorney Charles Wallace obtained a favorable settlement for an injured roofer. The plaintiff was carrying a 50 ...

We obtained a favorable settlement for a women who slipped and fell in a restaurant's ladies room. The floor was wet from the waiters carrying trays in and out of the kitchen. The plaintiff suffered from a right wrist fracture.

$150,000 was obtained for a plaintiff who was delivering to a local grocery store, and slipped and fell on a freshly mopped floor causing a tear to his rotator cuff. Plaintiff underwent surgery in order to repair the injury.

$150,000 for an injured truck driver who injured their shoulder while "rolling up" their truck's trailer.

$145,000 was awarded for injuries caused by a bulging entrance rug. The plaintiff was entering a local grocery store through the vestibule where employees had placed floor mats.A bulge in the mat caused the plaintiff to stumble and severely twist her ...

We represented a northwest suburban couple in an automotive accident. The plaintiffs were driving southbound on Barrington Rd. near Palatine Rd.; when the defendant, traveling northbound on Barrington Rd., made a left turn into the Plaintiffs' lane. ...

$125,000 settlement was obtained in a construction site case. Plaintiff was walking on scaffold when he slipped grabbing hold of the cranes hook and chain. Plaintiff suffered injury to his right arm and shoulder.

The plaintiff's next door neighbor was burning bags of trash and other waste when an aerosol can exploded an hit the plaintiff in his hand. The plaintiff suffered a fractured hand and two shattered fingers. Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a ...

The Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries to their femur, hip, and knee which required surgical repair. Morici, Longo & Associates acquired a favorable settlement on behalf the Plaintiff injured in a head on auto collision. The Plaintiff suffered ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $100,000.00 against a Defendant driver on behalf of a Plaintiff who was rear ended in the express lanes of the Kennedy Expressway on his way to work. As the Plaintiff was driving to work in stop and ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $100,000.00 against a Defendant driver in an automobile negligence case on behalf of a Chicago police officer who was t-boned by the Defendant while responding to a burglary in progress. The ...

Morici, Longo & Associates obtained a settlement of $95,000.00 against a trucking company on behalf of a Plaintiff who was sideswiped by a semi-truck on a rural county road in Will County. As a result of the collision, the Plaintiff sustained ...

Plaintiff was traveling north bound on Austin Avenue when the defendant ran a red light and hit the plaintiff causing her multiple injuries to her back including a herniated disc. Injuries needed surgical fixation and long term recovery.

$91,000 was awarded to a carpenter who badly injured his back on a job site.

Morici, Longo & Associates successfully represented a painter in a workers’ compensation claim where he sustained an injury to his right ankle from a slip and fall off of a wet deck while performing his job duties. He had ankle surgery at Palos ...

The plaintiff was on a company ladder putting inventory away when she fell injuring her neck, low back, and rib cage. Attorney Robert Butzow settled a workers compensation claim against Menards Inc. The plaintiff was on a company ladder putting ...

The accident resulted in injuries to the Plaintiff's neck, head, shins, ankles, and chest. The Plaintiffs Morici, Longo & Associates who obtained a favorable settlement for the injured motorists.The Plaintiff's vehicle was struck from behind on ...

$66,000 settlement was awarded to a petitioner who suffered from injuries to his arm. The petitioner was pushing/pulling a heavy cart when he injured his arm.

Morici, Longo & Associates is proud to announce the $65,000.00 verdict for a construction worker who was the victim of a rear end collision causing neck and back injuries. This jury verdict was over triple of what the defense had offered pre-trial. ...

Chicago workers compensation attorneys Morici, Longo & Associates has successfully represented a union carpenter in his workers’ compensation claim where he sustained an injury to his low back while performing his job duties which included prolonged ...

$56,300 workers' compensation settlement for an injured HVAC worker who slipped on ice while installing cable between two buildings and suffered injuries to his arm and shoulder.

Morici, Longo & Associates attorney Carl A. Virgilio obtained a Chicago Worker’s Compensation award for a laborer who sustained injuries to his right arm while performing his job duties at Carmeuse Lime & Stone. The injuries occurred in the process ...

$50,400 for an injured factory worker who suffered from a torn rotator cuff.

$48,100 Workers' Compensation settlement for a city worker who slipped and fell injuring his shoulder.

Morici, Longo & Associates successfully concluded the representation of an injured union projectionist in a workers’ compensation claim where he sustained an injury to his right tibia from a fall off of a stage while performing his job duties at the ...

$41,000 Workers' Compensation settlement for a truck driver who suffered injury to his knee when he fell walking down a ramp while pushing a hand truck.

$40,300 was awarded to an injured factory worker who suffered from multiple injuries to her arm and neck.

An auto technician was awarded $40,000 after falling off a ladder and injuring his left elbow and arm.

Morici, Longo & Associates has successfully represented a truck driver in her workers’ compensation claim before the Illinois Industrial Commission where she sustained an injury to her low back while lifting a trailer door on her semi-tractor trailer ...

Morici, Longo & Associates successfully represented a hibachi chef in a workers’ compensation claim where he sustained an injury to his low back while lifting a heavy bag of rice. He was treated at Spine Consultants, LLC located in Park Ridge, ...

$31,000 Workers' Compensation settlement for a crane operator who injured back while climbing into the crane. The petitioner suffered from a herniated disc.

$30,000 was awarded to an Illinois State Police Officer for an injury to her knees and lower back.

$28,500 workers' compensation settlement for a city electrician who suffered injury to the left knee. $28,500 workers' compensation settlement for a city electrician who suffered injury to the left knee while exiting a work vehicle.

$25,700 was awarded to a petitioner who had injured their arm on a job site in Chicago.

The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Morici, Longo & Associates have recently resolved a matter in favor of a now college student who sustained multiple facial fractures as a result of an altercation at a teenage house party in the northwest ...

Chicago injury lawyers James J Morici, Jr. and Lisa Longo have begun discovery depositions in the case of a 52-year-old Carpender seriously injured on a Chicago construction site. Testimony has demonstrated that the plaintiff was injured while being ...