Attorney David Osborne won summary judgment after the court declared that Westfield Insurance Company had no duty to defend or indemnify several insured contractors in a construction defect case involving defective masonry work, at a large condominium project. The Plaintiff Board of Directors of the Condominium Association claimed damages over […]

Bill Lindsay: We obtained a defense verdict of no liability in a premises liability case where the plaintiff was seriously injured by a truck’s tire block that shot out from a tire when the truck started to move. We convinced the jury that the trucking company was to blame for the […]

Bill Lindsay: We obtained a defense verdict of no liability in an auto accident case where the drivers both claimed the accident was caused by obstructed visibility as a result of overgrown shrubs on our client’s property at the intersection. Vole v. Curry, Circuit Court of Lake County.

Howard Trafman obtained a directed verdict in favor of a contractor following a 1-week trial in Cook Co. in a construction site injury case involving serious injuries to a construction laborer.  Plaintiff alleged $552,137 in medical expenses (shoulder and spinal surgeries) and a career-ending injury with a claimed wage loss […]

Chris Pickett: Won summary judgment after the court declared that our client’s UM coverage was excess and could not be stacked with the primary UM coverage afforded on a State Farm policy to compensate plaintiff’s estate in fatal automobile accident.