Paul V. Esposito
Reported Decisions, Verdicts and Judgments
A representative sample of Mr. Esposito's cases handled on appeal includes:
Quern v. Mandley, 436 U.S. 425 (1978) (construing the validity of Illinois emergency aid regulations);
United States v. Hasting, 461 U.S. 499 (1983) (delineating the supervisory power of the federal courts of appeals);
Baltimore & O.C.T.R.R. v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd., 154 F.3d 404 (7th Cir. 1998) (enforcement of arbitration award for railroad switching charges);
Dean v. Sullivan, 118 F.3d 1170 (7th Cir. 1997) (proper constitution of an arbitration panel);
Sullivan v. Gilchrist, 87 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 1996) (notice procedures in arbitration cases);
Reinsurance Company of America, Inc. v. Administratia Asigurarilor de Stat, 902 F.2d 1275 (7th Cir. 1990) (procedural question regarding grounds for vacating judgments);
Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Fair Employment Practices Comm'n, 71 Ill. 2d 61, 373 N.E.2d 1307 (1978) (timeliness of discrimination charge);
Village of Evergreen Park v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 296 Ill. App. 3d 810, 695 N.E.2d 1339 (1998) (construction of Public Utilities Act);
National American Insurance Co. v. Indiana Lumberman's Insurance Co., (7th Cir. 2000) (suretyship bond);
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. Admiral Insurance Co., (5th Cir. 2000) (interpretation of additional insured provisions of commercial general liability policy);
Susan Waken Doll Co. v. Ashton Drake Galleries, 272 F.3d 441 (7th Cir. 2001) (copyright infringement).
Lexington Insurance Co. v. Lindahl Construction & Engineering, Inc., 47 P. 3d 1081 (Alaska 2002) (fire subrogation);
Ravotti v. Sunderland, (3d Cir. 2004) (construction accident);
Acorn Window Systems, Inc., v. Detroit Edison Co., (Mich. App. 2004) (subrogation);
Velarde v Illinois Central R.R., 354 Ill. App. 3d 523, 820 N.E.2d 37 (1st Dist. 2004) (day-in-the-life videos);
Foust v. McFarland, 698 N.W. 2d 24 (Minn. App. 2005) (motor vehicle accident);
Westray v. Wright, 835 834 N.E.2d 173 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005) (punitive damages);
Gregory & Appel Insurance Agency v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., 835 N.E.2d 1053 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005) (mitigation of damages);
Mann v. Producer's Chemical Co., 356 Ill. App. 3d 967, 827 N.E.2d 883 (2005) (motor vehicle accident);
Ahmed v. Pickwick Pickwick Place Owners' Assn., 385 Ill. App. 3d 874, 896 N.E.2d 854 (1st Dist. 2008)(premises liability/wrongful death);
Herman v. Brunswick Corp., (Ill. App. 2008) (product liability);
Capitol Group, Inc. v. Charles L. Crane Agency, (Ill. App. 2008) (insurance broker liability);
Ready v. United/Goedecke Services Co., 232 Ill. 2d 369, 905 N.E.2d 725 (2008) (construction of joint-and-several liability statute);
Faust v. Albertson, 167 Wn. 2d 531, 222 P.3d 1208 (2009) (common law dram shop action);
Singh v. Edwards Lifesciences, 151 Wa. App. 137, 210 P.3d 337 (2009) (conflicts of law);
Corral v. Mervis Industries, Inc., (Ill. App. 2010) (workplace accident);
Ready v. United/Goedecke Services Co., 238 Ill. 2d 582, 939 N.E.2d 417 (2010) (upholding sole proximate cause defense).
A representative sample of employment cases handled by Mr. Esposito includes:
Hantel v. Lutheran General Hospital, Case No. 95 L 1074 ( Ill. Cir. Ct. Cook County) (suit under Illinois Right of Conscience Act and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act);
Hill v. General Electric Supply Company, Case No. 1989 CA 0262, Illinois Human Rights Commission (age discrimination claim under Illinois Human Rights Act);
Abrahamson v. Master Molded Products Corporation, Case No. 1993 CF 3085, Illinois Human Rights Commission (defense of national origin discrimination claim under Illinois Human Rights Act);
Karich v. Floral Network, Inc., Case No. 1994 CF 0034, Illinois Human Rights Commission (handicap discrimination claim under Illinois Human Rights Act);
National Surety Corp. v. Ranger insurance Co. (7th Cir. 2001) (interpretation of "other insurance" claims);
Edward Hines Lumber Co. v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co., (Ill. App. 2002) (interpretation of replacement cost provision of fire policy).
