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Fright Night: Recovering Emotional Distress Damages Absent Accompanying Physical Consequences

March 13, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

There’s a famous phrase about “things that go bump in the night.” It’s part of an old Scottish or Cornish prayer seeking protection from “ghoulies and ghoosties and long-legged beasties” roaming a house.

Crain’s Chicago Business Features Shareholder Brian Riordan on 2023 Notable Litigators List

March 13, 2023 / News

Brian earned this designation for his extensive litigation experience, leadership within the firm and impactful civic work.

Texas Supreme Court Rejects Expert Testimony in Crop Spraying Case

March 10, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

Finding the testimony of experts unreliable, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a court of appeals decision allowing a crop production loss claim to proceed to trial. Helena Chem.

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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