Beating Goliath Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.

In the third and final episode of Season 3 of Beating Goliath, Tierney’s case is in the hands of the jury. 
During closing arguments, Tierney’s attorneys suggested a verdict of around $175 million, while the defense attorneys for the city of Chicago suggested just about $30 million, a number not much different than their original settlement offer. It was clear both sides believed in their case – but it was only a matter of time before the jury would return their verdict and Tierney would hopefully, finally see justice.
After deliberating for about five hours, Tierney’s attorneys receive a call that the verdict is in. After rejecting one last settlement offer from the defense, Tierney’s attorneys find out if they made the right call in rejecting their offers. 
Listen in to hear the jury’s final verdict. 
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In the second episode of this three-part series, Tierney’s lawyers at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard prepare for trial and build their case against the city of Chicago. As settlement negotiations continue, it becomes clear that Tierney’s legal team and the lawyers for the city of Chicago were not seeing eye to eye in terms of how much Tierney should be compensated for her injury. While the city does eventually admit their negligence caused Tierney’s injury, her attorneys feel their settlement offers would not adequately provide Tierney with the funds needed to seek treatment for the rest of her life.
Listen in to hear how Tierney’s attorneys demonstrated her everyday struggles to the jury and if their arguments were enough to convince the jurors to award her a record-breaking verdict. 
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In Episode 1 of this three-part series, you will meet Tierney Darden, a young woman who suffered a life-changing injury at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2015. 
Tierney, her mom, and one of her sisters had just flown home from Minnesota, where they were shopping for bridesmaids’ dresses for an upcoming family wedding. As they were waiting outside the airport to be picked up by Tierney’s dad, a strong storm blew through the area. The ladies sought shelter behind a pedestrian vestibule. Unfortunately, the shelters had deteriorated and were not secured to the pavement. The shelter Tierney and her family were behind dislodged from the fasteners and collapsed on top of Tierney, severing her spinal cord. 
This is the story of how Tierney pursued justice against the city of Chicago, which owned and operated O’Hare Airport and was, therefore, ultimately responsible for maintaining the condition of the shelters. 
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Back in 2015, dance was Tierney Darden’s life. The 24-year-old college student enjoyed living downtown, taking classes, and performing with her dance troupe. 
But all that changed when she was paralyzed by a 700 pound pedestrian shelter that collapsed on top of her at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Her course of treatment was unfathomable. But as you will hear in our new episodes, Tierney overcame her unimaginable circumstances to find hope.
You will also hear how the attorneys of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtained a record-breaking verdict for Tierney, sending a strong message to the City and other municipalities that they will be held responsible when their negligence causes someone to be horribly injured.
“This case placed a huge spotlight on the infrastructure at O’Hare Airport and made important changes happen.”
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In the final episode of this two-part series, Karla’s attorneys fight an uphill battle in keeping her case alive as Karla is dealing with the emotional trauma in the aftermath of her attack. As her attorneys at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard uncovered more and more information about how the Holiday Inn-Northshore Skokie had been operated, it became clear that the hotel was negligent and provided her attacker, Alhagie Singhateh, with an opportunity to prey on guests.

When her case is finally ready to go to trial in 2020, she faces even more frustration when the world suddenly shuts down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen in to hear what happens when the case finally heads to trial in 2022 and how the defense tried to attack Karla’s character in an attempt to avoid liability.

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In Episode One of this two-part series, you will meet Karla Gress, a businesswoman and mother of three from the Dallas, Texas area who traveled to the Chicago-area on business in October of 2013. One evening after a typical day at work, Karla returned to her hotel and stopped at the restaurant on site to grab a drink and a bite to eat while she wrapped up paperwork. But the night soon turns fuzzy and it is determined that she was sexually assaulted by the hotel’s on-duty security guard who mysteriously gained access to her room.
This is the story of how Karla pursued justice against the hotel that should have protected her from harm.

Visit https://www.salvilaw.com/podcast/ for more information on Karla’s case and the show.