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John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist when a psychiatric patient was admitted after expressing death wishes. Patient was allowed an unsupervised 11-hour pass from the hospital and hanged self. Defendant contended that the pass was allowed after the patient demonstrated improved health and denied suicidal thoughts.
A Cook County jury found in favor of Bill Weiler’s client, an automobile manufacturer in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that her vehicle’s engine had failed due to manufacturing defects in the vehicle. The jury found otherwise after Mr. Weiler was able to show the jurors how the damage was actually caused by…
Suzanne Favia Gillen and Michelle Paveza successfully tried and defended a medical malpractice claim pending in WinnebagoCounty. They defended an obstetrician/gynecologist in a case involving the death of a 32-year-old woman after a c-section performed by the Doctor. After five days of trial, the Plaintiff requested an award in the amount of $3.8 million. The…
John Langhenry successfully defended a radiologist who performed a barium enema and lower G.I. for allegedly failing to diagnose a bowel perforation. Plaintiff underwent emergency laparotomy surgery to repair the perforation and flush the barium with subsequent colostomy. The defense argued that the plaintiff’s presentation and complaints to the radiologist did not warrant further investigation…
A Cook County judge entered a directed verdict in favor of Bill Weiler’s client, a church in a case in which the plaintiff suffered serious injuries due to a fall on the church’s property. The plaintiff had alleged that her injuries had been caused by the church’s failure to properly maintain its property. Mr. Weiler…
Troy A. Lundquist and Stacy K. Shelly were upheld on appeal. The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of all the Plaintiff’s claims of property damage to their tractor, totaling over $130,000, against the defendant tractor dealer. Both courts agreed with the defendant that the plaintiff was barred from bringing a tort claim against…
John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist who admitted a 17-year-old patient to a psychiatric facility for 114 days with a diagnosis of behavior disorder. Plaintiff alleged that the psychiatrist did not fully inform the patient or his parents of his rights. Defendant denied the allegations and maintained that the admission was appropriate.
Following a substantial fire to a new home under construction in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Steve Johnson was retained to investigate the cause of the fire that occurred after the firm’s client left the construction site at the end of the work day. Steve retained an origin and cause fire investigator and prepared a…
After four days of trial, a Cook County jury found in favor of Bill Weiler’s client, an automobile manufacturer, on all counts. The case involved a claim in which the plaintiff alleged that she could no longer drive her vehicle due to numerous defects which the manufacturer had refused to repair. Mr. Weiler was able…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a gastroenterologist who perforated a patient’s colon during a colonoscopy for allegedly failing to timely diagnose the perforation. The Plaintiff claimed that she called the defendant twenty-four hours after she underwent a colonoscopy with polyp removal and advised the defendant that she had severe abdominal pain. The physician…