SHANNON LAW GROUP REACHES CONFIDENTIAL MULTIPLE SEVEN-FIGURE SETTLEMENT IN TRUCKING-UNLOADING CASE
Joseph P. Shannon | Shannon Law Group, P.C. TEL: (312) 578-9501 | www.ShannonLawGroup.com
July 14, 2017
Shannon Law Group P.C. reached a confidential multiple seven-figure settlement for their client James Harrington in a Cook County trucking-unloading case.
On January 28, 2013, Mr. Harrington was working as a delivery truck driver. Jim was asked to make a delivery to a construction site in suburban Chicago. In an effort to help the construction workers unload his delivery, Jim attempted to move a packaging crate to the back of his truck by pulling on the shipping crate. When Jim pulled on the wood crate, one of the boards snapped and Jim’s momentum carried him out the back of his truck. His left leg landed on the concrete below under the full weight of his body. Jim Harrington, a former truck driver from Sterling, Illinois, suffered permanent leg and knee injuries in his fall that will require one or more total knee replacements. In the four and a half years since his fall, Jim has undergone five surgeries, over 100 therapy sessions, and has lived with daily pain and discomfort. Mr. Harrington was represented by Joseph P. Shannon and Patrick D. Cummings of Shannon Law Group, P.C. Regarding the case, Mr. Harrington’s trial attorney Joseph Shannon stated: “We are grateful to the jury system. As we were empaneling a jury to provide Mr. Harrington his day in court, the parties came together to make sure that Mr. Harrington is financially secure for the remainder of his life. I can’t say enough about the great work done by Pat Cummings over the last number of years on this case. We are grateful to Mr. Harrington for entrusting us with this highly sensitive matter. We are also grateful to have the constitutional right to a jury trial for our clients in this country, and grateful to jurors who are ready and willing to decide matters of their peers.”
About Joseph P. Shannon Joseph Shannon has practiced law for 29 years after graduating from University of Notre Dame Law School. He is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Washington state courts. Mr. Shannon concentrates his practice in catastrophic injuries, trucking-related injuries, and wrongful death cases.
About Patrick D. Cummings Patrick Cummings has represented injured plaintiffs for Shannon Law Group since 2014. He earned his undergraduate degree from Marquette University and his law degree from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Cummings concentrates his practice in catastrophic injuries, trucking-related injuries, and wrongful death cases.
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