Showing all results for category “personal injury”

Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court Ruling Insurer Owed No Duty to Defend Condo Board Under D&O Coverage: “Reserves” Exclusion Does Not Apply to Condo Owners’ Claims of Underinsurance

October 26, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Thushan M. Sabaratnam

In Truck Insurance Exchange v. Ulman, 2023 IL App (1st) 220804, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reversed a judgment on the pleadings and declaration an insurer owed no duty to defend a condo association’s directors under the condo policy’s Directors &

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United States Supreme Decides “Game Changing” Case on General Personal Jurisdiction Over a Foreign Corporation

June 27, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

by Melinda S. Kollross

In another decision involving some peculiar judicial alignments, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, No. 21-1168 (U.S. June 27,

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Allows Photographs of Property Damage Absent Expert Testimony as Evidence of Extent of Personal Injury

April 5, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

Despite the lack of expert evidence, litigants may offer photographs of vehicle damage to show a correlation between the damage and personal injuries. Laccetti v. Ellis,

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Bland v. Q-West, Inc. 2023 Ill. App. 2d 210683 —A “Stand Out” Decision By The Illinois Appellate Court, Second District.

March 9, 2023 / Writing and Speaking

By Melinda S. Kollross

The recent decision in Bland would be noteworthy just for the fact that an Illinois Appellate Court reversed a plaintiff’s personal injury verdict of $51 million and remanded the case back for a new trial.

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Cook County Judge Rules Illinois Prejudgment Interest Statute Unconstitutional

June 7, 2022 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Thushan M. Sabaratnam & Morgan A. Dilbeck

A recent Cook County Circuit Court ruling finds that a prejudgment interest statute requiring a defendant to extend a settlement offer within one year of plaintiff filing a major tort claim, including personal injury and wrongful death, violates the Illinois Constitution.

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Alert On Illinois Personal Injury And Wrongful Death Actions: Prejudgment Interest On Those Judgments Is Effective On July 1, 2021.

June 5, 2021 / CM Reports / Writing and Speaking

By Melinda S. Kollross and Amy R. Paulus

We had earlier reported on efforts by the Illinois legislature to assess prejudgment interest on personal injury and wrongful death judgments. That legislation stalled, but a compromise bill was passed and signed into law on May 28,

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  • Chicago

    Illinois 60603

    10 South LaSalle Street

    Chicago, Illinois 60603

    T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

  • New York

    New York 10005

    28 Liberty Street 39th Floor

    New York, New York 10005

    T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Mission Viejo

    California 92691

    27285 Las Ramblas

    Suite 200

    Mission Viejo, California 92691

    T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

  • Florham Park

    New Jersey 07932

    100 Campus Drive

    Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

    T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Michigan City

    Indiana 46360

    200 Commerce Square

    Michigan City, Indiana 46360

    T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney

  • Milwaukee

    Wisconsin 53202

    250 E. Wisconsin Avenue

    Suite 1800

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

    T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck

  • Stamford

    Connecticut 06902

    68 Southfield Avenue

    2 Stamford Landing Suite 100

    Stamford, Connecticut 06902

    T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen

  • Tampa

    Florida 33609

    4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center

    Suite 600

    Tampa, Florida 33609

    T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt

  • San Francisco

    California 94111

    100 Pine Street

    Suite 1250

    San Francisco, California 94111

    T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

  • Houston

    Texas 77019

    2929 Allen Parkway

    American General Center, Suite 200

    Houston, Texas 77019

    T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

  • Dallas

    Texas 75201

    325 N. Saint Paul Street

    Suite 3100

    Dallas, Texas 75201

    T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

  • Boca Raton

    Florida 33434

    7777 Glades Road

    Suite 405

    Boca Raton, Florida 33434

    T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt