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  • City of Chicago to Pay $525,000 to Settle Police Abuse of Autistic Boy
  • Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Express Terms in Employment Contract Not Waived - Downs v. Rosenthal Collins Group
  • Insurance Company Owed Duty to Defend Claim for Negligent Spoliation of Evidence Because the Vehicle Loss Was Tangible Property - Universal v. LKQ
  • Texting, Driving, and Causing Accidents is Still Insured
  • Illinois Appeals Court Ruled in Helicopter Crash Case: It Has Jurisdiction Against French Maker of Ball Bearings - Russell v. SNFA
  • No Bad Faith for Insurance Company’s Delay in Payment to Insured - Pryor v. United Equitable Insurance Company
  • $8 Million Jury Verdict for Bricklayer Who Fell 30 Feet at Construction Site - Mazzorana v. Emil Perrotta Co.
  • Illinois Supreme Court Settles Employment Covenants Not to Compete Debate: Refutes Marginalization of the Legitimate Business Interest Prong
  • Joliet Squad Car Hits Bicyclist at High Speed, Resulting in Broken Leg and Brain Trauma - Cedric Bacon v. City of Joliet
  • Illinois Appellate Court Opens Waiting Passenger's Lawsuit Against Estate of Teen Killed by Amtrak Train
  • Court Vacates Verdict for Driver in Bicycle Collision Case - English v. McLaughlin
  • 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
  • Alternative Liability Rule Applied in Two-Vehicle Collision - Anderson v. Anderson
  • Illinois Appellate Court Orders Third Trial For Car Crash Case - Petraski v. Thedos
  • Honda Air Bag Problem Leads to Recall of 304,000 Vehicles Worldwide
  • Cook County Judge Restricts Insurance Recovery in Porch Collapse Case; Ware v. First Specialty Insurance Corp.
  • $60,000 Jury Verdict in Admitted Liability Rear-End Crash - Paolinetti v. Yakovleva
  • $5M Verdict for Company for Conspiracy and Fraud Against Ex-Employee - Catmet Company v. Melnick
  • 25th Anniversary Year of Receiving Highest Legal Honor for Robert D. Kreisman - Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Rating
  • 168,000 Volkswagen and Audi Diesel Vehicles Recalled for Fuel Leaks
  • Copyright Found Not Protectable in Holiday Inn Express Design Case - Nova Design Build v. Grace Hotels
  • Illinois Appellate Court Upholds $23.8M in SUV Crash with Illinois Department of Transportation Truck - Chraca v. Miles
  • Train Engineer Receives Jury Verdict for Injury to Shoulder While Applying Train Brake - Hatchett v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
  • Photographs for Cross-Examination Are Excluded When Not Produced Prior to Trial - Scales v. Benne
  • Jury Reaches $897,000 Verdict in Head-On Collision After Rear-End Impact From School Bus - Fuller v. Richmond Burton High School
  • $349,000 Jury Verdict for Injured Driver at T-Intersection - Valdez v. Claes
  • Jury Finds for Construction Company in Ironworker Injury at Loop High-Rise - Silva v. O'Sullivan Plumbing
  • Illinois Appellate Court Affirms That Walking Outside of a Crosswalk is Pedestrian Negligence- Longo v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Bricklayer Who Fell at Construction Site Awarded $8.3 Million; Mazzorana v. Emil Perrotta Co.
  • $1.7 Million Jury Verdict Awarded to Driver for Injury Suffered After Rear-End by 18-Wheeler Truck - Kolodzik v. Castillo
  • Judge Declares Mistrial in $700 Million Tobacco Lawsuit
  • Illinois Bar Journal Publishes Tort Law Article Written by Robert D. Kreisman
  • $600,000 Verdict for Plaintiff Hit by UPS Driver While Stopped in Traffic for Ambulance - Barbin v. United Parcel Service
  • $850,000 Jury Award for Painter Who Falls From Elevated Train Tracks - Luna v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Illinois Supreme Court Holds Again that Punitive Damage Claims Do Not Survive an Injured Person's Death - Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor
  • Jury Finds Chicago Chinese Restaurant Not Liable for Allergic Reaction to Egg Roll - White v. Leung
  • Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Jury's $3 Million Damages Award for Stairwell Fall; Van Gelderen v. Hokin
  • $98,000 Verdict for Injured Mother After Teen Runs Red Light - Martlett v. Fuller
  • $3 Million Verdict for Leg Amputation in Forklift Mishap - Price v. Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.
  • Retired Judge Admits Negligence - $91,000 Jury Verdict in 4-Car Chain Reaction Crash; Clark v. Tucker
  • Jury Awards Chicago Recycler $3.25 Million for Business Breach of Contract – Paper Recovery, Inc. v. Segerdahl Corp.
  • Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Railroad Owed Duty to Child Injured Climbing onto Train - Choate v. Indiana Harbor Belt R. Co.
  • Federal Court of Appeals Rules That Expert Needed in SUV Rollover Case - Show v. Ford Motor Co.
  • Jury Awards $403,000 to Worker Exposed to Toxic Gas at Citgo Refinery - Bland v. Citgo
  • $175,000 Jury Verdict for CTA Bus Driver After Intersection Crash with School Bus - Comer v. United Quick Transportation, Inc.
  • Illinois Supreme Court Rules No Negligent Auto Design, Reversing $43 Million Verdict in Jablonski v. Ford Motor
  • Surviving Kin Receives $614,000 for Mental Suffering Following Father's Death in Motorcycle Accident - Estate of Harder v. Nooraee
  • Bicyclist Found Partly Responsible for Intersection Accident - Still Awarded $1.5 Million in Smith v. Suburban General Construction
  • Store Accident Results in $346,000 Verdict for Plaintiff Shopper - Corbett v. Menard Inc.
  • Jury Awards Bicyclist $269,000 Verdict in Intersection Crash Despite Lack of Eyewitnesses - Bettag v. Mackie
  • Hospital Employee's Fall Results in $355,958 Verdict - Viernun v. Universal Maintenance LLC
  • Two-Truck Accident Results in Five Party Lawsuit - $3.1M Verdict Awarded in Edwards v. Millstadt Rendering Co.
  • Third-Party Defendant Held Responsible for Ice Patch That Caused Car Accident - Ponto v. Levan
  • Chicago Rear-End Accident Receives $110,000 Jury Award Despite Preexisting Medical Condition - Thomson v. Mueller
  • Chicago Judge Enters Directed Verdict Against Defendant Truck Driver in Car Accident Case - Walker, et al. v. Andrade, et al.
  • Chicago Rear-End Collision Results in $222,000 Verdict - C v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Bicyclist Struck in Designated Bike Lane - Esposito v. Sims Reinforces Need for Improved Bike Safety in Chicago
  • Illinois Construction Worker Receives $13.5 Million Verdict for Machine's Design Defect - Stone v. MiTek Industries
  • Chicago Pedestrian Granted New Jury Trial After Defendant Attorney Disregards Motion Barring Evidence Relating to A Third-Party
  • Chicago Jury Rules Both Plaintiff and Defendant Responsible for Intersection Accident - Vasiliadis v. Cortese
  • Cook County Brick Layer Injured, Multiple Parties Blamed - Mieszkowski v. Patel Builders, Inc., et al.
  • Chicago Cab Driver Hits Lawyer - $594,245 Verdict Exceeds Cab Company's Policy Limits in Sojka v. Papadopoulus, et al.
  • $2.7 Million Chicago Porch Death Settlement Puts Building Owners on Notice - Doyle v. Kendard Management Corp.
  • Teenage Driver Causes Intersection Accident - $177,624 Awarded in Lewandowski v. Butler
  • $6.95 Million Jury Verdict, Road Construction Injury to Worker Loses Leg, Struck by Car; Martinelli v. City of Chicago
  • $170,754 Verdict Entered Against Cook County Driver Talking on Cell Phone - Budd v. Kelso
  • Social Host Liability Decision in Underage Drinking Case Overturned By Illinois Supreme Court - Bell v. Hutsell
  • Chicago Pedestrian Suffers Head Injury After Rear-End Car Crash - Receives $110,000 Verdict in Franks v. Chicago Carriage Cab Corp.
  • $3.2 Million Verdict in Chicago Construction Death Trial Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court in Maggi v. RAS Development, Inc.
  • Chicago Bike Injury Results in $1.9 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Shoulder Fracture - Smart v. City of Chicago
  • Fatal Truck Accident Results in $7 Million Settlement for Surviving Family Members - Villa v. Heritage Operating Truck Company
  • Metra Train Crossing Accident Verdict of $700,000 Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court - McDonald v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
  • Chicago Cab Rear-Ends White Sox Fans in Game Traffic - $291,681 Jury Verdict in Barbarigos v. LW Cab Corp.
  • Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Section 318 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts Does Not Apply in Illinois - Tilschner v. Spangler
  • Special Needs Child Drowns at Day Camp - $1 Million Jury Verdict in The Estate of Barnabe Lucas, deceased minor v. Christian Youth Center Ministries, et al.
  • Appellate Court Holds Illinois Law Applies to Michigan Car Crash - Murphy v. Mancari’s Chrysler Plymouth
  • Illinois Work Injury Lawsuit Results in Record Macon County Verdict - $3.09 Million Awarded in Jones v. Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc.
  • Cook County Industrial Plant Accident Leads to Worker's Death - $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jensen v. Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
  • Chicago Bike Accident Results in $1.2 Million Verdict for College Student - Ferry v. Pendleton
  • Amtrak Train Crash Under Investigation by NTSB
  • HBO Documentary Shows Different Perspective on Personal Injury Cases and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
  • Law Limiting Sale of Customer Prescription Data Overturned by Supreme Court - Sorrell v. IMS Health
  • Generic Drug Companies Held to Lower Standard Than Name Brand Counterparts - U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Pliva v. Mensing
  • Cook County Railroad Employee Awarded $1.26 Million for Defective Track Switch Injury - Barnicle v. Belt Railway Company of Chicago
  • Parked CTA Bus Hit By Elderly Driver - $395,858 Verdict for Injured Bus Driver In Maldonado v. Meade
  • Jeep Grand Cherokees Recall? Crash Tests Show Fire Risk Following Rear-End Collisions
  • Contaminated Heparin Lawsuit Awarded $625,000 By Cook County Jury - Johansen v. Baxter International
  • Illinois Jury Returns $95 Million Verdict for Workers' Rights Violations
  • U.S. Supreme Court Orders Microsoft to Pay $290 Million in Patent Infringement Lawsuit
  • Chicago Forklift Operator Fails to Meet OSHA Standards - Truck Driver Receives $3.6 Million Settlement in McDonald v. Imperial Zinc Corp.
  • Disabled Resident's Fall Leads to $400,000 for Surviving Family - Estate of Schrik v. Omole
  • Cook County Construction Injury Results in $423,242 Jury Verdict for Crane Accident - Zdanwic v. Gatwood Crane Service
  • Chicago Housing Authority's Request for Judgment NOV Denied By Illinois Supreme Court - $16.5 Million Verdict Stands in Howell v. Chicago Housing Authority
  • Illinois Court Rules Train "In Use" and Contributory Negligence Does Not Apply - $500,000 Verdict in Balough v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
  • Illinois Court Clarifies Definition of "Next of Kin" Under Wrongful Death Act - Baez, etc. v. Rosenberg, etc.
  • FDA Okays Abbott's Marketing of Trilipix as Combo Medication
  • CTA Explosion Leads to $4.1 Million Verdict for Death of Chicago Electrician - Ingolia v. Target Electric, Inc.
  • Illinois Workers’ Compensation Decision Affirmed - Pactiv v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • Chicago UPS Workers Pushed Too Far: Demand Reduced Workloads for Health and Safety
  • Should Illinois Jurors Be Allowed to Question Trial Witnesses? Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee Considers New Proposal
  • Loose Gravel on Roadway Results in Illinois Motorcycle Accident - $1.73 Million Settlement Reached
  • Cook County Multi-Vehicle Rear-End Accident Results in $8.4 Million Jury Verdict - Nofal v. Cardinal Transport, Inc.
  • City of Chicago Not Liable for City Resident's Faulty Staircase - Hess v. City of Chicago
  • Toyota Voluntarily Recalls 2011 Tundra Pick-Up Trucks Due to Defective Driveshafts
  • Blagojevich Retrial Underway: Ex-Governor Faces Twenty Federal Charges
  • Infant Deaths Caused by Crib Bumpers - Safety Agency Needs Stricter Investigation Standards
  • Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Car Crash Verdict Despite Judge's Error - Oglesby v. Berg
  • Product Defect Case Not Barred by Assumption of Risk Issue - Stollings v. Ryobi Technologies
  • Illinois Park District’s Poor Inspections Do Not Satisfy Willful and Wanton Conduct Requirement Under Illinois Tort Immunity Act - Tagliere v. Western Springs Park District
  • Jury Sides With Toyota in Product Defect Case - Sitafalwalla v. Toyota Motor Corporation
  • Illinois Supreme Court Rules Common Fund Doctrine Does Not Apply to Healthcare Liens - Wendling v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services
  • Illinois Court Denies Plaintiff's Request to Change Theory of Liability in Product Defect Lawsuit - Aldridge v. Forest River, Inc.
  • Chicago Bus and Truck Collision Receives Verdict of $363,853 - Johnson v. Mr. Bult’s, Inc., et al.
  • Cook County Pedestrian Crosswalk Accident Results in $300,000 Jury Verdict - Aspera v. RSJM Restaurant
  • Illinois Head-On Car Crash Results in $483,000 Jury Verdict – Guide v. Garlanger
  • Forum Non Conveniens Motion Denied in Illinois Birth Defect Case - Erwin v. Motorola, Inc.
  • Illinois BIcycle Accidents - The Dangers of "Dooring"
  • Home Depot Worker Injury Leads to $2.5 Million Settlement; Jones v. Stimson Lumber Co.
  • CTA Rider’s Fractured Leg Brings $246,000 Cook County Verdict - Kpea v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Overview of Illinois DePuy ASR Hip Replacement System Recall and Lawsuits
  • Illinois Crosswalk Collision Between Bicyclist and Car Results in $130,000 Verdict - Hilborn v. Merchants Solutions, Inc.
  • Cook County Rear-End Collision Results in $675,000 for Traumatic Brain Injury- Davis v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
  • $5 Million Settlement Approved in Illinois Truck Crash - Berry v. OSF Healthcare System
  • Chicago Iron Worker Injured – Construction Site Injury Receives $436,000 Verdict - Petrouski v. Brandenburg Industrial Service Co.
  • Chicago Student Awarded $571,000 From the City of Chicago After Light Pole Injury - Brown v. City of Chicago
  • Mazda Seat Belt Case to go to Trial After Woman Dies - Williamson v. Mazda
  • Cook County Construction Accident Verdict Awards $6.3 Million Against Subcontractor for Death of Electrician in Estate of Ingolia v. CTA, et al.
  • Illinois Auto Crash Settled for $2.93 Million - Cox v. Phillips
  • Illinois Rear-End Crash With Pickup Truck and Semi-Truck Results in a $100K Verdict in Gallaugher v. Arrow Specialized Carriers, Inc.
  • Chicago's Mayor Daley Speaks at Union League of Chicago's George Washington Birthday Gala
  • Chicago Drunk-Driving Car Crash Case Settled for $5M – Ambrogio v. Ericksen
  • Chicago Car Crash Involving Police Car Results In $750,000 Cook County Verdict - Rajewski v. City of Chicago
  • Cook County Jury Finds for Business in Fraud Case, $2.1M, Punitive Damages; ISB Products, Inc. v. Autotech Technologies
  • Chicago Blizzard Makes Record Books, Dubbed "Snowpocalypse"
  • Cook County Intersection Accident Receives $97,433 Verdict for Injured Driver - Linkevich v. Alarcon, et al.
  • Illinois Engineering Expert Qualifications Clarified by Illinois Supreme Court in Thompson v. Gordon, et al.
  • Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitration Clause; Carr v. Gateway, Inc.
  • Cook County $1.5 Million Verdict for Injuries Suffered When Railcar Grab-Bar Breaks Off; Walters v. Belt Railway Company of Chicago
  • Cook County Construction Site Accident Leads to $8.5 Million Verdict for Two Injured Construction Workers - Calloway Jr. and Calloway Sr. v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
  • Illinois Highway Accident Involving Cell Phone Use Results in $8 Million to Two Teens' Surviving Family Members - Illinois State Trooper Held Responsible in Uhl v. State of Illinois
  • Illinois Product Defect Case Returns $2 Million Verdict for Factory Worker - Thakore v. Universal Machine Co. of Pottstown, Inc.
  • Illinois Auto and Truck Accident Caused By Bike Rack Defect Settled for $1.5 Million - Starr Frohlich v. Yakima Products
  • Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Explains Reasons for Chicago Judge's Dismissal of Whistleblower Lawsuit - Goldberg v. Rush University Medical Center and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, LLC
  • Illinois Intersection Car Accident Driver Receives Over $600,000 Verdict - Burke v. Plainfield Limousine
  • Applying Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals to Filter Expert Testimony Qualifications
  • Chicago Rear-End Truck Crash Ends With a $4.5 Million Jury Verdict – Dorman v. Sysco Food Services – Chicago, Inc.
  • Illinois Railroad Worker's Medical Experts Unable To Connect Cumulative Trauma Injury - Myers v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
  • Chicago Construction Site Injury Involving Elevator Shaft Fall Leads to Verdict Against General Contractor - Aguilera v. FHP Techtonics Corporation
  • Tractor-Trailer Truck Accident Leads to Death of Two-Year Old Girl - $4 Million Verdict in Estate of Santos v. Garfoot Trucking, Inc.
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Case After Single-Vehicle Car Crash Gets $1 Million Jury Award – Estate of Isom v. Barham
  • Illinois Rear-End Auto Accident Involving Tow Truck Verdict Reduced by 50% for Comparative Negligence – Verhaegen v. Bill Smith Auto Parts, Inc.
  • Illinois Product Defect Case Reversed For Injured; Malen v. MTD Products, Inc.
  • Chicago Carpenter Injured In Fall At Construction Site Receives $1.47 Million Verdict - Conwell v. James McHugh Construction
  • Federal Preemption Auto Safety Case To US Supreme Court; Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
  • Chicago Attorney Robert Kreisman Featured Speaker at Michigan Association for Justice Seminar
  • Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Immunity Claim Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court - Torf v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Truck Crash Results in $6.5 Million Settlement - Carroll, et al. v. Geils Farms, LLC, et al.
  • Illinois Bicyclist Hit By Auto Driver - Personal Injury Case Settled for $1.7 Million
  • Violence Dismissed: Public Affairs Initiative At Union League Club Of Chicago
  • 15-Passenger Van Warning Issued By National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Verdict for Mother and Child Rear-Ended by Tow Truck – Admitted Liability; Tucker v. Hollywood Towing, Inc.
  • Cook County Jury Returns Verdict of $3.3 Million for Injured Motorcyclist
  • Illinois Family Sues for Wrongful Death of Daughter Killed by Amtrak Train
  • Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Wrongful Death Verdict, $8.13 Million – Ready v. United/Goedecke, Inc.
  • Res Ipsa Loquitur Applied to Illinois Medical Malpractice Claim - Cook County Jury Awards $3.6 Million
  • Falling Tree that Caused Back and Ankle Injuries to Lake County, Illinois Woman Results in Jury Verdict of $4.52 Million
  • Verdict for Teen Dies of Head Injuries in Stairway Collapse Upheld By Illinois Appeallate Court - Gaston v. City of Danville
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Jury Verdict of $734,400 Awarded for Worker Killed During Torch Cutting of Rail Car
  • Strip Club Settles Drunken-Driving Lawsuit For $1 Million- Simmons v. Homatas
  • Illinois Highway Trucking Accident Involving Three Semi Trucks Reviewed For Insurance Policy Limits - Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Munroe
  • Illinois Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Extra Injured on Transformers 3 Set - Romo v. Paramount Pictures, et al.
  • Civil Justice Advocacy Program at Baltimore AAJ Conference Promotes High Quality Trial Training
  • Illinois Car Accident Case Reviewed For Application of Dead Man's Act - Balma v. Henry
  • Illinois Chemical Plant on Trial for Potential Brain Cancer Clusters Caused By Leaking Chemicals - Branham v. Rohm & Haas Co.
  • Illinois Birth Injury Lawsuit Criticizes Nurses For Chain of Command Breakdown - $9.5 Million Settlement in The Northern Trust Company, et al. v. Ghia, et al.
  • Additional Metra Train Derailment Settlement Reached - $1.45 Million to Illinois Woman With Leg Injury
  • Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Duty as Common Carrier Evaluated By Illinois Supreme Court Regarding Removal of Ice from Train Platform - Krywin v. Chicago Transit Authority
  • Prescription Drug Liability Case Receives $21 Million Verdict - Bartlett v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
  • Illinois Product Defect Lawsuit Springs From Rollover Accident - Appellate Court Rules on Spoliation Issues in Brobbey, et al. v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of Chicago
  • Chicago Nursing Home Inspections May Be Compromised - Suspicions That Nursing Home Owners Tipped Off
  • Cook County Court Rejects Plaintiff's Inadequate Security Claim - Sanchez v. Wilmette Real Estate & Management Co.
  • Illinois Pharmacy's Duty to Warn Customers of Drug Interactions Examined By Illinois Appellate Court - DiGiovanni v. Albertson's, Inc.
  • Fatal Illinois Highway Accident Case Settles for $5 Million - Estate of Heinz v. Messel, et al.
  • Illinois Car Crash and Medical Malpractice Combo Case Settles for $1.9 Million - Khourny v. Sarmed Elias, M.D., et al.
  • Blagojevich Trial Ends: Illinois Jury Finds The Ex-Governor Guilty of Only 1 of 24 Counts
  • Illinois 'Popcorn Lung' Case Receives $30.4 Million From Cook County Jury - Solis v. BASF Corp.
  • Cook County Medical Malpractice Settlement Approved for Surgical Negligence in Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation Surgery - Estate of Yvonne Harris v. Advocate Healthcare Network, et al.
  • Cook County Construction Accident Jury Verdict Upheld on Appeal - Colella v. JMS Trucking Company of IL, Inc., et al.
  • Illinois Product Defect Liability and Medical Malpractice Combo Case Settles for $3.5 Million - Susan Calles, et al. v. Scipto-Tokai Corp., et al.
  • Truck Mechanic Settles Lawsuit Against Trucking Companies and Railroad
  • Chicago Inadequate Security Case Filed: Retail Chain Sued When Employee is Killed
  • Chicago Roofing Accident Settlement Reached With Metra and Other Defendants
  • Illinois Nursing Home Safety Bill To Protect Seniors From Nursing Home Abuse Signed by Governor
  • Progressive Insurance Limits in Illinois Motorcycle Accident Case Ruled On By Appellate Court
  • Illinois Product Liability Rules to Evaluate Product Dangerousness Given By Appellate Court
  • Chicago Train Derailment Personal Injury Claim Settled for $2 Million
  • Former Chicago Bulls Star Scottie Pippen Receives $2 Million Jury Verdict Award
  • Illinois Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Subject of Recent Illinois Appellate Court Decision
  • Wounded Marine Corp Sergeant Advocates On Behalf of Wounded Veterans
  • Cook County Car Crash Leaves Teenage Girl a Quadriplegic: Settlement Reached
  • Illinois Appellate Court Dismisses Liability of Directors and Corporate Officers in Investment Fraud Case
  • Illinois Rear-End Car Crash Lawsuit Will Be Retried on Damages - Anderson v. Zamir
  • Illinois Worker’s Claim Against Employer for Spoliation in Product Liability Claim Denied - Gerard v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
  • Drop-Side Crib Recalls By Federal Regulators Due to Death and Injury
  • Nursing Home Claim for Punitive Damages Upon Resident's Death Denied by Illinois Courts - Vincent v. Alden-Park-Strathmoor, Inc.
  • Crosswalk Auto Accident Case Returns to Trial Court to Decide Pain and Suffering Damages: Kiggins v. Mather
  • Asbestos Dangers to Illinois Employees' Family Members Falls Under Duty of Employer Upheld By Illinois Appellate Court - Simpkins v. CSX Corp
  • CTA Red Line Train Fire Injuries Include Smoke Inhalation and Respiratory Problems
  • Minors Drinking Alcohol Decision: Social Host Liability Against Parents Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court
  • Johnson & Johnson Drug Recall Update: Pharmaceutical Company Not Cooperating According to Oversight Committee
  • Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Reviewed By Chicago Forum
  • Auto Defect Case to be Reviewed by Illinios Supreme Court
  • General Motors Recalls SUVs with Heated Windshield Washer Fluid Systems
  • Illinois Birth Injury Case to Be Retried: Will Include Previously Barred Expert Testimony
  • GlaxoSmithKline Avandia Case Settles: First of Many Cases Set For Trial
  • Personal Injury Case Against School Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court for Immunity Issues of Willful and Wanton Count
  • Safe Youth Chicago Works Towards Decreasing Chicago Violence and Crime
  • Recall of Children's Tylenol Subject of Congressional Hearing Entitled "Johnson & Johnson's Recall of Children's Tylenol and Other Pediatric Medicines"
  • Alli and Xenical (Orlistat) Could Cause Severe Liver Injury: FDA Warns of Dangers of Weight Loss Drug
  • Children's Tylenol Recalled By FDA
  • Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends General David H. Petraeus Luncheon
  • Sandra Day O'Connor Lectures In Chicago On Ethics, Civility, and Public Service: Robert D. Kreisman Attends
  • Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Settles Case Involving Damage to Section of Joliet Road
  • Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court on Misconduct Personal Injury Claim Against Tennis Club
  • Scaffolding Death of Construction Worker Case Reviewed By Illinois Supreme Court For Sole Proximate Cause
  • Illinois Gas Company Held Not Responsible In Gas Explosion
  • Cook County Judge Approves $5.6 Million Settlement for Thirteen Year Old Injured in Car Crash
  • Illinois Jury Awards Injured High School Student After Head-On Crash
  • Union League Club of Chicago’s Distinguished Public Service Award Given to Abner J. Mikva
  • AstraZeneca Settles Federal Investigation on Illegal Drug Marketing
  • American Association of Justice’s Mega College: Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Robert Kreisman Presents
  • Chicago Bus Accident Settlement Ordered By Cook County Court Despite Plaintiff's Willingness To Accept Settlement
  • Chicago Birth Defects Result of Medical Malpractice: Claim Filed Under Federal Tort Claims Act
  • Union League Club of Chicago Hosts "The Response Screening": A Look at The Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunals
  • Late Diagnosis of Cancer in Illinois Woman's Elbow Led to Arm Amputation
  • Illnios Workers’ Compensation Claims Not Allowed By Ex-Football Players: Forced to Take Their Claims to California
  • Cook County Personal Injury Claim for Fall at Metra Train Station Denied By Court: Illinois Tort Immunity Act Does Not Apply to Non-Train Passengers
  • Chicago Brain Injury Occurs During Cardiac Surgery
  • Illinois Railroad Injury Verdict: FELA Claims Are Different Than Workers' Compensation Claims
  • Illinois Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Benefits Reviewed By Illinois Supreme Court: Affirm Illinois Workers Entitled to TTD Benefits Until Condition Stabilizes
  • Illinois Personal Injury Claim Reviewed By Appellate Court: Uphold Denial of Plaintiff’s Motion to Keep Out Two Prior Accidents
  • Cook County Personal Injury Case Highlights Importance of Following Illinois Building Code Requirements
  • Illinois Product Liability Claim Underscores the Importance of Filing a Well-Drafted Complaint
  • Illinois Hockey Trainer’s Negligence Claim Not Barred By ‘Contact-Sports’ Doctrine
  • Cook County SUV Crash Results in Illinois Personal Injury Claim on Behalf of Two Restaurant Customers
  • Chicago’s Chairman of Council Committee on Finance, Edward M. Burke, Speaks at Union League Club
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Lake County Daycare Center Settled
  • Chicago Board Of Education Settles After Court Determines Actions Were Willful and Wanton - A Tort Immunity Exception
  • Illinois Product Defect Case Reviewed By Illinois Appellate Court: Lower Court Ruling on Product Defect-Chain of Distribution Reversed
  • Cook County Wrongful Death Case Highlights Issues of Logo-Liability Under the Interstate Commerce Act
  • Fighting Hate Since 1970: Morris Dees is Honored by Chicago’s Decalogue Society of Lawyers
  • Wyeth v. Levine Used to Reverse Pre-Emption of Chicago Pharmaceutical Litigation Case Against Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK)
  • Fatal Chicago Bus Accident Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Case
  • Illinois Chemical Accident at Construction Site Leads to Worker's Death: Illinois Jury Finds For Worker's Estate
  • Union League Club of Chicago's Civic & Arts Foundation Hosts 2010 Jazz Competition at Buddy Guy's Legends
  • Kane County, Illinois Nursing Home Resident Settles After a Below the Knee Leg Amputation
  • Illinois Truck Driver Settles Rear End Crash
  • Illinois Premise Liability Issues Reviewed: Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling Regarding Franchisor’s Duty
  • Illinois Motorcycle Accident Result of Drunk Driving: Leads to Liability On Behalf Of Driver and Liquor Store Under Illinois Dram Shop Act
  • Illinois Truck Accident Disables Chicago Brick Layer - Settlement Reached
  • Chicago Law School Hosts Panel Discussion on Attorneys’ Stories About Guantanamo
  • Toyota Recalls Reaches New High As Models Expand to Include Prius and Other Hybrids
  • Illinois Medical Malpractice Jury Award Limits Struck Down By Illinois Supreme Court in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
  • Cook County Medical Negligence Results From Poor Post-Surgical Care: Plaintiff Prevails at Trial
  • Cook County Assessor Candidate Forum Hosted By Union League Club of Chicago
  • Radiation Therapy Treatment for Cancer Patients at All-Time High
  • Cook County Construction Site Injury Lawsuit Receives Verdict for Plaintiff Who Was Injured Falling From Scaffold
  • Cook County Board Presidential Candidate Forum Presented by Union League of Chicago’s Public Affairs Committee and the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group
  • Dangers of Illinois Intersection Car Accidents Highlighted By Recent Chicago Auto Accident: Two South Suburban Cook County Motorists Left in Critical Condition
  • Baycol Drug Manufacturing Decision Reversed By Illinois Supreme Court
  • Excess Radiation Treatment Results in Chicago Medical Settlement in Cancer Patient's Death
  • Chicago Hit and Run Accident Results in Woman's Death
  • Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Robert Kreisman Recognized as Illinois Super Lawyer
  • Mandatory Arbitration Clause Defeated in Carideo v. Dell, Inc.
  • Cook County Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court
  • Aviation/Airplane Injuries On The Rise Nationwide
  • New Risk Calculator Available For Bone Fractures To Women
  • Illinois Truck Accident Insurance Coverage Clarified By Illinois Supreme Court
  • Chicago Man Receives Verdict Against Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for Psychological Injury
  • Kreisman Law Offices Thoughts On Mediation and Settlement Before Jury Trial
  • Cancer Patient Saved by 43 Hour Ex Vivo Resection Surgery
  • High Blood Pressure Could Be Better Controlled By Applying Teamwork Approach
  • Chicago Intersection Accident Settled Against Electric Company
  • Chicago Holiday Activities and Events for 2009
  • Cook County Medical Malpractice Verdict Decided in Favor of Parents for Delay in Treatment of Child with Heart Defect
  • Diabetes on the Rise Could Lead to Higher Insurance Costs
  • Kreisman Law Offices Wishes You A Happy Thanksgiving
  • Illinois Wrongful Death Case Brought by Family of Man Who Died of a Brain Injury When Brain Bleed Not Recognized
  • Illinois Motorcycle Accident Involving Father and Daughter Settled Against Maintenance Worker
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  • Chicago Union League Club Honors Distinguished Writer Carol Marin and Scott Turow
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  • Union League Club Of Chicago Hosts Secretary Of Labor
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  • Chemotherapy Patients Acknowledge Memory Loss
  • Chicago Metra Train Death Results in $5 Million Illinois Jury Verdict
  • Child Birth Injuries And Maternal Deaths On The Rise In Poor Countries
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  • Cook County Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Affirmed On Appeal As To Apparent Authority of Emergency Room Physician
  • Chicago Construction Worker Falls to His Death: Surviving Family Recovers $10 Million
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  • Medical Advances Expand Kidney Transplants
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  • Illinois Wrongful Death Act Is Amended To Include Recovery For Grief, Sorrow And Mental Suffering
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  • Civil Justice Attorney Bob Kreisman Walks In The Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate
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  • Investigating Illinois Truck Crashes Involving Commercial Vehicles
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  • Medical Industry Gifts To Doctors To Be Made Public
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  • Trucking Accidents and the Engine Control Module (ECM), a.k.a. the “Black Box”
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Welcomed By The Union League Club of Chicago And Its Public Affairs Committee
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  • Illinois’ Contribution Act Interpreted by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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  • Preeclampsia Among Pregnant Women Can Increase Risk of Heart Attack, Strokes, and Blood Clots
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  • Illinois Truck Accident: Driver Cleared In 'Unavoidable Accident'
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  • Illinois Automobile Owner Responsible for Authorized Driver's Negligence
  • Chicago Hospital's Negligence Clarified by Illinois Appellate Court
  • Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Bob Kreisman Serves Voter Protection Program on Election Day
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  • Eligible Voters Purged From Swing State Rolls
  • Are All FDA Approved Devices Safe?
  • Chicago Injury Attorney Bob Kreisman Co-Chairs Union League Club of Chicago Congressional Debate
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  • United States and Illinois Fall Behind Other Countries in Infant Death Rates: What Does This Say About Quality of Health Care?
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  • Are MRI Scans To Be Relied On By Chicago and Illinois Doctors?
  • Medical Credit Card- Beware of Chicago and Illinois Hospitals' New Methods of Securing Payment for Medical Bills
  • Infected Pressure Sores from Malnutrition and Other Nursing Home Abuse Results in Illinois Legislation
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  • Nursing Home Abuse And Alzheimer's Residents: Protection Under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
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  • Illinois Courts: Using The Internet To Access Services and Information
  • Illinois Personal Injury Case Argument Over Medical Damages Settled by Illinois Supreme Court
  • Chicago Bar Foundation Honors US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: Attorney Robert Kreisman Attends
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  • Chicago Not Liable For Fatal Crash Involving Two Children Struck By Chicago Police In Unmarked Car
  • Henry Cisneros and Jim Durkin Represent Obama and McCain In Debate On Future of Metropolitan Areas
  • Consumer Fraud Claim Against Phillip Morris In "Light" Cigarette Case: U.S. Supreme Court to Review
  • How to Prepare for the Chicago Winter: New Studies Show Flu Vaccine May Be Ineffective For Elderly
  • Prisoner's Medical Malpractice Claim Allowed to Go Forward By Chicago's Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Reverses District Court Ruling
  • Blanco v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.: Court Upholds Medical Device Preemption Clause
  • Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Verdict Over Expert Qualifications
  • Illinois Appellate Court Holds School District Accountable For Bus Driver's Misconduct
  • Illinois Court Decides Insurance Company Not Responsible for Covering Workers' Compensation Claim
  • U.S. Supreme Court Receives Unsolicited Drug Safety Advice From Top Doctors Questioning the FDA's Ability to Protect Patients
  • Illinois Appellate Court Denies Insurance Coverage To Individual, But Company Covered
  • Chicago Metra Worker Denied FELA Recovery For Injuries Due to Lack Of Notice
  • Injured at Work? Illinois Workers Could Have a Product Liability Case
  • Chicago's Priests' Sexual Abuse Cases Settled by Catholic Archdiocese: Cardinal George Releases His Deposition Transcript
  • Illinois Hip Replacement Product Defect Suit Survives After Statute of Limitations Runs: Re-Evaluation of When Discovered Injury
  • MetLife v. Glenn: U.S. Supreme Court Says Insurance Company's Conflict of Interest One Factor in Wrong Denial of Disability Benefits
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  • Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Bob Kreisman Attends Annual AAJ (American Association of Justice) Convention
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  • NHTSA's Roof Crush Standard: Opponents Decry as Ineffective and a Smokescreen for Stripping Consumer's Legal Rights
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  • Illinois Wrongful Death Act Interpreted by Illinois Supreme Court to Deny Recovery Of Unborn Child Aborted After Serious Injury To Mother
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