Category: Defense

Kate Crouch Secures Summary Judgment on Behalf of Landowner for a Slip and Fall on Ice by Tenant

May 15, 2022 Defense
Kate Crouch secured summary judgment on behalf of a landowner for a slip and fall on ice by a tenant.  Through a strong deposition of Plaintiff in particular, we demonstrated that Plaintiff could not substantiate a claim that the ice accumulated unnaturally.  While Plaintiff suggested multiple theories for the ice’s […]

Dismissal With Prejudice – Plaintiff’s Negligence Theory Barred by the Economic Loss Doctrine

Feb 18, 2022 Construction Defect
Steve Becker recently won a motion to dismiss with prejudice.  This matter stemmed from a property damage case involving a roof collapse at a commercial building, in Chicago.  After an initial dismissal, the Plaintiff re-alleged that our client (a masonry contractor, who allegedly removed some columns that supported the roof […]