2024
Highest Illinois Verdict or Settlement in a Premises Case
AWARDS
Plaintiff Suffered Bilateral Above-the-Knee Amputations After Vehicle Crushed Him in Front of Store $91,000,000
PLAINTIFF ASKED N/A DEFENSE OFFER N/A SETTLEMENT $91M
Not pictured: Larry R. Rogers, Jr., and James I. Power
P laintiff was standing outside of a Bensen- ville 7-Eleven waiting for his ride to work. A patron pulled his vehicle into one of the store’s forward facing parking spaces. Instead of braking, the patron accidentally pressed the vehi- cle’s accelerator. The vehicle lurched forward and pinned plaintiff against the 7-Eleven storefront. Plaintiff sustained severe crushing injuries result-
ing in bilateral above-the-knee amputations. Plain- tiff alleged that 7-Eleven acted with utter indiffer- ence and or conscious disregard for the safety of others by failing to install bollards in front of its stores and by not creating angled parking. There were records indicating that 7-Eleven was aware of the danger, including an incident at this 7-Elev- en store sixteen months prior.
52 JURY VERDICT REPORTER • 2024 ANNUAL TRIAL LAWYER EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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