Howard Trafman and Steve Schuetz Secure Early Voluntary Dismissal on Product Liability Case

Apr 18, 2025 Defense
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 […]

Steve Becker’s Exceptional Efforts Allow Insurer to Recoup Worker’s Compensation Lien

Apr 16, 2025 Construction Injury
In a multi-party construction case, Steve Becker successfully fended off two breach of contract claims (for failure to procure insurance and failure to indemnify) and recovered $187,500 on behalf of our client and insurance carrier.  Steve represented the employer of an operating engineer who injured himself while setting up his […]

Jake Beaupre Secures Summary Judgment in Coverage Action Due to Insured’s Defect Concealment

Apr 14, 2025 Coverage
Jacob Beaupre recently obtained summary judgment in the Southern District of Illinois in a federal declaratory judgment action that arose from an underlying lawsuit alleging violations of the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. In granting our motion, the Court held that the insured attempted to conceal the property’s defects from […]

Howard Trafman and Jadyn Atteberry Argue De Minimis, Earn Summary Judgment

Apr 10, 2025 Defense
Howard Trafman and Jadyn Atteberry recently obtained summary judgment in favor of a commercial property owner in a lawsuit arising out of a trip and fall in Winnebago County.  Plaintiff claimed she was walking on the sidewalk outside of the property owned and maintained by our client.   She allegedly fell […]

Jadyn Atteberry Wins Her First Jury Trial!

Apr 08, 2025 Auto
LPP associate Jadyn Atteberry secured a favorable trial verdict last week in Cook County in a complex multi-vehicle collision.  At the outset, our client any involvement in causing the collision and wholly blamed the co-defendant who had hit Plaintiff, our insured, and an additional vehicle. The case proceeded to trial, […]