Brendan Ross and David Larson earned a significant victory in a recent coverage action when our motion for judgment on the pleadings was granted in Cook County. The original action involved a claim for personal injuries which occurred during the unloading of a semi-trailer. In the underlying complaint, the plaintiff […]
Crouch and Schuetz Defend Process Server, Achieve Dismissal of Action Alleging Fabricated Affidavit of Service
May 05, 2026 Defense
Kate Crouch and Steve Schuetz, two old dogs, learned and demonstrated a new trick in earning dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act case in Cook County. Plaintiff claimed that our client, a process server, falsified an affidavit of […]
Barrow & Freeze-Crace Secure Voluntary Dismissal in Northern District Traumatic Brain Injury Case
May 05, 2026 Defense
James Barrow and Kendal Freeze-Crace recently secured a voluntary dismissal with prejudice on behalf of our client, a third-party maintenance provider, in a premises liability action pending in the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff alleged that she sustained a traumatic brain injury while shopping at a nationwide department store […]
LPP secured a complete summary judgment victory in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, obtaining a final ruling that our client owed no duty to defend or indemnify in a putative FACTA class action. The underlying suit alleged improper printing of credit card information on receipts, with the defendant […]
Proving the truism that a strong deposition of the plaintiff is the best tool for winning a dispositive motion in a premises liability case, Kate Crouch and Steve Schuetz recently earned summary judgment in a DuPage County matter involving a slip and fall on a wet floor at Plaintiff’s workplace. […]
