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Beating Goliath

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

The lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. have made protecting the rights of people unjustly injured the focus of their practice since 1982.

Now, they’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at some of their biggest trials in history on Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of Justice.

Join Patrick Salvi II, Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office, and host Marcie Mangan as they take a deep dive into how Salvi Law attorneys won these incredible, at times record-breaking, verdicts and found justice for their strong and persevering Chicagoland clients.

Through interviews with victims and key witnesses, archived media coverage, and recounts from Patrick himself, they’ll bring these life-changing cases to life through audio.

Season one trials will include an Iraq War veteran’s fateful encounter with a forklift, a young dancer paralyzed at the nation's third-largest airport, and a 13-year-old who lost his life after being struck by an ambulance.

Tune in to hear how the Salvi team pursued justice and, ultimately, defeated Goliath.

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Episodes

Part 3: The Jury Sends A Message

August 22, 2023 18:58 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

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...

Part 2: $30 Million Just Isn't Enough

August 22, 2023 18:51 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

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 set...

Part 1: "I Can't Feel My Legs"

August 22, 2023 18:46 - 24 minutes - 44.2 MB

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 pedestr...

Coming Soon: Beating Goliath Season 3

April 05, 2023 14:47 - 2 minutes - 3.54 MB

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 at...

Part 2: Victim Blaming and Karla's Day in Court

December 01, 2022 20:11 - 21 minutes - 49.5 MB

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 we learned in Episode 1, the lack of physical evidence police had to work with resulted in her assailant not being criminally charged for the attack. But Karla was persistent in her pursuit of justice and found a team of civil attorneys to file a premises liability lawsuit against the hotel ...

Part 1: A Dream Job Too Good To Be True

December 01, 2022 20:10 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MB

In Episode One of this two-part series, you will meet Karla Gress, a businesswoman and mother of three from the Dallas, Texas area.   Karla traveled to the Chicago-area on business in October of 2013 and booked a room at the Holiday Inn Northshore in the suburb of Skokie, Illinois. 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.    Sometime after 9 p.m., K...

Part 2: A Verdict, But Not the End

August 17, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 20 MB

While receiving intense physical therapy to treat the injuries caused by the forklift accident, Tom Neuhengen prepares to tell his story at trial. In the second episode of this three-part series, Tom’s attorneys at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard reject the defense’s request to drop the punitive damages claim in favor of an admitted liability case. They have discovered that GES has a history of using forklift drivers who aren’t properly certified, which would support their claim that G...

Part 1: A Moment That Changed My Life

August 17, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MB

Tom Neuhengen sustains a massive injury on the job when a 65,000-pound forklift runs over his foot at a trade show in Chicago. An IT rep for the National Guard and a U.S. military veteran living in Cudahy, Wisconsin, Tom’s life would be changed forever by the careless accident. In the first of this three-part series, Tom is in the hospital for his first surgery following the accident. That’s when his mom contacted an attorney with Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. The firm took on the c...

Part 3: Justice at Last

August 17, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MB

Two days after closing arguments, the verdict finally comes in.  After a long trial, the jury finds Tom was not at fault for his injury and awards him just over $12.2 million in compensation. They also find GES acted with a reckless disregard for safety. Given the verdict, and that GES had been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) three times in the previous eight years for using uncertified forklift drivers, the jury also imposed $3 million in punitiv...

Presenting Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of Justice

June 02, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 3.55 MB

You know the story of David and Goliath — the unassuming underdog pitted against a much stronger opponent. In reality, it’s a tale that happens every day in personal injury law. Just ask the lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Hosted by Marcie Mangan and Patrick Salvi Jr., “Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff's Pursuit of Justice” is a new podcast that recounts the incredible real-life battles fought in the courtroom by Salvi Law attorneys. Through archived media clips and interv...

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