Howard Trafman obtained a not liable defense verdict in favor of the defendant driver in a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident.  The defense successfully argued that Plaintiff was intoxicated when she attempted to cross the street, failed to yield the right of way to a moving vehicle, and saw the […]

David Osborne: P.C., 444 F.3d 587, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1715 (7th Cir. 2006) (argued and won legal malpractice action on behalf of defense attorney clients on theory of no proximate cause against claim for $1 million in fees purportedly incurred by their client’s insurer in defending discovery sanctions proceeding in […]

Joe Postel: Kalis v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., 357 Ill. App. 3d 172 (1st Dist. 2005)

Howard Trafman obtained a very favorable verdict of $12,930.00 in the defense of a rear-end motor vehicle collision resulting in claimed serious injuries.  The defense admitted liability but contested the nature and extent of the injuries, as well as the causation of a future, claimed surgery. Plaintiff claimed exacerbation of […]

Howard Trafman obtained a very favorable verdict of $800,000.00 in favor of the defendant company following a thirty-day trial in Cook Co. in a construction negligence/premises liability case involving serious injuries to a contractor working on the roof at the defendant company’s facility/plant. Plaintiff fell 15-20 feet through a deteriorating […]