Firm News

Press Releases

• Michael J. Phillips Named to National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
• 10 Million Dollar Settlement For 5-Year-Old Child Whose Hand Was Trapped In An Escalator
• $7 Million Settlement Following Motorcycle v. Box Truck Collision
• $15 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Case
• Ten Million Dollar Wrongful Death Settlement
• Stephen D. Phillips Named Among AMERICA’S top 100 PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS®
• Phillips Law Offices secures a $900,000 settlement for husband and wife who were injured in a car collision on Interstate 57 in Central Illinois.
• Phillips Law Offices Obtains A Record $9.6 Million Settlement For A One-Arm Amputation Injury
• $5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement
• Phillips Law Offices Obtains Record Jury Verdict Of $14 million For A 46-year-old Father of  Two Who Suffered Permanent Neurological Injuries
• Michael J. Phillips – Board of Advocates nomination

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Auto Accidents

• Fatal Illinois Semi-Truck Collision Claims Five Lives, Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuations in Teutopolis

• Coverage For Employees Operating Vehicles Within the Course of Employment
• Exclusions for Intentional Acts in Motorist Insurance
• Insurance Coverage for Motorcycles
• Personal Injury Protection under No-Fault Automobile Coverage
• Underinsured/Uninsured Motorists Exhaustion Requirements

Construction Law

• “Substantial Completion” of Construction Contract
• Acceptance of Work and Waiver of Defects
• Conditional Use Permits
• TERMINATION OF FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS BASED ON DEFAULT
• Third-Party Claims Against Retainage Funds

General Litigation

• Damages in Civil Litigation
• Pro Bono Legal Services
• Professional Responsibility
• Rules of Statutory Interpretation
• State Appellate Courts

Medical Malpractice

• Dialysis Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose a Heart Attack
• Failure to Diagnose Meningitis
• Mitigation of Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases
• The Emergency Rule and Medical Malpractice
• Settlement negligence
• Ten Million Dollar Wrongful Death Settlement

Personal Injury

• Appropriation Lawsuits
• Comparative Negligence vs. Contributory Negligence
• Governmental Immunity from Suit
• Punitive Damages

Products Liability

• Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Medical Devices
• Intrauterine Device Litigation
• Physicians’ Liability for Drug-Related Injuries Resulting from Off-Label Use
• Product Misuse Defense in Products Liability Lawsuits
• Use of Investigational Drugs in Human Clinical Studies

Workers Compensation

• Acts Benefiting Employee
• Corporate Executives and Partners
• Determining “Dependency” for Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
• Payment for Representation of a Social Security Claimant
• Supplemental Security Income Appeals Process