Verdicts & Settlements

For more then 40 years Goldberg & Goldberg has been one of the leading voices in Chicago, Illinois and nationwide speaking on behalf of those individuals who have been catastrophically injured or killed as the victims of medical malpractice and other negligence. The firms has tried to verdict or settled in excess of 135 separate cases for $1 million or more in 23 states.

The Largest Personal Injury Verdict In Illinois History

The largest personal injury verdict in the history of Illinois was secured by Goldberg & Goldberg senior partner, Barry D. Goldberg in 1991 on behalf of Meyer Proctor, a retired 70-year-old spokesman for the Illinois Dept. of Mental Health against Upjohn Co., makers of the anti-inflammatory drug Depo-Medrol.

Proctor’s physician improperly injected Depo-Medrol into his eye causing him to become blind and have his eye removed. Even though the drug was approved by the FDA for use in some soft tissues, it was never approved for use in the eye. Nevertheless, Upjohn marketed the drug for this “off label” use to the ophthalmic community. Upjohn went so far as to pay for studies related to this off label use and helped doctors get their research published even though Upjohn knew as early as 1965 that the drug was toxic if injected into the eye.

After a seven-week trial the jury awarded in excess of $127,000,000.00 to Mr. Proctor. This verdict continues to be the largest personal injury verdict in the history of Illinois. At the time the verdict was the second largest product liability verdict ever in the history of the United States. Proctor v. Upjohn Co., 84 L 3213 (1991).

Almost $1 Billion In Aggregate Recoveries for our Clients

Our forty years of experience and results in the courtroom speak for themselves. We have recovered almost $1 Billion for our clients. Some of those results are as follows:


Product Liability/Medical Malpractice$127,700,000
Medical Malpractice$25,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$18,400,000
Pedestrian Accident$18,000,000
Medical Malpractice$17,300,000
Radiation Overdose$16,000,000
Roadway Defect$13,900,000
Medical Malpractice$12,500,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$12,500,000
Medical Malpractice$9,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$9,000,000
Medical Malpractice$7,600,000
Medical Malpractice$7,500,000
Medical Malpractice$7,500,000
Medical Malpractice$7,500,000
Radiation Overdose$7,500,000
Medical Malpractice$7,450,000
Medical Malpractice$7,000,000
Medical Malpractice$7,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$6,800,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$6,500,000
Medical Malpractice$6,000,000
Medical Malpractice$6,000,000
Medical Malpractice$6,000,000
Medical Malpractice$6,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$6,000,000
Medical Malpractice$5,950,000
Medical Malpractice$5,500,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$5,500,000
Medical Malpractice$5,305,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$5,250,000
Medical Malpractice$5,200,000
Medical Malpractice$5,140,000
Medical Malpractice$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice$5,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice$5,000,000
Medical Malpractice$4,999,900
Medical Malpractice$4,700,000
Medical Malpractice$4,650,000
Medical Malpractice$4,600,000
Medical Malpractice$4,500,000
Medical Malpractice$4,200,000
Medical Malpractice$4,130,000
Medical Malpractice$3,500,000
Medical Malpractice$3,500,000
Medical Malpractice$3,500,000
Medical Malpractice$3,300,000
Medical Malpractice$3,235,000
Medical Malpractice$3,150,000
Trucking Accident$3,100,000
Medical Malpractice$3,050,000
Medical Malpractice$3,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice$3,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice$3,000,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice$3,000,000
Medical Malpractice$2,900,000
Medical Malpractice$2,895,000
Medical Malpractice$2,750,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$2,750,000
Medical Malpractice$2,700,000
Medical Malpractice$2,700,000
Medical Malpractice$2,700,000
Medical Malpractice$2,500,000
Medical Malpractice$2,500,000
Medical Malpractice$2,500,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$2,500,000
Medical Malpractice$2,500,000
Medical Malpractice$2,500,000
Traumatic Brain Injury$2,450,000
Medical Malpractice$2,400,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$2,400,000
Medical Malpractice$2,400,000
Medical Malpractice$2,388,000
Trucking Accident$2,325,000
Medical Malpractice$2,200,000
Roadway Defect$2,100,000
Medical Malpractice$2,100,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$2,050,000
Medical Malpractice$2,035,000
Medical Malpractice$2,025,000
Medical Malpractice$2,000,000
Podiatric Malpractice$2,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,975,000
Medical Malpractice$1,950,000
Medical Malpractice$1,900,000
Medical Malpractice$1,800,000
Medical Malpractice$1,800,000
Medical Malpractice$1,750,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$1,750,000
Medical Malpractice$1,750,000
Medical Malpractice$1,750,000
Medical Malpractice$1,700,000
Playground Injury$1,660,000
Obstetrical Malpractice$1,625,000
Medical Malpractice$1,600,000
Medical Malpractice$1,600,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice$1,350,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,250,000
Medical Malpractice$1,200,000
Medical Malpractice$1,200,000
Medical Malpractice$1,200,000
Medical Malpractice$1,200,000
Medical Malpractice$1,200,000
Motor Vehicle Accident$1,150,000
Medical Malpractice$1,100,000
Medical Malpractice$1,100,000
Medical Malpractice$1,050,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident$1,000,000
Failure to Diagnose$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Medical Malpractice$1,000,000
Motorcycle Accident$1,000,000

Our Motto is prepare for war and hope for peace. When lawyers from Goldberg & Goldberg walk into the court room our opponents know that we are prepared to try the case and will not settle for anything less then the full value of the claim. For more than forty years we have been achieving these kinds of results for our clients.

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