Case Notes

Business interruption insurance is typically intended to compensate the insured party for income loss resulting from cessation of operations, usually during a period of time used to repair or restore physical damage to the covered property. But what happens when the...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago INTOXICATED BICYCLIST CRASHES AND RECOVERS FROM THE CITY Amanda Loftus v. City of Chicago Cook County Case No. 14 L 9955 One Sunday afternoon, the 23-year-old female Plaintiff spent five hours drinking...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago PLAINTIFF RECOVERS IN WRONGFUL CONVICTION CASE AFTER 21 YEARS IN PRISON Deon Patrick v. City of Chicago, et al Cook County Case No. 14 C 3658 In 2013, the 45-year-old male Plaintiff was released from...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago BARGOER RECOVERS FOR INJURIES FROM ALTERCATION WITH BOUNCERS Jesus Perez v. Cubby Bear Chicago LLC Cook County Case No. 15 L 9076 The 33-year old male Plaintiff was at a bar near Wrigley Field with a...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago PLAINTIFF FALLS FLAT AT TRIAL Michael Gassman v. Nano's Pizza Inc. Cook County Case No. 15 L 1414 The 61-year-old male Plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell, landing on his elbow, as he entered...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago PLAINTIFFS INJURED IN ACCIDENT WITH DETACHED TRUCK TRAILER HOOK UP WITH BIG VERDICT Matthew Burdick, et al. v. New Prime Inc. Cook County Case No. 14 C 1454 Plaintiffs, a 32-year-old man and woman,...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago ESTATE RECOVERS NOTHING IN MESOTHELIOMA ASBESTOS EXPOSURE CASE Estate of James Wagner, deceased v. Eaton Corporation Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 14 L 9158 Plaintiff worked as a truck mechanic...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago Wm Hickey, Jr. v. Pace Suburban Bus Svc. Cook County Case No. 12 L 8082 The 40-year old male Plaintiff motorcyclist was on a suburban state highway when an approaching bus made a left turn right in...

CASE NOTES Summaries of recent legal matters in and around Chicago ESTATE OF ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN HIT BY SUCCESSIVE VEHICLES RECOVERS AGAINST SECOND DRIVER Estate of Carmello Anzalone v. T.H. Ryan Cartage Co., et al. Cook County Case No. 14 L 4425 An 89-year-old man was...

CASE NOTES MICHAEL JORDAN SCORES AGAIN, WINNING MILLIONS IN RIGHT OF PUBLICITY ACT CASE Michael Jordan, et a; v. Dominick's Finer Foods LLC, Safeway Inc.; USDC Northern Dist. IL Case No. 2010 cv 00407 In 2009, Sports Illustrated published a commemorative issue...