Case Results — Examples of Cases Parker & Parker Has Handled in Central Illinois
The cases below are examples of personal-injury matters Parker & Parker has handled for clients across Peoria, Tazewell, and the surrounding central-Illinois communities. They include truck-accident, wrongful-death, nursing-home-neglect, and auto-accident outcomes spanning the past decade, and they reflect a mix of case sizes — not only our largest results. Every case is fact-specific: injuries, insurance coverage, liability, and venue all affect outcome, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your case. If you have questions about a situation that looks like one of these, call Robert Parker at (309) 673-0069 for a free consultation. Last updated May 2026.
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By the Numbers
| $35M+ | Documented PI & Wrongful Death |
|---|---|
| $15M+ | Nursing Home Neglect, Last Decade |
| $3.75M | Largest Single Recovery |
| Since 1977 | 48+ Years In Practice |
| Hundreds | Of Trials, Firm History |
| 4.9 ★ | Across 100+ Google Reviews |
Truck & Commercial Vehicle Accidents
$3,750,000 — Commercial Truck Accident
Tazewell County, 2022. Our client suffered serious injuries when a commercial truck driver collided with their vehicle at a rural intersection. The defense disputed liability for seven years. We pursued cell-phone forensic evidence, accident reconstruction, and coordinated negotiation across multiple corporate defendants and insurance carriers. The case settled with a structured-settlement component and Medicare set-aside compliance.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
Wrongful Death
$1,500,000 — Wrongful Death from Motor-Vehicle Collision
A wrongful death motor-vehicle collision involving multiple claimants. The firm secured all available insurance coverage — the at-fault driver’s base liability policy plus the umbrella policy.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$1,000,000 — Nursing Home Wrongful Death
January 2026. Recovery on behalf of the estate and surviving family arising from preventable neglect in a central Illinois nursing home.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$1,000,000 — Wrongful Death (Structured Settlement)
Wrongful death matter resolved through a structured-settlement annuity providing long-term financial security to surviving family members.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$750,000 — Wrongful Death
Wrongful death recovery, structured settlement.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$450,000 — Wrongful Death
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$400,000 — Wrongful Death
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
Catastrophic Personal Injury
$912,500 — Catastrophic Spine and Back Injury, Multi-Defendant
A complex personal injury matter involving severe spinal and back injuries, requiring coordinated litigation against multiple defendants and their carriers.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$550,000 — Auto Accident, Multi-Defendant
Recovery exceeded the at-fault driver’s single policy limit through coordinated claims against all liable parties.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
Nursing Home Neglect
$850,000 — Nursing Home Neglect
2017. Recovery to surviving family.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$600,000 — Nursing Home Neglect
2014. Recovery to surviving family.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
$350,000 — Wrongful Death from Nursing Home Neglect
Total nursing home neglect recoveries over the past decade exceed $15 million. Many specific case values are subject to confidentiality agreements and cannot be published. The practice covers pressure ulcers, falls, dehydration, malnutrition, medication errors, and wrongful death.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
Auto Accidents
Over $15 million in documented auto-accident recoveries over the past decade. Examples of recent results include:
- $495,000 — Auto accident, complex liability
- $450,000 — Auto accident
- $305,000 — Personal injury, multi-defendant resolution
- $300,000 — Personal injury
- $253,878 — Auto accident with policy-limits-plus recovery
- $250,000 — Auto accident — initial low offer; recovered at full policy limits
- $223,421 — Auto accident, multi-defendant resolution
- $160,000 — Personal injury — disputed liability
- $102,096 — Auto accident with extended litigation and lien resolution
Resolution of these matters includes recoveries at full available policy limits, multi-defendant settlements, disputed-liability recoveries, jury verdicts, underinsured- and uninsured-motorist coverage claims, drunk-driver-caused crashes, and pedestrians struck while crossing streets.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
Products & Premises Liability
Approximately $10 million in additional documented recoveries covering products-liability and premises-liability claims. Recent premises-liability results:
- $600,000 — Premises liability (2026)
- $100,000 — Premises liability
- $75,000 — Premises liability
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is fact-specific.
The Work Behind the Numbers
We prepare cases for trial from the beginning.
Robert Parker has handled hundreds of trials across the full range of matters the firm has taken on over the decades — personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, family and divorce, and other matters. He continues that trial-prepared approach in his current personal injury, wrongful death, and nursing home neglect practice. Cases are prepared so they can be tried when settlement offers do not reflect case value. Several of the recoveries above came after initial offers of a fraction of the final settlement.
We pursue every responsible party.
When liability is shared, we coordinate claims against all carriers — recoveries can exceed any single-defendant policy limit, sometimes substantially.
We prosecute complex damage claims.
Future medical care, structured settlements, Medicare set-asides, and minor’s-settlement court approvals are routine work for us.
Direct attorney representation.
Clients work directly with Robert Parker throughout the litigation, in a small-firm setting where cases are prepared for litigation rather than processed through a volume-based model.
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How to Read These Results
The entries above are documented, anonymized recoveries from firm records and currently published materials. They are grouped by the practice area most closely involved, but many matters overlap: a fatal truck crash may also be a wrongful death case, and a serious car crash may involve UM/UIM coverage, spine injury, or disputed medical causation.
- Truck and commercial vehicle accident results listed in the commercial-vehicle section.
- Wrongful death results involving motor-vehicle and nursing-home matters.
- Catastrophic injury results involving spine, back, and complex injury claims.
- Nursing home neglect results from central Illinois matters.
- Auto accident results involving disputed liability, policy limits, and UM/UIM issues.
- Premises liability results and related injury recoveries.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Case value depends on liability, comparative fault, injuries, medical proof, available insurance, liens, venue, and the evidence developed before settlement or trial.
Case Results FAQ
Do past results predict what my case is worth?
No. Past results show the kinds of matters the firm has handled, but each case depends on its own facts, injuries, liability evidence, insurance coverage, liens, and venue.
Why are the cases anonymized?
Many injury and wrongful death matters involve private medical information, minors, family members, confidential settlement terms, or court approval issues. The page identifies the result category without disclosing private client information.
Why are some result descriptions brief?
Some older or confidential matters can be described only in limited terms. Parker & Parker does not add details that are not supported by the firm’s documented records or currently publishable material.
Where do I start if my case is similar?
Start with the practice-area page that most closely matches the injury, then call Parker & Parker at (309) 673-0069. You can also review the firm’s central Illinois service areas.
Disclaimer. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each case is different. Results shown are gross recoveries before attorney fees, litigation costs, medical liens, and case expenses unless otherwise noted. Some settlements are confidential and are not listed. All matters are anonymized; specific case identities are not disclosed. Some recoveries reflect structured-settlement annuity values rather than lump-sum payments.