Transferring risk is always top of mind for LPP attorneys.  In two recent cases, Howard Trafman obtained dismissal of a pending action through the early and careful analysis of the contractual documents by tendering the defense essentially back to the party that filed the action against our clients. In one […]

Being named as a third-party defendant does not mean going along for the ride.  Howard Trafman and Jadyn Atteberry recently demonstrated that fact by securing a low-dollar direct settlement with Plaintiff in a significant motor vehicle case with nearly $400,000 in medical specials alone. Plaintiff, an employee of our client’s […]

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 […]

This week, Joe Postel secured a highly favorable decision for our insurer client. This order came in a Coles County lawsuit where the plaintiff alleges significant bodily injury after the car in which he was riding as a passenger struck a tractor-trailer parked on the side of the road, but the […]

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 […]