Verdicts and Settlements in Asbestos Cases Attorneys from Cooney and Conway have obtained some of the highest verdicts and settlements in the country for their clients. In asbestos cases, Cooney and Conway has been regularly cited in the Chicago Lawyer magazine for achieving the highest verdicts and settlements in Illinois and throughout the Midwest. Our settlements in asbestos cases are some of the highest in the country. Verdicts and settlements in general tort and products liability cases have likewise been record-setting, reaching into the multimillions. The following verdicts and settlements exemplify some of the results Cooney and Conway has achieved for its deserving clients.

Individual Mesothelioma Verdicts and Settlements

Cooney and Conway has consistently obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in single plaintiff mesothelioma cases nationwide. Some highlights of our success are listed below.

Kevin Barry

An insulator who died of mesothelioma whose case was tried to jury verdict in 1994 in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Cooney and Conway attorneys John Cooney, William Fahey and Jim Hopkinson. The verdict of compensatory damages of $12.3 million, reported as the largest single mesothelioma verdict nationwide.

Hugh Wilson

A Johns Manville plantworker who died from mesothelioma whose case was tried in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Cooney and Conway attorneys Kevin Conway, William Fahey and Kathy Byrne. Mr. Wilson's family received a jury verdict of $4.0 million. The firm pursued payment of the verdict despite Manville's claim that it's subsequent bankruptcy stay voided the judgement. After an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New York), the verdict was paid to the Wilson family.

John Hermansen

An electrician suffering from mesothelioma who died shortly before his trial began. Cooney and Conway attorneys William Fahey, Kathy Byrne and Mike Mulvihill tried this case to verdict on behalf of Mr. Hermansen's widow and children. The Cook County jury awarded a verdict of $3.5 million in compensatory damages.

Robert Perepechko

An insulator who died of mesothelioma whose case was tried by Cooney and Conway attorneys Kevin Conway, William Fahey, Kathy Byrne and Mike Mulvihill in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1996, settling shortly after trial commenced for more than $3 million.

Cooney and Conway's success has not been limited to mesothelioma cases. The firm has also successfully prosecuted claims for asbestosis and lung and digestive tract cancers against the manufacturers of asbestos products.

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