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Contractor Liability in Construction Accident Cases 2009-01-23 13:21:01 Competent Chicago construction site accident lawyers stay abreast of Illinois law concerning general contractor liability. An Illinois appellate court held that a general contractor owed a duty of care to an ironworker employed by a subcontractor who injured his back while unloading bolts at a Chicago condominium development because the contractor retained sufficient control over [...] Read more:Contractor
, Liability
, Construction
Metra Not Immune From Train Accident Lawsuits 2009-01-21 15:57:00 In a win for Chicago train accident lawyers and their injured clients, Illinois circuit court recently held that the Illinois Tort Immunity Act does not apply to a common carrier such as the metropolitan commuter railroad system (”Metra”). The court ruled Metra was not shielded by the Tort Immunity Act in a personal injury lawsuit [...] Read more:Immune
, Train
, Lawsuits
Police Chase Cases — Proving Willful and Wanton Conduct 2009-01-09 13:51:50 When policemen are engaged in a reckless police chase in Illinois, as long as they are considered to be “executing” or “enforcing” the law, the Tort Immunity Act will apply. Therefore, to survive a motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment in an action against the city, a plaintiff and his or her Chicago [...] Read more:Police
, Proving
, Conduct
Wrongful Birth Damages Under Illinois Law 2008-12-24 12:10:35 Illinois recognizes a cause of action based on “wrongful birth.” However, Illinois personal injury attorneys must be aware of types of damages available in wrongful birth actions.
The seminal case dealing with wrongful birth actions is Siemieniec v. Lutheran General Hosp., 117 Ill. 2d 230 (Ill. 1987). In Siemieniec, the parents of a child born with [...] Read more:Illinois
Answering Requests To Admit Facts In Illinois 2008-12-23 17:28:07 Qualified Chicago personal injury lawyers often engage in years of discovery before a case is settled or goes to trial. One of the most important tools of discovery available to personal injury lawyers in Illinois
are requests for the admission of facts (”requests to admit”). Illinois Supreme Court Rule 216.
This is especially true after Szczeblewski [...] Read more:Requests
Re-Filed Willful and Wanton Claim Barred by Res Judicata After Dismissal of Negligence Claim 2008-12-11 16:55:07 Chicago personal injury attorneys must become familiar with a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision, Hudson v. City of Chicago, 228 Ill. 2d 462 (Ill. 2008), before deciding to voluntarily dismiss an action pursuant to section 2-1009 of the Code of Civil Procedure (”Code”).
On March 30, 1999, plaintiffs filed suit against the City of Chicago alleging [...] Read more:Negligence
Medical Malpractice Complaint Improperly Dismissed Based on Lack of Diligence in Obtaining Service 2008-12-11 12:17:04 Attorneys in Illinois, notably Chicago medical malpractice lawyers, must exercise “reasonable diligence to obtain service on a defendant” after filing a lawsuit; otherwise, the case may be dismissed. Illinois Supreme Court Rule (”Rule”) 103(b).
In Case v. Gallesburg Cottage Hosp., 227 Ill. 2d 207 (Ill. 2007), the Illinois Supreme Court held that a trial court should [...] Read more:Complaint
, Diligence
, Service
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