Howard Trafman negotiated a favorable settlement this month on behalf of a flood mitigation company that was alleged to have exposed a plaintiff working at a local Chicago hospital to toxic chemicals/fumes.  The exposure allegedly led to permanent damage to the plaintiff’s vocal chords, a deterioration of the quality of her […]

The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited opinion in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, ruling that a five-year statute of limitations period applies to all claims brought under all the provisions of BIPA. The decision ends the hotly contested issues affecting hundreds of BIPA class actions that have been […]

Bill Lindsay represented a motorist that struck an outdoor dining table abutting a parking stall while navigating the parking space.  The two plaintiffs seated at the table alleged that they were seriously injured when their dining table was pushed backwards in to them.  Our client’s insurer attempted to negotiate settlement before […]

Howard Trafman recently obtained a dismissal for his client in a Covid-19 exposure case involving multiple parties.  In short, Plaintiff was an employee of another subcontractor working on a construction project. Plaintiff alleged that other employees working on the project exhibited signs and symptoms of Covid-19 and all defendants knew […]

In what promises to be the most important construction defect coverage case in 38 years, the Illinois Supreme Court on January 25th allowed LPP’s petition for leave to appeal from an Appellate Court ruling in which that court found that LPP’s insurer-client had a duty to defend a construction defect […]