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 […]

Kate Crouch and Brendan Ross obtained summary judgment for our client in a Cook County snow/ice fall case.  Plaintiff, an elderly resident of the premises at issue, claimed that she slipped on ice while descending an exterior staircase as a result of an unnatural accumulation.  At the conclusion of party […]

Steve Becker recently prevailed on a motion for summary in Cook County, Illinois.  The case involved a Plaintiff who was an employee of our client’s sub-lessee, wherein he alleged injuries suffered when he tried to open a large industrial gate that secured the leased premises.  He claimed that the gate […]

In a recent case involving the ever-evolving natural accumulation rule, Kate Crouch defended a landscaping company that contracted to remove snow and place salt to remediate ice at the premises where a plaintiff fell, sustaining a serious shoulder fracture with medical specials of $150,000.  Plaintiff gave ample testimony in her […]

Bill Lindsay: We obtained a not liable jury verdict on behalf of a national retailer in a false arrest case. Taylor v. Venture Stores, Circuit Court of Cook County.