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Illinois Appellate Court Holds When More Than Two Years Have Passed After Decedent’s Death, Mortgagee May Not Initiate a Foreclosure
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$15.64 Million Default Judgment Entered Against Individual and Insurance Company in Rear-End Collision
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$12 Million Settlement in Commercial Truck Crash Resulting in Amputation of Both Legs
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$1.12 Million Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash
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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Rejects Hyland Illinois Prejudgment Interest Ruling
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$6.62 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Secure Platform, Perform Safety Inspections
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$750,000 Jury Verdict in Tractor-Trailer Incident
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Rejection of Bad Faith Claim in Million Dollar Insurance Policy Limit Lawsuit
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Cook County Judge Finds Prejudgment Rule Unconstitutional
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$1.85 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Entrustment Lawsuit of Tow Truck Driver
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$5 Million Settlement in Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk
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Illinois Supreme Court Remands Truck Injury Lawsuit for Review for Judicial Admission
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Illinois Appellate Court Answers Two Questions Related to Suing a Deceased Defendant
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$1 Million Settlement in Failure to Yield Right-of-Way, Motorcycle/Truck Intersection Crash
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$4.98 Million Jury Verdict in Rear-End Collision
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$74 Million Jury Verdict in Negligent Resurfacing Project Caused Wrongful Death
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$7 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Dismissal of Personal Injury Lawsuit Where a Binding Arbitration Was Unenforceable
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$110 Million Jury Verdict in Favor of Tire Company
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Motion to Dismiss Derivative Lawsuit Where No Certified Answer was Filed by Defendants
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Distribution of $9 Million Estate to Unrelated Individuals
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$868,000 Settlement Reached in Improper Lookout Case in Multi-Vehicle Crash
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$547,000 Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court in Implied Right of Action Case
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses in Breach of Fiduciary Duties for Lack of Damages in Corporate Usurpation Lawsuit
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$600,000 Settlement for Improper Lookout in Commuter Train Crossing Injury
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Illinois Supreme Court Decides Contribution Act Exception, Obligation of a Tortfeasor Who Is Not Uncollectible
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$1 Million Settlement Reached in Truck Crash with Moped Rider
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Lawsuit Regarding $3 Million Estate to Homeless Individual
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff’s Expert Witness and Summary Judgment in Product Liability Lawsuit
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms General Verdict for Defendant in Wrongful Death, Survival Action Case
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$9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death in Failure to Perform Adequate Background Check in Tractor-Trailer Crash
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$4.8 Million Court Order for Brain Injury Caused by Lack of Carbon Monoxide Detector
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$6 Million Jury Verdict in Head-On Crash Case
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$2.5 Million Settlement Reached in Rear-End Crash
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$1.25 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Maintain Lane at Construction Site
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State Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Breach of Contract and Quantum Meruit Lawsuit
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$1.5 Million Settlement for Negligent Assembly of Air Pollution Control Equipment
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$2 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury Suffered by Minor in Failure to Obey Red Light
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Good Faith Finding in Wrongful Death, Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act Lawsuit
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$1.2 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Yield Right of Way
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$765,000 and $498,500 Settlements Reached in Flatbed Trailer Truck Crash Caused by Faulty Brakes
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U.S. District Court Rejects Defendant’s Causation Defense in Tractor-Trailer Death Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Limited Liability Company Co-Owner is Entitled to Prejudgment Interest and Share Interest Under the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Decides Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
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$5.17 Million Settlement Reached for Catastrophic Injury to an Electrician at Construction Site
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff Based Upon an Admission of Negligence Under the Theory of Agency
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$21.5 Million Jury Verdict in Rear-End Collision at Railroad Crossing
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$1.63 Million Jury Verdict in Tractor-Trailer Crash Caused by Failure to Stop at Intersection
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Rear-End Crash Causes Serious Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injury; $1 Million Settlement Reached
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Duty to Defend Subcontractor for Employee Injured on Construction Job
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Order Regarding Specific and General Jurisdiction
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Order for Defendant to Produce Insurer Information Regarding Hired Controlled Physician Experts
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$200,000 Jury Verdict for Injured in Intersection Crash
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Verdict Over Issue of Duty Owed to Injured Worker
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Based on Statute of Limitations for Counterclaim
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$70.5 Million Jury Verdict in Semi-Tractor-Trailer Crash with Passenger SUV
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$5.5 Million Jury Verdict in Tractor-Trailer Intersection Crash That Killed Driver
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms in Part, Reverses in Part — Lawsuit Involving Limited Liability Corporation Members and Prejudgment Interest
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$3.42 Million Jury Verdict Entered for Death of Construction Worker When Trench Collapsed
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$20 Million Jury Verdict in the Deaths of Two Workers in Fire at Oil Rig
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Injured Plaintiff’s Case Who Sued the Wrong Entity, Allowing Piercing of Corporate Veil
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$1 Million Settlement, But No Recovery as Insurer is Placed in Liquidation
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Open-and-Obvious Doctrine Unavailable in Elevator Door Case
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$23.05 Million Jury Verdict in School Bus Crash for Injured Minor
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$7 Million Settlement Reached for Death of High School Student Electrocuted by Metal Footbridge
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Jury Signs $200,000 Verdict for Injuries in Rear-End Crash
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$8.2 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Control Motor Vehicle and Keep Proper Lookout
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$1.4 Million Jury Verdict for Injury to Student Hit by Truck in Crosswalk
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$15 Million Spine Injury Settlement After Truck Rear-End Crash
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$7.5 Million Settlement in Failure to Avoid Pedestrian in Crosswalk
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U.S. District Court Denies Summary Judgment Brought by Employer in FMLA Termination, Retaliation Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds No Duty Owed to Third-Party When Waitress at Restaurant is Injured by Industrial Sized Roll of Toilet Paper That Struck Her on Head in Public Restroom
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$5.87 Million Jury Verdict for Neck Injury Caused by Negligence of Forklift Operator
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Was Not Entitled to Summary Judgment for Severe Injury to Contractor
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$9 Million Settlement Reached for Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Injuries Suffered by Pedestrian Struck by Pizza Delivery Driver
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$2.5 Million Grant from the MacArthur Foundation to Cook County for Criminal Justice
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$14.58 Million Jury Verdict for Bicycle Rider’s Neck Fracture When Driver Negligently Turned Left at Intersection
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Corporation Whose Driver of the Truck in a Rear-End Crash Was an Independent Contractor
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of the Estate on Claimed Defendant by Dead Man’s Act
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses $3.2 Million Jury Verdict in Asbestos Case
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Illinois Supreme Court Settles Conflict in the Districts as to Admission of Post-Accident Vehicle Photographs
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Decedent’s Discovery Deposition Should Be Used as Evidence at Trial Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 212(a)(5)
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Claim That Failed Under the Illinois Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
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$900,000 Settlement for Brain Damage Suffered by 3-Year-Old Child in Unsecured Swimming Pool
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Transvaginal Mesh Medical Device Defect Verdict Totaling $20 Million, Including Punitive Damages
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$3.83 Million Jury Verdict in Motorcyclist Injury by Improper Turning Motor Vehicle
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$4.97 Million Jury Verdict for Neck and Back Injury Suffered by Driver Injured in Rear-End Collision
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$875,000 Jury Verdict for Roofer Injured Who Fell Through Hole in Warehouse Roof Under Inspection
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$450,000 Federal District Court Jury Verdict for Mental Health Facility Patient Beaten by Security Aides
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Verdict and Orders New Trial After Defendant’s Expert Witness Was Not Allowed to be Cross-Examined
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $3.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for Failure to Communicate Violence Where Student was Shot and Killed
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That an Inadmissible Will by Decedent’s Clear Intent Revokes Earlier Will
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Declaratory Judgment Action in Mesothelioma Lawsuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Zimmer Hip Device Injury Case Based on When Plaintiff Knew of Defect
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Product Liability Lawsuit Related to Experts and as to Recalled Motorcycle Helmets
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Citations Proceeding, Finding Judgment Satisfied
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Professional Football Player’s Claim for Neurological Injury Due to Defect in Helmets
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U.S. District Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Restrictive Covenant Lawsuit Relating to Final Payment of $11 Million
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Case Brought Against a Bar
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $54 Million Jury Verdict Where Defendant-Appellant Failed to Raise Issue in Post-Trial Motion
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Jury Verdict for $2.81 Million for Crush Injuries Caused by Negligent Operation of Hydraulic Lift
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$8.4 Million Jury Verdict for Mechanic Exposed to Asbestos
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms in Part and Reverses in Part a $19 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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$15 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Enforce Safety Precautions at Light Rail Station
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$15 Million Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash Caused by Tractor-Trailer Driver
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$6.7 Million Judgment for Wrongful Death of Truck Driver Killed When Tire Exploded
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Police Pursuit That Resulted in Two Deaths
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict Denying Settlement Offer Based on Collateral Attack Doctrine
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Where Expert Testimony Was Based in Part on Barred Evidence
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Cook County Jail Population Drops to About 5,500 After September 2017 General Order 18.8A Limits Use of Cash Bail
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$2.2 Million Settlement Reached for Woman Injured in School Bus Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Cook County Lawsuit as Former Employee’s Noncompete Contract Was Unenforceable
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$4.8 Million Settlement Reached for Spinal Injury Suffered by Forklift Operator
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Illinois Bans Local Right-to-Work Laws
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De Facto Life Sentence Without Parole Violates the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict, Denied Request for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and a New Trial, But Did Grant a Request for Remittitur
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $4.7 Million Verdict Finding Sufficient Evidence of Agency Relationship
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$13.65 Million Jury Verdict for Injuries to Worker on Scissor Lift
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$6 Million Settlement Plus Funds to Improve Street Safety After Bicyclist’s Death Leads to Overhaul of Safety Policies
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$1.91 Million Jury Verdict in Fatal Head-On Collision with Dump Truck
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$25 Million Jury Verdict in Bus/Passenger Injury Lawsuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Trademark Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Examines Business Records Hearsay Exception
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Order of New Trial After $9.9 Million Jury Verdict from Crane-Lift Injury
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$11 Million Judgment Entered in Negligent Entrustment Wrongful Death Truck Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Highlights Legal Trend in Limiting General Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Defendants Sued in Illinois Courts
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Union League of Chicago and Chicago Bar Association Present Panel Reviewing “Policing in Chicago Under Consent Decree”
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$4.5 Million Settlement Reached in Fatal Injury to Bicyclist
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US Court of Appeals Affirms Order Denying the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 7, From Intervening in the Consent Decree Litigation
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Res Ipsa Shortcut in Railroad Worker Injury Case
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Kreisman Law Office Announces 2019 Student Scholarship Award
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$1.3 Million Settlement for Worker’s Injury Caused by Inadequate Guard on Mold Press Machine
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Expert Testimony in Work Injury Lawsuit
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$41.63 Million Jury Verdict for T-Bone Collision That Caused Quadriplegia
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Defense Verdict in Rear-End Car Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Emergency Medical Team is not Entitled to Immunity for Non-emergency Medical Services
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$14 Million Settlement Reached for Severe Injuries to Bicyclist Hit by Truck
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Aggravated Negligence Claim
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$10.7 Million Cook County Verdict Reversed for a New Trial
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Federal District Court in Chicago Rejects Pre-emption Defense in ERISA Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court’s Decision on Claim of Ownership of Four Works of Art
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$6.47 Million Jury Verdict In Death of Driver Who Rear-Ended a Broken-Down Truck on a Busy Interstate Highway
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$3.81 Million Settlement Reached for Intersection Crash that Killed Motorist
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$2 Million Jury Verdict for Spinal Injury Caused by Negligent Elevator Maintenance
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$4.7 Billion Talcum Powder Verdict Upheld Despite Johnson & Johnson’s Motions; New Trial Denied
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Illinois Appellate Court Hears Oral Argument in Exculpatory Clause Injury Case
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St. Louis City Jury Returns $12.5 Million, Including Punitive Damages for Leg Injury to Professional Football Running Back Reggie Bush
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Illinois Appellate Court Spells Out Significance of Attorney-Client Contingency Contract in Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist Claims
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$15.5 Million Jury Verdict for Several Killed or Injured in Fatal Crash Caused by Intoxicated Driver; Negligent Entrustment Claim Included
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Case of Injured Worker Who Sued Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Will Contest Regarding an “Interested Person”
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Chicago Federal District Court Finds Insurer Obligated to Indemnify for Work Injury
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$18 Million Jury Verdict for Traumatic Brain Injury and Multiple Fractures Suffered by Truck Driver
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$3.75 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of a Truck Driver Caused by a Rollover of Overloaded Truck
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court’s Denial of Motion for New Trial
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Workers’ Compensation Lien Waiver was Wrongly Applied
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$7 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death of Maintenance Worker for Failure to Provide Safety Equipment
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Class-Action Plaintiffs Had a Right of Action to Recover Expenses In Lead Toxicity Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Regarding Use of Expert Testimony Explaining a Prior Medical Condition
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Cook County Circuit Court Confirms Judgment Against MioMed Orthopaedics, Inc.
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses, Concluding That Trial Judge Misapplied the Law Regarding Sole Proximate Cause
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That a Party’s Failure to Seek a Contribution Action in the Underlying Lawsuit Would Be Barred from Later Filing
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides that Contribution Claim Had to Be on Verdict Form
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$10.6 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Death of Pedestrian Struck by Truck in Crosswalk
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$444,000 Jury Verdict for Injury to Pedestrian in Crosswalk
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms OSHA Citation for Violations of General Duty Clause for Death of Employee Exposed to Hazards
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$6 Million Jury Verdict for the Catastrophic Injuries to Highway Repair Worker
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Pharmaceutical Defect Lawsuit as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness is Excluded
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$24.26 Million Jury Verdict for Bystander Exposure to Asbestos
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Dismissal of Party Defendant Based on Lack of Competent Testimony in an Affidavit
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that a Temporarily Disabled Injured Party Did Not Toll Statute of Limitations for Representative of the Estate
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $2.5 Million Verdict in Porch Fall Case
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$433,000 Jury Verdict in Bad Faith Claim Against Defendant Insurer in Bicycle Injury Case
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Illinois Right to Work Act Prevents Private-Sector Employers from Requiring Low-Wage Employees from Signing Noncompete Agreements
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$107,000 Jury Verdict in Rear-End Admitted Negligence Lawsuit
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$2.6 Million Jury Verdict for Woman Injured by IVC Blood Filters
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$4.6 Million Judgment Reversed by U.S. Court of Appeals on Insurance Policy Limit and Coverage Dispute
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$6.75 Million Settlement in Death of Passenger and Injury to Driver in Car Crash
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Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash Results in $2.25 Million Jury Verdict
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Illinois Supreme Court Considers Good Faith Settlements Under the Illinois Contribution Act
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Knee Replacement Product Defect Case
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$35 Million Jury Verdict for Woman Injured by Vaginal Mesh Implant
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Illinois Appellate Court Considers Product Liability Case Where Judgment Against Defendant is Uncollectible
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Judgment Against Alter Ego Parties
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Insurer Wins in Coverage Case of Injured Construction Worker
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Lawsuits Continue to be Filed for Catastrophic Injuries or Death Caused by X-LITE Guardrails
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$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Yield Right-of-Way in Tractor-Trailer Crash With Car
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Barring Expert Witnesses Under Daubert
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Substitution of Judge Statute Applies to Plaintiffs and Defendants
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Finding That Arbitrator’s Award Accrues Interest on the Award from the Date it was Entered
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$7.5 Million Jury Verdict for the Injured Man Trapped Under a Pallet of Watermelons
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Selecting Jurors May Soon Be Aided by Technology Breakthrough
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U.S. District Court Decides That Punitive Damages Claim Allows Investigation into Corporation’s Books and Records
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Cook County Jury Award of $1.1 Million for Head-On Crash That Caused Shoulder Injury
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U.S. Court of Appeals Ruled that Previous Business Owner Did Not Violate Non-compete Agreement
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$2.73 Million Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Struck by Bus Causing Amputation
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$21.4 Million Jury Verdict Upheld by Illinois Appellate Court in Rail Worker’s Injury
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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Illinois Mandatory Union Dues Case
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$14.3 Million Settlement Before Suit Paid for Worker’s Traumatic Double Amputation in Intersection Crash
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$2.3 Million Illinois Jury Verdict for Injured Illinois Department of Transportation Flagger
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Foreign Bicycle Manufacturer Will Remain in Cook County Lawsuit
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Attorney-Client Privilege is Applicable in Insurance Coverage Dispute
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Insurer is Obligated to Defend for Vicarious Liability Even Though the Complaint Does Not Allege
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$439,600 Jury Verdict for Injured Bicyclist Struck by Motorist in Intersection
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Claim for Punitive Damages for Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Retention in Sexual Predator Lawsuit
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U.S. District Court Agrees that Stipulated Videotaped Statements — Although Hearsay — Should Have Been Seen by the Jury
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U.S. Court of Appeals Decides Choice of Law Provision in Indemnification Third-Party Complaint After Explosion Seriously Injures Worker
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$11 Million Settlement on the First Day of Trial in Truck Crash Resulting in Amputation Above the Knee
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Illinois Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal on Underinsured Motorist Common Fund Lawsuit
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Athletic Trainer Who Causes Injury Must Attach Health Professional’s Report
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Chemical Exposure Injury Case Dismissed for Failure to Disclose Expert Witness
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Tort Immunity Prevents Injured Elevator Serviceman from Recovering for Injuries
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Mesothelioma Death Case Based on Direct Evidence of Exposure
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Agency Relationship for Injured Taxi Driver
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Jury Verdict for Silica Supplier’s Failure to Warn Caused Fatal Lung Disease
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$1.5 Million Jury Verdict Entered After Worker Dies of Heat Exhaustion
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$30.69 Million Jury Verdict for the Catastrophic Injuries Suffered by Motorist in Head-On Crash
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$8.36 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Permanent Brain Damage to Painter Who Fell from Ladder
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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict for State Trooper Whose Left Leg Was Partially Amputated in Motorcycle Accident
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Chicago Will Have Accessible Polling Sites for Disabled Voters by November 2018 Elections
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Worker Can Recover for Chemical Exposure Injuries from Totalox
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Wrongful Death Case for High School Student Who Died on a Vacation Excursion
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U.S. District Court Rules That Attorney-Client Privilege Applied in Insurance Coverage Lawsuit
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Laws in Illinois and on Federal Level Protect Trade Secrets
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Chemical Exposure Injury Case Ordered Back to Trial Court
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Missouri Law Moves to Daubert Expert Witness Standard
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$39.5 Million Jury Verdict for Injury to Young Woman Who Fell Through Illegal Fire Escape
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Cell Phone Deaths on Illinois and U.S. Roads and Highways are Rising Rapidly
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict of $1.3 Million in Car Crash Over Causation Objections of Defendant
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Illinois Freedom to Work Act Makes Some Noncompete Contracts Illegal
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms $2.25 Million Jury Verdict for Underinsured Motorist Coverage Claim and Breach of Contract
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Seriously Injured Worker Denied Relief Under Respondeat Superior
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court Finding Railroad Worker Cannot Recover for Injuries Not Caused by Railroad
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$689,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Traumatic Brain Injury to Passenger in Intersection Crash
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Reports of Incidents by Employees is Admissible Evidence When Claim is Made Against the Entity that Prepared the Report
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U.S. District Court Upholds Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Excess Insurance Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that Restriction on Order Regarding Motion in Limine Does Not Prevent Other Party from Attempting to Enter Evidence for a Permitted Use
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$65,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Bike Rider Doored by Parked City Worker
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$6.99 Million Settlement Reached in Rear-End Crash Injuring Police Officer
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U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses False Claims Act Complaint Ruling
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Judge Who Denied Filing a Second Amended Complaint
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Product Liability Case for Design Defect Claims Under Both Strict Liability and Negligence
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules That Plaintiff’s Objections to Trial Testimony Could Have Been Handled on Cross-Examination
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Illinois Jury Enters $7.5 Million Benzene Exposure Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Construction-Related Contract Void
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$70,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Four-Car Chain Reaction Crash
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$485,000 Jury Verdict Entered for Eye Injury to Maintenance Crew Worker Without Safety Glasses
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$5.49 Million Jury Verdict in Injury to Home Health Aide at Hospital
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Illinois Department of Corrections Will Appoint Lawyers to Represent Parole Violators
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$141,000 Cook County Jury Verdict When Truck Hauling Boat Backs into Car
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms in Part Dismissal of Product Defect Case at Construction Site, Spoliation Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Keeps Alive Uninsured Motorist Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds Insured Contract Void Under Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act
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Illinois Supreme Court Finds 6-Person Jury Law Unconstitutional
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Complaint Exhibits Did Not Control Contrary Allegations
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Report Shows That Prison Cells are Filling up with the Mentally Ill
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court’s Dismissal of Insurance Claim
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Appellate Court Modifies Trial Court Judgment on Liens in Illinois Healthcare Services Lien Act
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules Man Killed on Lawnmower Not Entitled to Insurance Coverage
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Answer to Interrogatory Raises Insurance Policy Limits in Injured Worker Case to $1 Million-Enough to Pay Jury’s Verdict
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$9.19 Million Jury Verdict Entered in Highway Crash that Caused Catastrophic Injuries to the Driver and Minor Passenger
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Illinois Appellate Court Has Ruled That Jury Verdicts for Medical Bills in Injury Cases Cannot Be Reduced by the Amount the Health Provider Writes Off
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$100,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Three-Car Rear-End Car Crash at Red Light
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$14 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Worker Caused by the Company’s Failure to Protect Against Asbestos Exposure
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U.S. District Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Awarding Sanctions in the Form of Attorney Fees and Costs for Discovery Violations
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Kotecki is Not an Affirmative Defense to a Contribution Action
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds That Insurance Policy Provided for a Defense When a Third-Party Claim Arose Against the Insured
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U.S. District Court Finds That Nonworkers’ Exposure to Asbestos Was Within the Zone of Risk
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Amended Juvenile Automatic Transfer to Adult Court Scrutinized Again on Retroactivity
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New Illinois Law Joins Other States in Enacting an Easier Way to Accomplish Out-of-State Discovery
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Trucking and Insurance Industry Press for Improved Underride Guards for Tractor-Trailer Trucks and Straight Trucks
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$276,000 Jury Verdict for Woman Driver Injured in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Vacates and Remands Case Dismissed; Contest Over Mutual Last Will and Testament
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Whether a School Bus Company is Liable for the Bad Acts of its Drivers
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Jury Signs $4.62 Million Verdict for Injured Shopper at CVS Drugstore
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$55 Million Federal Jury Verdict in Johnson & Johnson in Talc-Powder Products Case
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$82,000 Jury Verdict in Three-Car Chain Reaction Crash at Red Light
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Primary Insurance Coverage Must Pay First Before Umbrella Coverage Payout
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Real Estate Partnership That Unraveled
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Illinois Union Case Awaits U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh In
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$22.2 Million Jury Verdict for Traumatic Brain Injury is Upheld on Appeal
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$991,800 Jury Verdict in Lawsuit Against School District Where Nurse Chose Not to Alert Coaches of a Player’s Concussion
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Catastrophic Injuries to Backseat Passenger in Car Crash Results in Settlement of $10.3 Million
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Car Rental Company Found Not Liable in Fatal Car Crash
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New Trial On Damages Ordered by Illinois Appellate Court in Car Accident Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Worker’s Injury
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Illinois Supreme Court Denies Widow’s Asbestos Claim
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds That Wrongful Death Case Belongs in Mexico — Not Illinois
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$525,000 for the Death of Teen Who Drowned at a Public Beach
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Warranty Deed Was Found Invalid Because Guardianship Was Never Canceled
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Voter Restrictions Are Preventing Registered Voters from Casting Ballots
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Confidential Settlement for $375,000 for Motorcycle Rider Severely Injured by Illegal U-Turning Motorist
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U.S. Supreme Court Voted 6-3 to Extend an Earlier Ruling that Struck Down Automatic Life Terms With No Chance of Parole for Teenage Killers
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Chain-Reaction Collision Caused by Trucker Results in $17.4 Million Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Confirms the Requirement of Proof of Physical Impact in Direct Victim Emotional Distress Cases
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The Illinois Juvenile Court Act Requires That a Minor Who Is Younger than 13 At the Time of the Commission of a Murder or Serious Sexual Assault Must Be Represented by Counsel During Interrogations
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$21.5 Million Jury Verdict is Thrown Out Because of Questions About Truthfulness and New Evidence
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Judge’s Refusal to Allow Law Firm in Personal Injury of a Minor to Receive One-Third of the Gross Settlement
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Spoliation of Evidence Claim Against Insurance Company in Related Product-Liability and Personal-Injury Action is Dismissed and Affirmed on Appeal
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Illinois’ 6-Person Jury Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Cook County Judge
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Guarantor’s Obligations Are Discharged When the Principal Obligor is Released Because of the Running of the Statute of Limitations
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds No Evidence of Bad Faith in Estate Dispute
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Failure to Follow through with Contract Requirements Made Specific Performance Lawsuit Moot
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Relation Back Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds That an Arbitration Agreement with No Provision for Interest is Not an Actual Adjudication for Post-Judgment Interest
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Illinois Appellate Court Sorts Out Agency Relationship in Truck Accident that Killed Pedestrian on the Side of the Road
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses and Remands a Case Involving the Imposition of a Constructive Trust and an Award of Attorney Fees and Punitive Damages Relating to a Guardianship
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds that a Home Listed as Part of a Trust Belongs to the Trust Even if the Deed Was Not Formally Transferred
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules That Allowing a Union Representative onto Accident Site Will Cause No Actual Harm
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Decision of Circuit Court Judge Dismissing Automobile Accident Case for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Because of a Death of the Defendant
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$62.06 Million Jury Verdict for Worker Who Fell 20 Feet from Building
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$3.27 Million Settlement Reached in Motorcycle Highway Accident Case
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$6 Million Settlement Reached in Injury to Worker Who Fell Through an Unguarded Hole in Floor of Pump Station
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Injured Worker’s Lawsuit Against Contractor on the Property Where the Incident Occurred Has No Duty to the Worker if Not Foreseeable
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Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Appellate Court Decision Setting the Maximum Amount of Recovery Allowed Against a Self-Insured Rental Car Company
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Cook County Verdict Allows Contribution to Settling Party Against Worker’s Employer
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$10,000 Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Struck by Motorcycle Crossing Street at Mid-Block
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict on Injured Parties’ Lost Profits and Lost Earning Capacity
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Illinois Appellate Court Outlines Procedure for Objection and Request for Mistrial
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Cook County Jury Verdict to Stand–So Says Illinois Appellate Court
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$141,000 Illinois Jury Verdict for the Injury Suffered in Highway Collision Between a Truck and Car
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Piercing the Corporate Veil is a Remedy Not a Cause of Action
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$3 Million Jury Verdict for Catastrophic Injuries to a Rear-Seat Passenger in SUV-Car-Truck Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That a Denied Request for a Substitution of Judge as a Matter of Right Was Not a Final and Appealable Order
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$1.1 Million Settlement When Commercial Truck Rear Ends Car
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$21 Million Settlement Reached for Catastrophic Injuries to Bicyclist Hit By Trucker
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses $3.6 Million Verdict Over Faulty Evidence
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Indemnification for Insurance Company Denied in Claim Based on Unpled Facts
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Competency and Laws of Descent Analyzed in Illinois Appellate Court Decision Regarding the Assets of a Ward with Profound Cognitive Impairment
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Asbestos Jury Verdict Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court on Issue of Sole Proximate Cause Where Prior Work History Was Excluded
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Case Where Contract Was Found to be Ambiguous
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$1 Million Judgment for Injured Worker Who Fell Because of Insufficient Scaffolding
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Decision of Trial Judge that an Expert Witness Was Necessary to Prove Causation in an Injury Case Caused by Chemical Exposure
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50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act Takes a Big Hit
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Cook County Jury Signs Verdict for $2.4 Million for Injured Contractor Who Fell From a Ladder at a Steel Mill
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$897,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Rotator Cuff Injury Suffered by Pedestrian Hit By Cab and Negligent Entrustment Claim Resulted in Punitive Damages
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$1.2 Million Settlement for Worker Who Fell When the Scissors Lift Platform Collapsed
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Appellate Court Affirms Trial Judges Decision Regarding Admissibility of Prior Injury of the Same Part of the Body
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$610,000 Settlement for Injured Driver and Passengers Struck by Trucks After Jack-knifed Tractor-Trailer Collision
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 34 Document Request Has Been Amended
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms District Court’s Denial of Motion to Reopen Default Judgement in Hockey Player Injury Case
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$1.2 Million Settlement in Intersection Truck Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Has Effectively Laid Out the Process for Use of Special Service as a Last Resort
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Jury Enters $3.4 Million Verdict for Surgically Repaired Broken Ankle Caused by Forklift Driver
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$1.7 Million Judgment Entered in Ladder Injury Case
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Case Involving Electronic Filing Before the Running of the Statute of Limitations Deadline
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Decision That Requires Exhausting Administrative Remedies Prior to Filing Suit on ERISA Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Because Plaintiff Failed to Exercise Reasonable Diligence in Obtaining Service on the Defendant
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Illinois Common Fund Doctrine Decision Requiring ERISA Plan to Reimburse for Attorney Fees and Costs
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Release Document Does Not Shield Gym From Liability in Injury Case
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$3 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Injured When Truck Driver Failed to Yield the Right-of-Way
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$222,000 DuPage County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Jury Enters Verdict for Pedestrian Struck in Crosswalk by Turning Car
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Federal Court Jury Finds Mortgage Servicer Responsible for Defrauding Senior Citizen
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Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates $175,000 Verdict Because Trial Judge Ordered Mistrial after Jury Returned Verdict
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$13,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Hit by Backing Car in Chicago’s West Loop
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Former U.S. Senator John Danforth Cuts Ties to St. Louis Law Firm Over Conflict with Banking Client
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Condition Precedent to Demand Arbitration was Missed
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$713,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Injuries in Head-On Car Crash
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Congress’s 1997 Act Limits Amtrak’s Payout to Crash Victims to $200 Million
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds No Personal Jurisdiction in Illinois Under the Minimum State Contacts Analysis
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$162,500 Cook County Jury Verdict when Two Cabs Collide in Chicago’s Loop, Injuring Passenger
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Deadly Truck Crash Involving Comedian Tracy Morgan and Others Settled for Undisclosed Amount
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June 15, 2015 Marks the 800th Anniversary of the Great Charter, the Magna Carta, Which Was Signed and Sealed by England’s King John on That Date
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Illinois Appellate Court Determines Statement Falls within the Hearsay Exception Under Illinois Rules of Evidence 803
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Takata Agrees to Recall 33.8 Million Defective Airbags
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$7.25 Million Jury Verdict for Worker Killed on Highway Shoulder
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Settlement Confirmed by Illinois Appellate Court Where Trial Judge’s Recollection of Pre-trial Agreement Was Clear
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Illinois Appellate Court Distinguishes Unit-Judgment Rule in Wrongful Death Case
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$312,940 Cook County Jury Verdict in Truck-Car Sideswipe Crash
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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Federal Torts Claim Act Dismissal Stating that Equitable Tolling Applied
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$150 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of Four-Year-Old Boy Killed When a Jeep Exploded After Being Rear-Ended
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that Illinois Law Would Not Apply in Indiana Truck Crash and Reverses Trial Judge
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Lake County, Ill., Court Dismissal of Wrongful Death Boating Accident on the “In-Concert” Theory of Liability and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
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No Offer Intersection Car Crash Leads to $19,516 Cook County Jury Verdict
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Wisconsin Chief Justice Denied Injunction that Would Have Restored Her to Chief Justice Post
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U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Class Action Certification
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$9.36 Million Jury Verdict for Injured Bicyclist Who was Severely Injured in UPS Truck Collision
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Lufthansa Airlines Exposed to Unlimited Liability for the 150 People Who Died In the Airline Crash in the French Alps
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Jury Enters Verdict of $5.24 Million in Mesothelioma Death
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Cook County Jury Returns $977,000 Verdict for Plumber’s Broken Leg at Construction Site
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$81,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Cab Passenger Injured in Car Crash
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Injured Motorcyclist Barred From Recovery Because of Release Signed by Plaintiff
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Tire Plant Worker Exposed to Asbestos Receives $18.6 Million Jury Verdict Award
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Cook County Jury Verdict in Admitted Liability for Pedestrian Hit by Pickup Truck
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds That Circumstantial Evidence Without an Expert Insufficient in Automobile Design and Manufacturing Defect Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that DNA Testing is Valid in Trust Contest
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Class Action Lawsuit is Being Sought Against Toyota for Electric Power Steering Defect
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Material Misrepresentation on Renewal Application of Legal Malpractice Insurance Policy Would Allow Rescission Even if the Insured was Innocent of the Misrepresentation
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$900,000 Settlement for Intersection Crash Involving Farm Truck and Car
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Cook County Courts Start Pilot Program Allowing Cameras in Courts
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US Federal Highway Administration Asked to Investigate Defective Guardrail System
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Fatal Fire Caused by Negligent Truck Maintenance Leads to Jury Verdict of $3.52 Million
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Backing Truck Strikes Pedestrian, Resulting in $127,000 Cook County Jury Verdict
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Are Illinois Appointed Judges Better Jurists than Elected Jurists?
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Illinois Appellate Court Denies Recovery in Unjust Enrichment Case
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$125,000 Illinois Jury Verdict in Injuries Suffered in Car Crash
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Attorney’s Lien Must Be Served on the Defendant, Not Merely on the Defendant’s Attorneys
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$70,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Rear End Crash at High Speed
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Insurance Policy Application in Serious Car Crash Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates Product-Liability Claim Against Distributor
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$11 Million Jury Verdict in Toyota Design Defect Case
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$400,000 Jury Verdict for Gas Station Patron Injured on Black Ice and Diesel Fuel
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Windfall for Injured in Car Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses on Ambiguous Contracts and General Release Language
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Will County, Ill., Jury Enters $230,000 Verdict for Injuries Suffered in Rear-End Crash
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Condominium Association Claims Faulty Masonry Work Caused Leaks in Construction
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Jury Verdict for Defendant in Bicycle-Car Collision in Chicago Loop Intersection Where Both Parties Claimed Green Light
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U.S. District Court Did Not Require Subject-Matter Jurisdiction to Allow Voluntary Dismissal
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury’s Verdict in Truck Crash on Icy Indiana Highway
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Dismissal with Prejudice of Case Without Choice of Law Clause in Contested Agreement Leaves Open Issue; Illinois Appellate Court Reverses
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$19.8 Million Jury Verdict for Injuries When Gas Company Worker Chose Not to Check Gas Line That Resulted in Explosion
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$345,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Severely Injured When Hit by Car Helping Injured Dog in Middle of Roadway
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State Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court’s Denial of Summary Judgment in Single Car Crash on Highway
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Injured Car Rental Customer Entitled to Underinsured Motorist Coverage Ahead of Rental Car Company’s Coverage
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The Voting Rights Acts of 2014 and U.S. Court Decision in Shelby County
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$1.4 Million Illinois Jury Verdict Resulting From Injuries to SUV Driver in Truck Crash
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$1 Million Settlement Reached for Injury to Elevator Worker Because of Safety Malfunction
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McHenry County, Ill., Jury Verdict in Rear-End Car Crash for Injured Driver
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Cook County Circuit Court, Law Division, Launches Mandatory Arbitration Program
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How the Management of Corporations is Lodged with the Board of Directors
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$67,000 Illinois Jury Verdict in Semi-Tractor Truck Crash
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New Rules of Evidence Are Needed For Authenticating Digital Evidence
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Shareholder in Corporation Loses Employee Standing in Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination Under the ADA
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U.S. Court of Appeals Bars Injured Railroad Workers’ Medical Expert at Trial
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Solving Health-Care Liens Remains in Question after Illinois Appellate Court Decision; Appellate Districts are in Conflict
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Lawsuits Mount Against Chemical Company in West Virginia that Left 300,000 People without Drinking Water
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Appeals Court Finds that Business Had No Actual or Constructive Notice of a Puddle before a Fall Injury
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$31,000 Illinois Jury Verdict in Rear-Ender Where Airbags Deployed on Impact
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Zoo’s Immunity Order Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds Confidentiality Agreement for Design and Production of a Tablet Computer Unenforceable
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Company’s Resistance to Produce Documents in Toxic Tort Case Was Determined to Be Not Privileged
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$1 Million Jury Verdict in Illinois T-Bone Crash, Causing Severe Neck Injury
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U.S. District Court Considers Limits of Federal Rules on Work-Product Privilege
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses District Court Decision on the Right to Sue and Enforces Arbitration Agreement
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Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies Shareholder’s Right to Check Corporate Books and Records
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Illinois Appellate Court Allows Defendants to Answer Plaintiff’s Complaint After Start of Trial
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Illinois Appellate Court Determines Timeliness of Relation-Back Doctrine
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$3.97 Million Jury Verdict for Injured in Truck Unloading Accident
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court on the Issue of Whether a Federal Court Can Ignore a State Court Judgment on the Grounds that the State Court Did Not Have Jurisdiction
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$2 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Disc-Injured Construction Worker at Chicago Loop Train Station Project
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Automatic Transfer of a Juvenile to an Adult Court Based on the Offense or the Record and Background of a Defendant is not in Violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment or the Illinois Constitution
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$9 Billion Actos Damage Award Against Takeda and Lilly is Upheld
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OSHA Changes Its Reporting Duties of Employers in Work-Related Injuries
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Injured Party’s Failure to Preserve Appeal
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U.S. Supreme Court Case Miller v. Alabama Serves as the Cornerstone for the Issue of Whether to Punish Juveniles for Crimes in Adult Courts and Sentencing
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Sports Supplement Maker Moves to Consolidate Hepatitis and Liver Injury Cases
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Verdict- $1,589,000 that Defendant Contested Was Inflated
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Court Holds That Individual Shareholder Should Have Brought Lawsuit as a Derivative Action Rather Than as a Separate, Individual Claim
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Illinois Appellate Court Agrees that Plaintiff Did Not Timely Name the Correct Defendant; Case Dismissed
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$198,000 Jury Verdict in Forklift Fall from Loading Dock
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Ret) John Paul Stevens Speaks at The Chicago Bar Association Awards Luncheon
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Cook County Jury Finds in Favor of Injured Driver in Intersection Crash
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Conversations that Jurors May Have in the Jury Room
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U. S. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Where Plaintiff Could Not Show That Equitable Tolling Applied and Plaintiff Missed the Filing Deadline by More Than Two Years
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U.S. District Court Finds That Worker’s Employer Liable for Spouse’s Contracting Mesothelioma from Washing Her Husband’s Work Clothes
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Claims in Indemnification Case
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Warning Flags are Raised Again Because New Chemical Stimulants Found in Workout, Weight-Loss and Brain-Function Products are Either Illegal or Carry Risks of Heart Attacks, Seizures and Neurological Injury
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that Failure to Perfect Subrogation Rights Does Not Allow for Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations
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U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses an Appeal on the Question of Federal Diversity Jurisdiction
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Architect Sued for Unsafe Retaining Wall Design; Jury Finds for Defendant
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Ruling to Vacate $4.25 Million Wrongful-Death Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules that Health-Care Service Liens Must Be Calculated from the Total Amount of the Recovery
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$15,000 Jury Verdict for Bicycle Sideswipe by Car, Injuring Bike Rider
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$52,000 Illinois Jury Verdict in Motorcycle Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Asbestos-Injured Employee
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$3.5 Million Illinois Jury Verdict for Injured Landscape Worker After Entangled with Trenching Machine
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Illinois Jury Verdict for $753,000 for Injuries Caused by Truck Driver Who Crossed Center Line Causing Head-On Crash
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$92 Million Fine Over Fuel Rebate Scheme
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Illinois Jury Verdict for $190,000 in T-Bone Crash Includes Claim for Physical and Psychological Injuries
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$5.66 Million Jury Verdict for Injured at Collapsed Self-Storage Unit
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Three Car Rear-End Chain Reaction Results in $140,000 Cook County Jury Verdict
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$175,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Head-On Crash in Snowstorm
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Specific Details are Required for Allegations of Fraud Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury’s Verdict and Direct Verdicts for Plaintiff in Automobile Accident
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Rental Car Companies Must Be Treated No Differently Than Any Other Self-Insured Entity
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U.S. Court of Appeals Orders the Enforcement of a Contract with an Easement, Without Application of the Rule Against Perpetuities
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U.S. Court of Appeals Has Rejected the Proposition that Parolees Who Knowingly Violate the Terms of Their Release are Subject to Any and All Searches
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses and Remands Case on Proximate Cause for Uncorrected Danger
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$62,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Injured Driver at Shopping Center Intersection
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Illinois Attorneys Have a Duty in Wrongful-Death Actions to Decedent’s Beneficiaries
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds that Claims of an Individual Shareholder are Derivative to the Corporation
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$7.32 Million Bad-Faith Verdict Against Insurer Who Refused to Settle Obvious Liability Case
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Federal Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice Because Plaintiff Committed Multiple Ongoing Discovery Violations Was Not an Abuse of Discretion
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GM Fails to Dismiss Re-Opened Georgia Lawsuit Regarding its Ignition Switch Defect
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US Court of Appeals Sides with the City of Chicago in Equal Protection Clause Regarding Ward Redistricting Map
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$231,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Patron at Illinois Sports Bar
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NHTSA to Mandate Upgrade in Rear Underride Standard
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$10.1 Million Jury Verdict Entered in Case Where There Was a Failure to Inspect a Defective Steering System and Brakes on Dump Truck
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds that Power to Inspect the Work of a Contractor is Not the Control Needed to Give Rise to a Duty to a Contractor’s Employees
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Jury Enters Verdict for $468,000 in Worker Fall and Injuries at Construction Site
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A Contract Remains Valid Even if the Parties to the Contract Did Not Initial Alterations, But Signed Everything Else
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$130,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Injured Driver in Red Light, Broadside Crash
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Settled General Motors Ignition Defect Lawsuit May Come Back to be Reopened
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US Court of Appeals Held That a Confidentiality Agreement Between Parties Who Settled Was Insufficient to Require the Court to Seal the Agreement
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds that Witness Affidavit in Contradiction to Sworn Deposition Testimony Cannot be Used as a Basis to State a Claim
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When an Omission to a Written or Final Judgment was Inconsequential, It Did Not Invalidate the Final Judgment’s Correction
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Has Affirmed Dismissal of Third Party Counterclaim Involved in an Electrocution Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms that Dram Shop Liability Requires the Injured to Identify the Intoxicated Person
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$55 Million Jury Verdict is Entered Against Honda Motor Company for Catastrophic Injuries in a Rollover Case
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Chicago Park District Could be Held Responsible for Injury to a Child Under 12 at Playground Because there was no Published Restriction to Notify Potential Users
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment Where There Were Material Issues of Fact Yet to be Decided
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Illinois Appellate Courts Holds that Umbrella Policies not Required by Either Public Policy or Statutory Requirement to Provide Underinsured Motorist Coverage
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$219,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Truck Collision in Construction Zone
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Jury Verdict of $4.5 Million in Tractor-Trailer Crash With Bus
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U.S. Court of Appeals Sends Federal Case Back to State Court in a Case Involving Both the Second and Seventh Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeals
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Witness’s Recollection of Testator’s Signature at the Time Will is Signed Not Evidence of Invalidity
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Illinois Law Allows a Dissolved Corporation to be Sued for Any Claim that Existed Before its Dissolution For Up To Five Years
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$500,000 Settlement for Injured Wheelchair Occupant Who Rolled Off Van Lift
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Illinois and Federal Rules of Procedure Results Compared in Missed Filing Date
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules on Case of Piercing the Corporate Veil
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$100,000 Verdict for Rear-End Highway Crash Causing Cervical Spine Damage
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$118,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Who Was Hit by a Car at an Auto Dealership’s Service Department
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$430,000 Jury Verdict in Intersection Crash
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Injury to Illinois Shopper When Employee Knocks Merchandise Off the Shelf Results in $150,000 Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds in Favor of Property Owner Where There was No Actual or Constructive Notice of Danger
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Illinois Appellate Court Weighs In on Duty of Care as to General Contractor Liability
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Head-On Crash and Rear-Ender Results in $329,000 Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Requires Rental-Car Company to Pay $600,000 Default Judgment in Injury Case
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Robert Kreisman Attends Grand Opening and VIP Event at the Opening of Ed Paschke Art Center
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds in Favor of Injured School Girl
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GM Faulty Ignition Switch Lawsuits are Rolling In
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Assignment of Guaranty Unenforceable Where the Guarantor is Not Aware of the Risks
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Poorly Resurfaced Road Leads to $13 Million Settlement for Injury to Bicyclist
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Case of Timely Service When Reply Mailed
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$403,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash That Caused Broken Jaw and Back Injury
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Writ of Mandamus is Denied by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Paxil Case
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$79.74 Million Jury Verdict When Driver is Buried Alive Under Sand After Being Hit by a Tractor-Trailer
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses District Court in Jurisdiction Issue Over Minimum Contacts
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$80,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Auto Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Based on the Collateral Source Rule
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$90 Million Class-Action Settlement is Thrown Out by U.S. Court of Appeals
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US Court of Appeals Considers Relevant Topics of Cross-Examination at Trial
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Bicyclist Injured at Intersection Gains Jury Verdict
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Risperdal Whistleblowers Will Receive $168 Million Related to the Johnson & Johnson Department of Justice Settlement
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That OSHA Violations Did Not Raise Duty of Care to Hold Parties Responsible
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms That Six Flags is Not Liable for the Death of a Worker Who Fell While Dismantling a Ride Structure
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that First Amendment Did Not Require the State to Keep Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employee Unions
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Illinois Appellate Court Rules Reversible Error Occurred When Trial Judge Failed to Deliver Complete Jury Instructions
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Illinois Corporations Can Be Deposed; Illinois Supreme Court Rule 206(a)(1)
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Above-Ground Gasoline Storage Tank Explosion Case is Settled Before Trial
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$726,000 Jury Verdict in the Death of a Driver Who Rear-Ended a Stopped Flatbed Truck
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Copyright Infringement Case Regarding Unauthorized Recording
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Bicycle Crash With Cab Driver Ends With Cook County Jury Verdict
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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Duty to Defend Insured
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Illinois Appellate Court Orders Punitive Damages Against Decedent’s Estate
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$85,000 Verdict for Two Separate Rear-End Crashes 20 Months Apart
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Trial Court’s Decision Dismissing Condominium Association Lawsuit Against Contractors for Defective Construction Work
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$74,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Red Light Violation Case
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$740,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Intersection Car Crash
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds Duty to Indemnify in Construction Injury Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds in Favor of Insurance Company in Failure to Settle Case
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Causation Argument Where There Was Sufficient Facts to Support the Theory of Causation
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Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson Seeks $9.9 Million Settlement for Injuries Suffered at Casino
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$85,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That a Non-Shareholder Can Be Held Liable for Corporate Debts
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Multi-Vehicle Chain Reaction Collisions Lead to Tunnel Fire, Multiple Deaths and Injuries to Motorists
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds that Tying Arrangement Did Not Violate Federal Antitrust Law
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$1.2 Million Jury Verdict Where Truck Causes Five Car Chain Reaction Crash
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Fourth Amendment Prevents Search if an Arrest is Not Imminent
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Illinois Appellate Court Restates That a Perpetual Contract is Against Illinois Public Policy
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Tortious Interference Judgment
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Distracted Driver is Found Responsible for Injuries Suffered in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Jury Enters $41,000 Verdict for Injuries in Rear-End Crash
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Monitoring of GPS Device Without a Warrant Was Not a Violation of the Fourth Amendment
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Illinois Appellate Court Distinguishes Between Contract Rescission and Non-Performance of Contract
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$38,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Rear-Ender That Caused Concussion and Headaches
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U.S. District Court Throws Out Class-Action Claim Made by Property Owners Near Oil Refinery
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Illinois Jury Finds For School Bus Driver Turning Into Bicyclist; Then Court Orders New Trial
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Rollover Intersection Car Crash Results in $55,000 Jury Verdict
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General Motors Recalls Chevrolets and Pontiacs Because of Ignition Switch Problems
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Injured Plaintiff Barred Because of Late Arrival at Arbitration
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Cook County Jury Enters $3.5 Million Verdict in Intersection Car Crash
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U.S. District Court Finds Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Contract Dispute
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$217,500 Settlement for Improper Supervision of Autistic Student
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Rear-End Crash Leads to Cook County Jury Verdict
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$8.5 Million Settlement for Death of Police Officer
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Mountain Bike Suspension Forks Recalled
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Illinois Supreme Court Accepts Premises Liability Case on Issue of Duty
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Federal Case Filed Against U.S. and Canadian Based Companies for Medical Discount Scams Targeting Seniors
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Jury Returns a $467,000 Jury Verdict Blaming Broker for Insurer’s Denial of Coverage
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Speeding Motorist Who Struck Pedestrian; Dart-Out Defense
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms that Component Part Defect of Car Was Not the Proximate Cause of Injuries
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Limited Liability Company’s Member Not Liable in Fraud Claim
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U.S. District Court Finds that Asbestos Claims for Brakes Pre-empted by a Federal Statute
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Cook County Circuit Court on Underinsured Motorist Compensation Case
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Jury Finds for Shipper in Worker Exposed to Toxic Fumes at Railyard
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Environmental Protection Agency Studies Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products
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$2.6 Million Verdict for Injured Metro Worker Blamed on Unsafe Equipment
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Bicyclist Standing With His Bike Was Hit by a Car, But Jury Finds for Motorist
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Truck Driver Tore Tendon Tripping on Parking Lot Pothole; Jury’s Verdict $257,800
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$25 Million Jury Verdict for Traumatic Brain injury Suffered by Security Worker
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$2,200,000 Jury Verdict Against Insurance Brokers Who Chose Not to Obtain Adequate Insurance Coverage for Company Purchasers
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Mother and Daughter Recover in Cook County Jury Verdict in Rear-Ender by Teen Driver
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Roofing Worker Over Protest About Jury Instructions
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Robert Kreisman Attends American Association for Justice 2014 Winter Convention at New Orleans
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$258,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Injured by Hit and Run Driver
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Jury Finds for Defendants Where Court Refuses Jury Instruction on Negligence
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Guardian of a Disabled Person Can Be Removed for Refusing to Follow Recommended Services
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Illinois Supreme Court Decides Public Policy Prevails Over Insurance Contract
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$474,000 Illinois Jury Verdict for Flagman Struck by Car at Construction Site
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$17 Million Settlement Reached in Death of Electrician Crushed by a Crane Hook
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Rear-End Crash Caused by Cell Phone User Results in Jury Verdict
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Fatalities Related to Truck and Bus Safety Hazards Overlooked by Federal Safety Regulators
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School Bus Accidents: Our Most Precious Cargoes Are Our Children
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Truck and Bus Safety Hazards Overlooked by Federal Safety Regulators
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$10,000 Cook County Verdict Entered in Red Light / Green Arrow Crash
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Illinois Nursing Home Found Not to be Negligent for Choosing Not to Protect the Plaintiff Against a Third Party’s Criminal Attack
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OSHA Fines Illinois Roofing Company $158,000 for Safety Hazards
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Motorcycle Accident Case Dismissed with Prejudice Because of Late Service of Summons
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Cook County Jury Verdict Finds for Motorist Over Bicyclist
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Semi-Trailer Truck and Bus Crashes Numbers Are Rising
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Judge’s Dismissal in Real Estate Deal Gone Bad
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New Buses Traveling between Cities Must be Equipped with Seatbelts
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Illinois Appellate Court Limits Recovery Where Insurance Company Goes Out of Business
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Cook County Jury Returns $28,700 Verdict for Rear-Ended Driver
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Hospitals May be Held Liable for Negligence In Birth Injury Labor Induction Cases
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Insurance Liability Exclusion Upheld by Chicago’s U.S. Court of Appeals
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$58,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Chicago Motorist Injured in Rear-End Crash
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Illinois Mediations Governed by the Illinois Uniform Mediation Act; Privilege and Confidentiality are Different Yet Intertwined
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$218,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Merging Car Crash
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$28 Million Settlement Reached with Merck for Fosamax Jaw-Injury Claims
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U.S. District Court Orders $1 Million as Sanctions in Discovery Abuses in Predaxa Drug Lawsuits
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Misdiagnosis of Baby’s Meningitis Leads to $1.72 Million Jury Verdict
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$8.6 Million Punitive Damages Verdict Stands after Review by State Supreme Court
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Illinois Law Requires That Expert Trial Testimony Not Be Speculative
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Assisted-Living Facility Worker Falls on Unsafe Ramp; Jury Verdict $1.83 Million
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Residential Treatment Facility Settles Improper Sexual Relations Case for $1.5 Million
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$15.26 Million Jury Verdict for Brain Damaged Patient Caused by Negligent Removal of Tracheostomy Tube
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Asphyxia Can Cause Cerebral Palsy In Childbirth
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Taking the Guess Work Out of Jury Trials – Focus Groups
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Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hips Fail at Alarming Rates; Deadline to Seek Settlement Approaching
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Illinois Jury Verdict Upheld Even Though Trial Judge Erred; Ramirez v. FCL Builders
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Jury Selection’s Twists, Turns and Attitudes
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Dietary Supplements Make Up 20% of Drug-Related Liver Injuries
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Large Truck Fatalities Are on the Rise
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$2.475 Billion Global Settlement Approved in DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Hip Implant Cases
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Mediation Contracts – The Good and the Uncertain
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Trial Court Must Exercise Caution in Granting a Motion for Directed Verdict on an Opening Statement
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Nursing Home Residents and Families Must Be Alert to Medications Given to Residents
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Illinois Non-Competition Agreement is Not Valid and Enforceable if Employee is Fired or Resigns Within Two Years
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Chicago Leads the Way in Sustainability Policies on Climate Change
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U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Summary Judgment as to Defective-Design Claim in Product Liability Lawsuit
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Illinois Allows Only One Voluntary Dismissal of a Lawsuit
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Cook County Deck Railing Collapse Case Settles for $905,000
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Cook County Circuit Court Judges Clarify the Illinois Wrongful Death Act and the Illinois Survival Statute
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Illinois Law and the Expert’s Role in Testifying: “Reasonable Certainty” and “More Probably True”
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Choice of Forum in Product Defect Case
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$7.9 Million Jury Verdict for the Sale of a 13-Year-Old Tire in Tire Separation Case
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$133,121 Jury Verdict in T-Bone Crash; Plaintiff Claims Neck, Back Injuries and Shoulder Dislocation
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Appeal Dismissed in Dispute Over Referendum of the Number of Aldermen
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U.S. District Court Dismisses Breach of Contract Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
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Motorcycle-Firefighter Killed After Being Cut Off by U-Turning Vehicle
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms that Lender May Pursue Either a Mortgage or a Promissory Note to Remedy Unpaid Debt
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Hip Implant Case Settled Two Weeks Before Trial
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Illinois General Assembly Amends Vehicle Code Regarding Driving with Hand-Held Wireless Telephones
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Double Down 2012 Authors Speak at Union League Club of Chicago
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Illinois Consumers May Be at Risk Because of Secret Settlements and Sealed Court Files
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Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Prevents San Jose From Becoming the New Home of the Oakland A’s
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New Regulations for Truck Driver Hours of Service
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Where Court Decides Several Counts of Complaint But Not All Counts, The Time Period for Filing an Appeal on the Decided Counts Begin
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US Court of Appeals Reverses Jury Verdict Over the Use of Demonstrative Evidence in the Jury Room
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Illinois Court Chooses Not to Widen Traveling Employee Theory in Death Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Trust Dispute Can Remain in Cook County Court
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Illinois Appellate Court Agrees with Dismissal of Appeal in Injury Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Good Faith Settlement of Third Party
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Baseball Decision In Post-Season-State Supreme Court to Decide Whether Fans Can Sue When Hurt by Something Other Than On-Field Action
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T-Bone Crash Leads to $33,000 Jury Verdict in Right of Way Case
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$51,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Intersection Crash
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses District Court’s Order Barring Expert Witness in Product Defect Case
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Breach of Contract Lawsuit Brings $311,640 Jury Verdict; Includes More Than $88,000 in Interest
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$704,000 Verdict for Railroad Mechanic Who Fell From Platform Fracturing Wrist
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Jury Sides With Driver of Car in Motorcycle Crash
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Illinois and U.S. Government Look to Guidelines for High School Athletes and Concussions
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Passenger in Rear-End Crash Suffers ACL and Rotator Cuff Tears; $85,736 Jury Verdict
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Court Rules in Favor of Customer in Trade Secret Claim
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$150 Million Jury Verdict for Family of Fatal Car Crash
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Heir Who Has Lost Possession of Property Still May Lack Standing to Pursue Ejectment
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds That Duty to Defend an Additional Insured May Be Based on Pleadings and Other Documents
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OSHA Fines Steel Manufacturer After Finding Two Dozen Safety Violations
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US Court of Appeals Reviews 30-Day Time Limit for Filing a Notice of Removal
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$1.9 Million Jury Verdict Upheld by Illinois Appellate Court in Bike Accident
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$222,000 Jury Verdict For Car Repair Customer’s Toe Injured by Hydraulic Lift
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$278,000 Jury Verdict in Three Car Rear-Ender Causing Torn Hip Labrum
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Decision that Expert Testimony Excluded When Vouching for Lay Witness Testimony
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Illinois’ Ban on Electronic Communication Devices While Driving Takes Effect January 1, 2014
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Illinois Jury Verdict for Sheriff’s Deputy Who Tears Knee Ligament on Loading Dock
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Robert Kreisman Completes 40 Hours for Certificate Training in Mediation at Northwestern University
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Alex Kreisman, Esquire
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$10,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Intersection Crash Causing Aggravation of Herniated Disc
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U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses on Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Benzene Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Weighs in on Limited Joinder
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Motion for Summary Judgment Must be Accompanied by Affidavit with Specific Facts or Account for Personal Knowledge
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Shareholder’s Right to Sue for Breach of Fiduciary Duty by Baxter International Directors and Officers Allowed
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$350,000 for Injured Driver Struck by Semi-Tractor-Trailer Truck
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Robert D. Kreisman of Kreisman Law Offices Elected Secretary of Professional Negligence Section of the American Association for Justice
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US District Court Returns Retaliatory Discharge Claim to State Court for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
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$362,000 Jury Verdict for Electrician Who Fell Eight Feet From Construction Platform
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Illinois Appellate Court Weighs Measure of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Case; Fifield v. Premier Dealer Services
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$100,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Hit by Car While Crossing Street; Both Feet Broken
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U.S. Court of Appeals Finds No Copyright Violation Where Two Songs Shared Only Characteristics Common and Essential to their Genre
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms that Insurance Claim File Was Admissible Evidence at Trial; Holland v. Schwan’s Home Service
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury’s Verdict and Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict Order
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Good Faith Settlement Tested in Illinois Appellate Court
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Trial Judge’s Refusal to Submit Special Interrogatory to Jury; Goranowski v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter RR
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$20 Million Lawsuit Filed in Sudden Acceleration Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Toyota Motor Corp.
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Court Reverses Summary Judgment Order in Contract Case Where Questions of Fact Remained
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Court Holds Health-Care Lien Appropriate in Underinsured Motorist Claim
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No Interest on a Workers’ Compensation Lien is Allowed While Awaiting Results of a Third-Party Lawsuit
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Illinois Adopts Driver Safety Laws Which Prohibits Licenses for Drivers Age 18 or Under With Outstanding Traffic Citations
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Driver of Motor Vehicle that Collided with Bicyclist
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393,000 Jury Verdict When Semi-Tractor-Trailer Rear-Ends SUV on Expressway
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Insurance Company’s Restrictive Endorsement Did Not Limit Coverage in Accident; Indiana Insurance Co. v. Royce Realty
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Service of Process was Sufficient When Process Server Left Copy of Summons and Complaint at the Residence of Defendant and Mailed Additional Copy; CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Lubowicki
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Construction Injury Not Excluded in Insurance Policy Dispute; Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. v. Paszko Masonry, Inc.
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Class Action Suit Filed Against Travelers Insurance Co. for Concealing Insurance Coverage Limits; Roppo, etc. v. Travelers Insurance Co.
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Real Estate Title Question with Divided Properties; Stephanie Cutter and Jordan Mummer v. Michael A. Plowman
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2007 Amendment to Illinois Wrongful Death Act Plays Out in Federal Court Case; Hammond v. System Transport
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Underinsurance Motorist Coverage; Wehrle v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court’s Finding Regarding Borrowed Employee Status; Hastings v. Jefco Equipment Co., Inc.
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Opposing Statutes of Limitation Chosen in Appellate Court Case; Advanced Credit v. Linares
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Struck by Car at Midblock
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US Court of Appeals Affirms Indemnification in Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Rented Boom Lift Case
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Judgment Against Insurer Who Neglected Injury Case; Delatorre v. Safeway Ins. Co.
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Court’s Dismissal of Employee Termination; Cromwell v. City of Momence
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117,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Injured in Rear-End School Bus Crash
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A Party’s Statement Defeats Motorcycle/Truck Injury Case; Jordan v. Binns
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Illinois Supreme Court Considers Dispute Over Commuting Worker Injured in Car Accident
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Rear-End Stop Light Crash Exceeds Insurance Policy Limits
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$3 Million Judgment for Wrongful Death in Rear-End Collision with Postal Truck
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Decision Regarding Attorney-Client Relationship in Wrongful-Death Action; Estate of Powell v. Wunsch
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Driver in Crosswalk Pedestrian Collision
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Health Care Power of Attorney Does Not Create Presumption of Undo Influence Because of Fiduciary Duty; Estate of Stahling
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Illinois Appellate Court Sets Out Spoliation of Evidence Rules; Kilburg v. Zante, et al.
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Cook County Jury Verdict for $950,000 in Fraud and Breach of Contract Case; DaVinci Graphics v. Environomics Communications, Inc., et al.
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$6.5 Million Verdict in Actos Bladder Cancer Trial
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court in Substitution of Party; Mohica v. Cvejin
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$25,000 Jury Verdict in Three-Car Collision at Stop Sign
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5 Million Verdict in First Gadolinium Injury Trial
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$5 Million Settlement for Severely Injured Truck Driver after Concrete Barrier Falls
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Illinois Supreme Court Hears Argument Regarding Service of Summons on Deceased Defendant in Car Accident Case; Relf v. Shatayeva, etc.
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Injuries in Red Light Crash Leads to $132,641 Cook County Jury Verdict; Romano v. Suchan
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$65,000 Cook County Verdict for Injury Suffered in T-Bone Crash at Intersection; Choragwicki v. Szkodon
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Union League Club of Chicago Hosts Illinois Senators Durbin and Kirk to Announce U.S. Attorney Nominee, Zachary Fardon
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$268,000 Jury Verdict in Car Crash in Chicago’s Chinatown; Ramirez v. Spalla
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Health Care Liens are Limited to 40% of Verdict After Deducting Attorney Fees and Costs; Stanton v. Rea, et al.
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Union League Club’s Public Affairs Committee Presents, “Safety, Security and Privacy after Boston”
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Federal Appeals Court Holds That Federal Labor Laws are Enforced Against Successor Corporation; Teed, et al. v. Thomas & Betts
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$1.45 Million Cook County Jury Verdict in Road Construction Bike Accident; Miles v. Tai Plumbing, LLC
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Federal Diversity Jurisdiction in Breach of Contract Case Stands; Nomanbhoy v. Boxwala
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Cook County Jury Verdict – $7.36 Million for Death of Passenger in Rear-End Crash; Estate of Harris v. United Road Towing, Inc.
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Insurer-Insured Privilege; Vroman v. Midwest Groundcovers, LLC, et al.
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Electrician Whose Foot was Crushed By Steel Beam at McCormick Place; Purnell v. GES Exposition Services, et al.
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Serious Side Effects Linked to Diabetes Drug, Januvia
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Union League of Chicago Welcomes Law Professor and Author Michelle Alexander; The Human Cost of Criminal Justice Policy: A Forum
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$1.1 Million Jury Verdict in Effingham County, Illinois, Truck Crash; Reaves v. Kuresevic
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Illinois Jury Finds for Driver in Rear-End Expressway Crash; Gavino v. Faught
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Injured Bread Delivery Man; Hasty v. Jewel Foods Store, Inc.
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$154,000 Jury Verdict for Bicyclist Injured by Car Turning Into Chicago Parking Garage; Olsen v. Galla
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Federal Tort Claims Act Case Lays Out Burden of Proof; Furry et al. v. United States
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Illinois Appellate Court Upholds 23.8M in SUV Crash with Illinois Department of Transportation Truck – Chraca v. Miles
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Cook County Jury Verdict for Bicyclist Injured by Left Turning Motorist at Chicago Greektown Parking Lot; Beauford v. Kapsoulos
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Delay in Treatment of Aortic Dissection Leads to Death and $4.5 Million Verdict Against Hospital and Doctor; Estate of Elder v. Provena Hospitals
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$70,000 Cook County Verdict for a Woman Knocked Down by Backing Up Car; Wilkins v. Solis
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233,000 Jury Verdict to Injured for Fall at Merchandise Mart; Nelson v. Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
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Cook County Jury Returns 3 Million Verdict for Crash – Driver Fled; Andrews v. G&G Cement Contractors
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Sara Peretsky Jury Unimpressed With Injuries in Lake Shore Drive Crash; Peretsky v. Vy and Nguyen
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$788,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Ironworker Who Fell on Wacker Drive Reconstruction; Defries v. Walsh Construction Co.
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Cook County Jury Verdict of $2.4 Million for Truck Crash; Pitchford v. Knight Transportation
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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Non-economic Damage Limits in Lawsuit; Learmonth v. Sears
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1.16 Million Jury Verdict For Rollover Car Accident that Followed Rear-End Truck Crash; Daft v. Jefferson Trucking Company, et al.
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Summary Judgment Granted in Case Where Missing Element of Cause of Action; Lohmeier v. ABM Lakeside, Inc.
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Truckers Seek to Increase Truck Weight Limit to 97,000 Pounds
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Wills Not Admitted to Probate Without Attestation Clause; In re Estate of Jozef Opiela, deceased v. Donald Opiela
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4.16 Million Jury Verdict in Work Injury Fall; Jaeger v. City of Elmhurst
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Dismissal of Construction Site Case Reversed by Court of Appeals; Sojka v. Bovis Lend Lease
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Injury Lawsuit for Heir on Summons; Emrickson v. Morfin
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Patient Suffers Cardiac Arrest Two Hours After Visit to Doctor; Jury Finds for Patient
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Watch for Symptoms of Stroke: Numbness, Trouble Speaking, Blurred Vision, Difficulty Walking
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Allstate Saddled with 1 Million “excess judgment” Following Motorcycle Accident
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Some New York Hospitals Cancel Malpractice Insurance; Administrators Say Coverage is Simply Too Expensive
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Kreisman Law Offices Represents Savid Technologies in Acquisition by TCI
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Wrongful Death in Tractor-Trailer Head-On Crash Leads to Insurance Coverage Fight; Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. v. ATS Enterprises
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds For Truck Driver in Highway Rollover Case, Reversing Trial Court Decision; Foreman v. Gunite Corporation
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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Jurors to Question Witnesses in Civil Trials, Supreme Court Rule 243
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Photographic Evidence May Be Found Relevant Without Expert Testimony – Williamson v. Morales
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Illinois Jury Sides With Defendant in Rear-End Crash – Bozinis v. MacArthur
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1.9 Million Jury Verdict for Motorcycle Passenger Injured In Crash With Pickup Truck – Razim v. Erickson
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Summary Judgment for Defendant in Negligence Action Where Hazard was Open and Obvious- Deliberate Encounter Exception Did Not Apply in Swearingen v. Momentive Specialty Chemicals
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Alternative Liability Rule Applied in Two-Vehicle Collision – Anderson v. Anderson
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$867K Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld Despite Wrong Version of Jury Instruction – Studt v. Sherman Health Systems
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Cook County Judge’s Ruling on Privilege of MRSA Data Reversed By Illinois Appellate Court – Zangara et al. v. Christ Medical Center
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Illinois Jury Returns $95 Million Verdict for Workers’ Rights Violations
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