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 […]

Steve Becker was awarded summary judgment on behalf of a developer and a general contractor, in the case of Botello v. Lexington Homes, LLC, et al., 2015 L 5620 (Cook County, IL). The plaintiff, an employee of a carpenter subcontractor (ACC, Inc.), was injured while trimming a 3rd-floor window of […]

Kate Crouch obtained a defense verdict in favor of a subcontractor following a two-week trial in Cook County in a construction injury case involving a career-ending injury to a journeyman carpenter.  Plaintiff asked for almost $7 million in compensation for medical specials, lost past and future wages, pain and suffering, […]

Chris Pickett: We defended a general contractor against a construction site injury case involving an HVAC employee who fell through a floor penetration.  Despite contracting to perform general contracting services, we argued that our client assigned these duties to a construction and property manager who ended up paying the majority […]

ISO Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement – General Contractor Not An Additional Insured On Policy Issued To Sub-subcontractor, As Sub-subcontractor Had No Contract With General Contractor – Joe Postel: Westfield Ins. Co. v. FCL Bldrs., Inc., Circuit Court of Cook County, 407 Ill. App. 3d 730, 948 N.E.2d 115 (1st Dist. 2011)