Christopher Hurley
Founding Partner at Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C.
- Role
- Founding Partner at Hurley Mckenna & Mertz
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Hurley
I have been a trial lawyer since 1984 and have obtained numerous multi-million dollar…
Experience
Founding Partner
Jan 1992 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Notable Results Settlement - Product LiabilityRecord settlement where a defective product resulted in a severe and permanent Verdict - Product LiabilityJury award of $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages against PACCAR, Inc, the manufacturer of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, for a man who lost his eye when the hood of his PACCAR truck unexpectedly blew over onto his head due to the lack of a hood safety Settlement - Sexual AbuseSettlement from the Irish Christian Brothers for sexual abuse of students in their high schools, a portion of which will be awarded to over 30 victims we represent in the Chicago Settlement - Medical MalpracticeSettlement after the start of trial for a woman paralyzed during spine surgery at an Illinois hospital when her neurosurgeon failed to diagnose and treat Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Verdict - Medical MalpracticeVerdict for 14-year-old boy for brain injury caused by medical malpractice at the time of his birth. An obstetrician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital failed to perform a timely Cesarean section when the unborn baby had a low heart rate, which caused the baby to suffer brain Settlement - Sexual AbuseSettlement for three children neglected and sexually abused in foster care when the agency placing them in the foster home failed to monitor their care and failed to act upon various instances of suspicious behavior. One of the top 20 verdicts of 2006-$11,280,042 Settlement - Medical MalpracticeStructured settlement for a child with a brain injury, cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia that was caused when obstetricians and nurses at a Chicago hospital failed to detect that the baby was in a breech position and that the umbilical cord was trapped, resulting in loss of oxygen to the baby prior to delivery.
Skills
- Trials
- Automobile Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Litigation
- Attorneys
- Wrongful Death
- Appeals
- Product Liability
- Torts
- Public Liability
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Trial Practice
- Courts
- Medical Malpractice
- Insurance
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