As a parent, I am constantly proud of my sons’ achievements. Just last week, my youngest son, Alex, became a member of the Illinois Bar by receiving his notice that he passed the July 2013 Illinois Bar examination. Not everyone passes the bar, not because they don’t try, but because it’s hard.…
On Jan. 11, 2010, Vinayak Dravid was driving eastbound on Golf Road in Skokie, Ill., when the defendant Anila Amin pulled out from a parking lot at 3337 W. Golf Road. Amin was attempting to turn left and go westbound, causing the crash with a plaintiff’s car. The impact resulted…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago reversed a district court decision granting summary judgment where the court found that the expert testimony for the plaintiff was unreliable. Donald Schultz was a painter for American Motors Corp. from 1981 until 1989. Benzene was a substance in the paint…
In April 2009, the plaintiffs brought a lawsuit against James W. Hall, Cassandra McCord, JWH Management Inc. and JWH Family Partnership Ltd. Right after the lawsuit was brought, another group of plaintiffs filed a separate lawsuit naming some of the same defendants and then others. In the first litigation — the…
In January 2003, Michael Henderson, the defendant, wanted to rehabilitate real estate he owned. He submitted a loan application to the plaintiff, National Lending Services Inc. National Lending approved Henderson’s loan. The loan provided for an adjustable rate interest in which the interest only was paid until the loan matured on…
This shareholder derivative lawsuit arose out of a long and unsuccessful effort by Baxter International Inc. to fix various problems with a medical device called Colleague Infusion Pump. The plaintiff in the case, Westmoreland County Employee Retirement System (Westmoreland) alleged that Baxter’s directors and officers breached their fiduciary duties by “consciously…
On Jan. 14, 2010, Anthony Rossi was driving eastbound on 95th Street in Oak Lawn, Ill. The corner of his car was hit by a semi-tractor-trailer truck on the same eastbound 95th Street driven by the defendant, Steven Groft, as he was changing lanes. The crash caused Rossi’s car to…
Robert D. Kreisman of Kreisman Law Offices has been elected to the office of secretary of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Professional Negligence Section. This law section facilitates the exchange of information for AAJ members handling professional negligence matters throughout the United States. This section is one of the largest…
Philip Crosby worked for Cooper B-Line Inc., a manufacturer of electrical components and tools. A portion of Crosby’s middle finger was severed while he was working on the job on July 28, 2010. Crosby filed a claim in the Illinois Industrial Commission under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. He asked for his…
James Miglore, age 58, was an electrician working at the construction site of a new Hoffman Estates park district ice arena. The construction area was located at 1685 W. Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The defendant, Harbour Contractors, was the construction manager for the project. Midwest Masonry was the masonry…