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About Allen Schwartz
Allen N. Schwartz is a founding partner of Schwartz Jambois and has practiced personal injury and medical malpractice law since his 1984 graduation from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he earned his J.D. with honors. He began his career as an associate at William D. Maddux and Associates and became an owner of the successor firm in 1990 when Maddux was appointed to the Cook County Circuit Court. Schwartz has represented plaintiffs in courts throughout Illinois and in federal court, handling automobile and truck litigation, worksite injuries, and general negligence matters in addition to complex medical malpractice claims. His significant results include participation in the $2.4 billion Actos mass tort settlement involving bladder cancer cases, a $12.5 million verdict for the estate of a man shot by Chicago police officers, a $3.7 million verdict against Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, and a record-setting $1.5 million verdict in McHenry County.
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On March 8, 2003, Chicago police officer Alvin Weems shot 23-year-old Michael Pleasance in the head at the 95th Street Red Line station while trying to break up a fight in which Pleasance was only a bystander. CTA surveillance video contradicted the officer's claim that Pleasance lunged for his gun, and the City admitted liability, so the May 2007 trial was on damages alone. A Cook County jury awarded his mother $12.5 million for loss of society. The Illinois Appellate Court reversed in December 2009 over prejudicial closing arguments and a jury instruction, and the City settled for $3 million in March 2011.
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