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Illinois Supreme Court Resolves Split in Appellate Districts Over How to Apply Set-Off’s When the Guaranty Fund Defendant a Dram Shop Defendant

January 2, 2014

This is post from my blog Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book.  It discusses a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision that is impacts the amount of insurance available to plaintiff’s when the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund is required to defend defendant/insured … Continue reading →

Appellate Court Elaborates on the Open & Obvious and Deliberate Encounter Doctrines for Premises Liability Cases

October 29, 2012

This is a post from my blog Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book that discusses a case involving a trip and fall on a city cross-walk and illustrates many of the challenges confronted by a plaintiff when filing suit for injuries … Continue reading →

Appellate Court Rules That Plaintiff May Admit Evidence of Lack of Health Insurance to Explain Lack of Medical Treatment

June 20, 2012

This is an excerpt from my blog Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book relating to a new case that permits a plaintiff to admit evidence that they lack health insurance in order to explain why they have not sought medical treatment … Continue reading →

Illinois Supreme Court Reasserts That Dismissed Counts Must Be Incorporated Into An Amended Complaint In Order To Preserve Them For Appellate Review

May 31, 2012

This is an entry from my Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book blog regarding a case that highlights the pitfalls of filing an amended complaint after the court has dismissed certain counts: Bonhomme v. St. James – 2012 IL 112393 (Thomas) … Continue reading →

Fifth District Says Plaintiff Should Have Been Permitted to Argue Equitable Estoppel Against Settlement Tainted By Misrepresentation of Insurance Adjustor

March 30, 2012

This is an entry from my Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book blog addressing some pitfalls when there are multiple policies in play on a respondeat superior case: Ahle v. D. Chandler, Inc. – 5-10-0346 (Goldenhersh) Facts:  Plaintiff was injured by … Continue reading →

Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Finding of No Apparent Agency Between Hospital and It’s Chief of Staff

March 24, 2012

The following is an entry from my Illinois Personal Injury Trial Book blog: Lamb-Rosenfeldt v. Burke Medical Group, et. al., No. 1-10-1558 (Pucinski) Facts:  Plaintiff’s decedent died from complications related to her lung cancer.  Prior to her death, she had been … Continue reading →

Study Reveals That Doctors Are Slow To Diagnose Re-Emerging Illnesses That Vaccines Could Have Prevented

January 17, 2012

“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Sir Winston Churchill. This statement is as true to matters of politics and diplomacy as it is to medicine.  The Chicago Tribune posted a somewhat alarming article … Continue reading →

Van Gelderen v. Hokin – First District Affirms Jury Verdict for Premises Liability Based Upon Location of Stairway in Relation to Door

December 22, 2011

Van Gelderen v. Hokin – 1-09-3152 (Cahill) Facts:  Plaintiff, a window covering installer, was injured when he fell down a stairway at the defendant’s home.  As a person is exiting the home, the stairway is immediately to the right of … Continue reading →

Illinois Attorney General Releases Safe Shopping Guide for Holidays to Warn of Dangerous Toys

November 22, 2011

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has released her annual Safe Shopping Guide as a means to warn consumers of dangerous toys and other products that have been shown to pose safety hazards to children.  This is a very informative guide … Continue reading →

Motor Vehicle Crashes Cost Chicago Region Over $11 Billion Annually

November 4, 2011

The Chicago Tribune reports that the American Automotive Association recently conducted a study on the costs to society of motor vehicle crashes which reveled that in the greater Chicago region the annual cost is $11.3 billion annually.  The purpose of … Continue reading →

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