Category: Defense

LPP Attorneys Trafman and Schuetz Secure Not Guilty Verdict in $56,000,000 Cook County Wrongful Death Suit

Jun 18, 2025 Defense
LPP Partner Howard Trafman and Senior Counsel Steve Schuetz just secured a not guilty verdict following a two-week trial in Cook County. In addition to the challenging venue, our trial team was up against one of the most formidable plaintiff’s firms in Chicago. Please read on to learn more about the case […]

Howard Trafman and Steve Schuetz Secure Early Voluntary Dismissal on Product Liability Case

Apr 18, 2025 Defense
An in-depth investigation at the outset of an assignment always pays off, and Howard Trafman and Steve Schuetz certainly demonstrated this in a recent multi-party product liability case in Cook County, Illinois. Plaintiff was allegedly injured after the lift machine he was using at work to pick products from store […]

Steve Becker’s Exceptional Efforts Allow Insurer to Recoup Worker’s Compensation Lien

Apr 16, 2025 Construction Injury
In a multi-party construction case, Steve Becker successfully fended off two breach of contract claims (for failure to procure insurance and failure to indemnify) and recovered $187,500 on behalf of our client and insurance carrier.  Steve represented the employer of an operating engineer who injured himself while setting up his […]

Howard Trafman and Jadyn Atteberry Argue De Minimis, Earn Summary Judgment

Apr 10, 2025 Defense
Howard Trafman and Jadyn Atteberry recently obtained summary judgment in favor of a commercial property owner in a lawsuit arising out of a trip and fall in Winnebago County.  Plaintiff claimed she was walking on the sidewalk outside of the property owned and maintained by our client.   She allegedly fell […]