On November 15th, 2011, a federal jury in Chicago returned a defense verdict in a case tried by Jim Balog and Jennifer Reddien. The trial involved a trip and fall in a south suburban store parking lot. The 69 year old plaintiff alleged that the Retailer was negligent for failing to repair a pothole before […]

In the matter of Charles Bowers v. Ford Desired Real Estate and LaShawn K. Ford, Judge Dennis Burke granted Daniel Nolan’s Motion for Directed Verdict at the close of the evidence. Congratulations Dan!

Please welcome our newest attorney Kevin C. Rasp.

Kevin O’Hagan to Present: “Protect Your Board – The Golden Rules of Controlling Non-Profit D&O Liability Risk” at the Chicago Crittenden Conference on September 12, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court has just made it harder for plaintiffs to convince state courts to assert personal jurisdiction over foreign manufactures on products cases. In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, decided June 27, 2011, the question was whether the New Jersey Supreme Court properly exercised jurisdiction over a British manufacturer of scrap metal […]

We are proud to announce the election of Jamie L. Filipovic to Partner. Congratulations Jamie!

A team from our Chicago and Richmond offices, led by Denean Sturino, just won summary judgment for a car dealer in Cook County Circuit Court.  This allowed us to remove to federal court claims against the designer and manufacturer of the product in question.  This move was fiercely resisted by the plaintiffs’ lawyers, who were […]