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 […]

A thorough investigation at the outset of an assignment always pays off, and Howard Trafman and Kendal Freeze-Crace certainly demonstrated that truism in a recent wrongful death case in McHenry County, Illinois. In this case, Plaintiff’s decedent allegedly consumed bad oysters.  Numerous parties were sued in an effort to sort […]

In a St. Clair County case involving a Section 1983 claim, Steven Becker secured the dismissal of a towing company who was accused of having seized the Plaintiff’s car and property, in violation of his constitutional rights. We made numerous arguments, including that our client could not be liable under Section 1983 because […]