For nearly 20 years, Alexander Sukhman and Ryan Yagoda have represented victims of negligence and their families in a wide range of liability litigation. The firm’s broad experience and extensive trial success throughout the State of Illinois has resulted in nearly $300 million dollars in verdicts and settlements for their clients. In fact, since opening its doors in April 2016, Sukhman | Yagoda has obtained over $75 million dollars for its clients in medical malpractice, personal injury, and nursing home negligence cases.

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$10.1 million jury verdict against Advocate Lutheran General for failing to timely diagnose and treat Sepsis resulting in the death of a 37-year old man.

Alexander Sukhman July 9, 2019

In June 2019, a Cook County jury returned a $10,180,000 verdict in favor of Sukhman | Yagoda’s client,...

In June 2019, a Cook County jury returned a $10,180,000 verdict in favor of Sukhman | Yagoda’s client, the Estate of David Ciolek, and against Advocate Lutheran General for its emergency room physician’s failure to diagnose and treat Sepsis. Advocate Lutheran General also failed to follow its mandatory Sepsis treatment protocols in violation of Illinois’s “Gabby’s Law” which requires hospitals to implement, and follow, Sepsis diagnostic guidelines and treatment protocols.

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$14.5 million settlement against a family practice physician for failing to timely perform a cesarean section resulting in cerebral palsy.

Alexander Sukhman December 20, 2017

In December 2017, Sukhman | Yagoda settled a case for $14.5 million dollars against a Central Illinois hospital...

In December 2017, Sukhman | Yagoda settled a case for $14.5 million dollars against a Central Illinois hospital and family practice physician for her failure to timely perform a cesarean section resulting in cerebral palsy. The settlement is believed to be the largest medical malpractice settlement in the County’s history.

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