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Leading Lawyers Network Recognizes Six Chicago Attorneys as Top Illinois Lawyers

07/08/2021

Meyers & Flowers is pleased to announce that six of our firm's attorneys have been nominated and named to the prestigious 2021 list of Illinois' top practitioners. Their distinction is highlighted in the annual publication of the Leading Lawyers magazine - an honor that speaks to the respect and high-regard our attorneys have established among their peers. Since 2003, Leading Lawyers, through...

Meyers & Flowers Files Lawsuits Against Chemtool for Rockton Plant Fire

06/24/2021

Meyers & Flowers and Rockford-based Clark Frost Zucchi have filed some of the first lawsuits against Chemtool Incorporated and owner Lubrizol Corporation representing residents living near the Rockton industrial grease manufacturer. The suit alleges the company was negligent and failed to exercise reasonable care that would have prevented last Monday's catastrophic chemical fire that forced re...

FDA Restricts the Use of Liver Disease Medicine Ocaliva For Risk of Serious Liver Injury

06/03/2021

Meyers & Flowers is currently investigating potential Ocaliva chronic liver disease lawsuits for individuals with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who have suffered serious liver injuries after taking the drug. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently restricted the use of the liver disease medicine Ocaliva in patients that have primary biliary cholangitis with advanced cirrhosis of th...

May Firm Feature – Thomas M. Connelly

05/24/2021

Thomas M. Connelly - Associate Trial Attorney Thomas M. Connelly's interest in the law formed as a young child, watching both his grandfather and uncle work as police officers in the Chicago Police Department. When his uncle left the police force to become an attorney, Tom knew that he wanted to follow in his footsteps. Taking the next step towards pursuing his passion, Tom earned his undergradu...

$12 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement for 7-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy Who Suffered a Severe Brain Injury Because His Physicians Failed to Diagnose His Seizures

05/14/2021

Meyers & Flowers trial attorneys Craig D. Brown and Peter J. Flowers recently finalized a $12 million medical malpractice settlement for a 7-year-old boy after his physicians negligently failed to diagnose and stop his seizures while he was a patient at a northern Illinois hospital for 36 hours. Adam was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 2 years old. His cerebral palsy caused many ...

$7 Million Resolution for Six-Year-Old Boy Hit by Negligent Semi-Truck Driver

05/11/2021

Craig D. Brown and Michael W. Lenert of Meyers & Flowers obtained a $7,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 6-year-old Illinois boy struck by a commercial semi-tractor trailer while he was riding a motorized scooter. On September 19, 2017, six-year-old Charlie went over to his friend Johnny's house in rural Illinois to play after school. Johnny lived on a truck route in a residential neighbo...

$1 Million Settlement for Aurora Man Injured by Negligent Truck Driver

05/10/2021

A 57-year-old father of four was awarded a $1,000,000.00 settlement after sustaining serious injuries due to the negligence of a semi-trailer truck driver. On February 12, 2020, Jose and his friend were driving eastbound on I-88 at approximately 3am on their way back to Aurora after picking up scrap paper in Dekalb when without warning a truck violently struck the back of their van. Jose was se...

$550,000 DuPage County Settlement With Naperville Retail Store For Slip and Fall

04/07/2021

A 74-year-old Sugar Grove man was awarded a $550,000.00 settlement after sustaining injuries due to the negligence of the American Sale store in Naperville. In 2018, Bill was shopping for a hot tub at the store when the salesperson offered Bill the opportunity to get in and test various hot tubs. As Bill was exiting one of the hot tubs, his foot slipped out from underneath him and he fell backw...

March Firm Feature - Michael W. Lenert

03/28/2021

Over the last twelve years as a trial attorney Michael W. Lenert has proved himself as a force to be reckoned with - securing well over $40 million in personal injury and wrongful death cases alone. His tremendous results for both injured individuals as well as businesses and government entities are a product of his utter dedication to his clients. He believes “the only way to be a voice of ...

Meyers & Flowers Celebrates Women’s History Month