7-Eleven Pays Man $91 Million After Losing Legs

A 57-year-old Bensenville man was awarded a $91 million settlement this week from 7-Eleven, nearly six years after losing both of his legs after being struck by a car and pinned against a Bensenville location of the chain convenience store.

A Cook County judge approved the settlement this week for the man, whose attorney said his client prefers to be known as “Carl” due to the size of the settlement. James Power, Jr., who represented the man in the claim, said that the case was one of thousands leveled against 7-Eleven by victims of crippling accidents at store locations across the country.

Power said the settlement was the largest pre-trial personal injury settlement in Illinois history and was awarded the day before the case was to go to trial.

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