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Steve Johnson was retained by an aerospace company charged with negligence in causing approximately $1 million dollars in property damage as a result of a fire. Steve’s knowledge of insurance law and negligence were essential to presenting a motion to dismiss before the trial court that eliminated all the claims brought against the commercial client. …
Suzanne Favia Gillen and Michelle Paveza successfully tried and defended a medical negligence claim against a gynecologist. The Plaintiff alleged that she suffered a ureter laceration that required corrective surgery when she underwent exploratory laparoscopic surgery with removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries after a prior hysterectomy procedure. The defense contended the injury occurred…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a radiologist who interpreted x-ray films as negative for fracture after the plaintiff fell from a ladder. Approximately 6 months later, the plaintiff was diagnosed with a lunate fracture. The plaintiff argued that the radiologist failed to properly interpret the x-ray films, thereby failing to diagnose the lunate…
Plaintiff alleged the township failed to remove trees and bushes at an intersection, thereby causing a site obstruction. Anastasia Hess filed a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of the Defendant Township, and the trial court granted the Motion. Troy and Anastasia successfully defended the appeal as well, and the Third District Appellate Court affirmed the…
A Cook County jury found in favor or Bill Weiler’s client in a medical malpractice trial. The plaintiff in the case alleged that Mr. Weiler’s client, a hematologist, improperly adjusted the plaintiff’s anticoagulant medication, which caused a blood clot to form in her leg. As a result, the plaintiff alleged, her leg had to be…
Steve Johnson recovered a substantial settlement on behalf of a diary farmer whose barn roof collapsed following a snow storm. Despite cold temperatures and large snow drifts, Steve and his consultant obtained the evidence necessary to identify a design flaw in the roof which caused the structure to collapse and resulted in a quick settlement…
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…