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Plaintiff claims she was injured when she slipped on a tomatillo on the floor of defendant’s grocery store. Plaintiff suffered a hamstring tear in her right leg, resulting in $28,000 in medical bills and a wage loss of $43,000 from time lost as a claims examiner for the U.S. Department of Labor. In defendant’s motion…
Steve Johnson was retained to represent a substantial number of local grocery stores from various chains that were alleged to have violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act in potential class actions. Through the knowledge gained as part of a national group of attorneys defending these class action…
Plaintiff sued defendant car dealership after her vehicle was broken into, alleging that the salesman and contract documents assured her that the vehicle had an alarm system. Plaintiff sought damages totaling in excess of $30,000. Plaintiff ultimately was awarded $2,400.00.
Steve Johnson was retained by a large commercial bakery to recover monies owed to it by a Chicagoland distributor who failed to properly remit the amounts owed to the bakery in accordance with the contract between the parties. Steve realized at the start that this matter would not be resolved without filing suit, so he…
Steve Johnson and Matt Andris negotiated a settlement with the client’s first party property insurer for 100% of the client’s demand; thereby alleviating the need to file suit to collect the damages owed as well as the time and stress of litigation. The settlement was achieved as a result of the decision to prepare a…
Mohammed Nofal represented a not-for-profit property owner in a mechanics lien lawsuit. A subcontractor filed suit to enforce the lien. A motion to dismiss was filed on behalf of the property owner as the subcontractor failed to perfect its lien. The court agreed and dismissed the claims against the property owner.
A general contractor performing a complete remodel of a luxury penthouse condominium on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago retained Steve Johnson when the property owner improperly terminated the general contractor from the job site and alleged the firm’s client was responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in water damage to the project under construction…
William Weiler successfully defended an engineering company who had been hired by the Illinois Department of Transportation to design improvements to an interstate highway. During construction, a flagger was struck and killed by a driver who had entered the construction zone. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the engineering company, holding that…
John G. Langhenry III and Melissa J. Gordon successfully defended the appeal of a 2008 trial verdict in their client’s favor. The plaintiffs alleged medical negligence in relation to the treatment of an infection following heart surgery. The Appellate Court affirmed Trial Court rulings received by the defense on eight separate issues. The significant rulings…
Troy Lundquist and Anastasia Hess with assistance of Michael Radak successfully tried and defended a township where the allegations involved improper placement of signage. The Plaintiffs were a motorcycle driver and his passenger. The Plaintiff driver alleged a paralysis injury, and the passenger sustained a lower leg de-gloving injury. The Plaintiffs asked for in excess…