To suffer egregious injury and loss as a result of someone else’s negligence can make you feel helpless. With us representing you, however, you are anything but. When bad things happen to good people, Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona is there to make it right.

We have won millions of dollars for our clients, helping them to carry on from some of life’s most painful incidents. We pride ourselves on our relentlessness in the pursuit of just compensation for those clients who have suffered injury as the result of medical malpractice, car accidents, trucking accidents, nursing home neglect, product defects, construction injuries, motorcycle accidents, workplace accidents and so many more. In fact, we have handled every type of personal injury case, far beyond vehicular accidents–and our firm has a uniquely comprehensive understanding of the medical issues and medical injuries that attend them.

Our skill in navigating the intricacies of injury cases ranks elite in the United States, and we have the top-shelf bona fides to prove it: two of our name partners–Tom Gardiner and John Wrona–hold the honor of being named a Million Dollar Advocate This honor goes only to trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience, and excellence in advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award or settlement in the amount of $1 million or more. John and Tom have achieved membership many times over.

If you’ve been injured, we invite you to review the case summaries here–as well as the Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona blog, where we offer a look at our most recent settlements. As you see, there is hope for a just conclusion. Contact Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona for a free case consultation.

Since our establishment in 1992, Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona has brought a sophisticated, well-knit mosaic of expertise to bear in several practice areas. We are aggressive, ethical advisers who get things done.

To arrange a consultation with one of our experienced and knowledgeable staff, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Explore our focus areas within our personal injury practice.

WRONGFUL DEATH

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

 VEHICULAR INJURY

CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURIES & PREMISES LIABILITY

NURSING HOME LITIGATION

PRODUCT LIABILITY

BIRTH INJURIES

WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS

OTHER PERSONAL INJURIES

WRONGFUL DEATH

When good people pass away as a result of negligence, the repercussions stretch into the deepest corners of the lives of the families they leave behind. Illinois law allows for compensation to these families, with the intended effect of easing recovery.

These claims are divided into two categories: survival claims and wrongful death claims. A survival claim compensates the deceased person for the pain and suffering he or she experienced before death. A wrongful death claim compensates the deceased person’s family members for the loss of financial and relational support and security caused by the death. Our firm handles both survival and wrongful death cases, and we have a proven track record across a wide scope of situations in which these tragedies may occur.

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We settled a wrongful death case (involving negligent pre-and postoperative care) against a Chicago hospital. The patient had been undergoing an amputation at the hospital at the time of the wrongful death.

• We settled a wrongful death case involving trucking negligence. The case involved the wrongful death of a 24-year-old in Kane County.

• We settled a wrongful death case involving the death of a home health worker in a house fire.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

When a physician or other medical care provider fails to satisfy the standard of care for similar medical professionals, the result can cause enormous suffering. We can help you and your family recover financially from the devastation of a medical malpractice injury.

Medical malpractice can occur at any point of engagement with medical personnel. It can occur during the performance of surgery; during evaluation or diagnosis; in the prescription of medications; in failure to refer to an appropriate specialist; in the failure to monitor patients; in the failure of hospitals and medical centers to properly care for the people entrusted to them.

Over the years, we’ve helped a great many families surmount the unimaginable anguish of birth injuries, birth complications, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, spasticity, hearing problems, improperly prescribed medications, retardation, blindness, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries–even, heartbreakingly, stillbirth.

Among our results is the settlement of what was, at the time, the largest stillbirth case in the history of the state. The case involved the failure to appreciate signs of fetal distress. We recovered $1,500,000.

• We obtained a $5.42 million jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 55-year-old cancer patient due to an adverse reaction to a chemotherapy drug.

• We obtained a $700,000 verdict against a Chicago hospital for a patient with severe osteoporosis whose fall precautions were not followed.

• We settled a medical malpractice case against a doctor who failed to diagnose and treat an aneurysm (which ruptured and caused a brain injury). The settlement was for $1,000,000.

VEHICULAR INJURY

In this modern world, we all spend a lot of time on the road. When those around us behave recklessly and/or irresponsibly, the consequences can be devastating.

GKWW has a proven track record in representing clients injured in car, truck, and motorcycle accidents. We have achieved significant settlements so the injured party can properly recover.

We have achieved outstanding results even in cases in which proving liability are not easy – rear end crashes, left turn crashes, and the like. We have achieved results in cases in many courts throughout the country.

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We settled a case in which our client suffered brain damage as a result of a semi-tractor and trailer striking his pick-up truck.
• We settled a trucking negligence case involving skull fractures suffered by a 45-year-old man in South Carolina for $2,750,000.
• We settled a rear-end auto collision case (involving a torn rotator cuff) for $200,000, a head-on auto collision case (involving a fractured sternum) for $100,000, and another rear-end auto collision case–this time, involving a lower back injury–for $100,000.
• We settled a motorcycle crash case involving leg fractures in DuPage County for $1,250,000.
• We settled an automobile collision case involving back and neck injuries.

CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURIES & PREMISES LIABILITY

Construction sites are dangerous. Construction workers have the right to expect that owners and those that they contract with will provide safe working conditions and abide by common sense safety precautions.

When the owners of property don’t attend to their duty to maintain their premises in safe condition, the injuries that occur can bring serious consequences to an unwitting visitor. These injuries are compensable under the law.

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We settled a case where a large piece of machinery blew up on the operator.
• We settled a case in which an electrical box exploded on a worker who sustained significant injuries.
• We settled a case in which an electrician fell over 30 feet at a construction site because of unsafe working conditions.
• We settled a construction negligence case (involving a staircase collapse and multiple fractures) for $300,000.
• Our client slipped and fell on a rolled-up carpet in an elementary school, fracturing an arm. We won the client a $300,000 settlement.
• We settled a case involving torn knee cartilage suffered in a grocery store fall for $200,000.

NURSING HOME LITIGATION

We believe that a society is judged based upon how it treats its weakest citizens.

To that end, we have stood to defend those citizens–Alzheimer’s patients, terminal cancer patients, paraplegics, brain-injured persons, the very old, and the infirm–who have been injured or killed as a result of errors on the part of nursing homes or nursing home facility staff.

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We settled a hospital and nursing home neglect case involving pressure ulcers and infection in a 73-year-old postoperative patient. The settlement was $750,000.
• We settled a hospital and nursing home neglect case (involving pressure ulcers suffered by a 62-year-old arm fracture patient) for $500,000.
• We settled a nursing case for $175,000.
• We have also obtained substantial results in cases in which horrible bedsores and ulcers resulted from the nursing homes failure to monitor and protect its residents.
• We have handled cases in which the nursing home has failed to properly transfer a resident from her bed to a wheelchair.
• We have obtained a substantial settlement for a resident when the nursing home failed to use proper fall precautions and bed rails to protect a resident.

PRODUCT LIABILITY

When the products sold to consumers render those consumers injured, the manufacturers involved must be held accountable.

Workers also rely upon the safety of the equipment that they use to do their jobs. For example, tradesmen often depend upon manufacturers to produce machines and equipment to do otherwise dangerous work. Without proper guards, safety features, or protection from the dangerous elements of equipment, workers can sustain serious injuries.

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We won a $1,315,000 settlement for a client who was burned over 40% of his body as a result of the explosion of an industrial tractor at a steel plant.

• We settled a product liability case (involving multiple fractures suffered by a steel worker as a result of a malfunctioning crane) for $400,000.

• We handled a case involving a young worker whose leg was caught in a shredder at a scrap metal plant, resulting in permanent leg injuries.

BIRTH INJURIES

When new parents entrust the care of their precious newborn to a medical professional (or hospital), that trust must never be broken. At Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona, we are uniquely qualified to represent the families of newborns and stillborns who have sustained injuries–or even death–as a result of hospital or physician error.

Our firm has seen the full breadth of these harrowing situations. We are familiar with the negligent causes of brachial plexus, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, brain damage, meconium aspiration syndrome, hearing problems, shoulder dystocia, and a full range of other birth injuries.

Over the years, we’ve helped a great many families surmount the unimaginable anguish of birth injuries, birth complications, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, spasticity, hearing problems, improperly prescribed medications, retardation, blindness, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries–even, heartbreakingly, stillbirth.

Among our results is the settlement of what was, at the time, the largest stillbirth case in the history of the state. The case involved the failure to appreciate signs of fetal distress. We recovered $1,500,000.

WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS

When you’re injured at the workplace, you’re suddenly presented with a set of priorities that clamor for your attention: your health, your rights and the retention of your job.

We represented workers who have required surgeries for back, shoulder, leg, knee, ankle, and rotator cuff injuries. We have represented workers who have been injured as a result of third parties causing them harm at their places of work – including one case in which a retail worker was injured during a robbery.

Our firm has experience protecting all of these priorities throughout the entire process. In many instances, we can force your employer to cover your medical expenses and provide compensation for lost wages while you recover. We also seek to obtain recovery for permanent and partial disability as a result of workplace injuries.

OTHER PERSONAL INJURIES

GKWW is called upon to represent a very wide range of clients in regard to a very wide range of personal injury matters.

These cases include:

• Injuries from look of maintenance at a building

• Injuries resulting from slip and fall on stairs, in public, or private buildings

• Injuries resulting when owners fail to change a condition known to be hazardous

• Injuries resulting from falling on public sidewalks because of the failure to maintain the sidewalks

• Injuries resulting from inadequate signage regarding entry into dangerous areas and construction zones

• Injuries from sexual harassment or sexual assault

• Injuries stemming from discrimination

Here are just some of the cases that we have resolved for our clients:

• We settled a premises liability case involving a fall in a restaurant parking lot that resulted in a torn knee ligament. The settlement amount was $375,000.

• Our client–a military veteran–experienced agonizing health issues and eventual death resulting from exposure to asbestos. We won a substantial settlement for his family.

If you’ve been injured, we invite you to review the case summaries here–as well as the Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona blog, where we offer a look at our most recent settlements. As you see, there is hope for a just conclusion. Contact Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona for a free case consultation.