$44,700,000 Verdict – Off-Duty Chicago Police Wrongful Shooting

A record-breaking $44.7 million verdict was awarded to a young man who suffered life-threatening and permanent injuries following an off-duty Chicago police officer’s service weapon discharging into the back of his head.

Officer Patrick Kelly was found responsible for shooting the client, and the City was found responsible for failing to investigate its officers and having no early warning system, thus perpetuating this officer’s reckless behavior. Kelly was found to be in the top 2-5% of Chicago police officers with the most citizen complaints. This is the largest verdict ever returned in a police misconduct lawsuit involving the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.