Illinois Imputed Fault Law

Susan Theis v. Flowers Baking Co. of Lenexa, LLC

Granite City, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence claims. This case was filed in the Circuit County, Madison County, Illinois, 2025LA168, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. * * * In Illinois, a negligence claim requires proving four elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Duty refers to the legal obligation a ... More...

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John J. Volanti, et al. v. Missing Link Transportation, LLC

<h2> Chicago, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> This case was filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit of Will County, Illinois, 2021L000727, and was removed to federal court by Missing Link. Illinois uses a modified comparative negligence law to determine how much compensation an injured party can receive in a car accident: Fa... More...

$1 (10-16-2024 - IL)

Robert Kirkland v. Elite Transportation, Inc.

East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury track wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or dam... More...

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Alejandro Kader v. Ioan Campian and C.R. England, Inc.

Peoria, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages. ... More...

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Dale D. White v. John G. Pappas and Vitracoat America, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who auto negligence theories. This case was filed in the The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 2021 L 008366, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified compar... More...

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Pava Logistics, Inc. PGT Trucking, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages.... More...

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Sharisse Brisker-Stevenson v. L Oreal USA, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages. L'OrÃ©al USA le... More...

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Richard M. Henry v. Evonik Corporation

Peoria, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damag... More...

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Whitney C. Watson, et aux. v. Central Transport, LLC

East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Defendants who were sued on auto negligence theories. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages.<br... More...

$1 (01-24-2024 - IL)

Ron Ward v. Kellogg USA, LLC and APL Logistics, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theories. This case was filed in the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, 23-LA-674 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Illinois auto negligence law governs how liability and damages are determined in car accidents. Here's a breakdown of its k... More...

$1 (01-22-2024 - IL)

Michael Dillon Jacobs v. Tsegaye Banjaw and ENG Transportation, INC.

Peoria, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a semi-tractor-trailer car wrecks caused by Tsegaye Banjaw. Illinois Auto Negligence Law: Duty of care: All drivers in Illinois have a duty of care to operate their v... More...

$1 (12-14-2023 - IL)

Keith E. Lauderdale v. Madison F. Stanfill and Doordash, Inc.

East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury car wreck lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories. "Illinois personal injury law is a complex area of law, but here are some of the key concepts to know: Negligence: In order to recover damages for a personal injury in Illinois, you must prove that the other party was negligent. Negligence is defin... More...

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Matha Harms v. Mendard, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an auto negligence theory. "Illinois personal injury law is a complex set of rules that govern who is liable for injuries caused by the negligence of others. The law is designed to compensate victims for their losses, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property da... More...

$1 (04-18-2023 - IL)

United States of America v. Blair Cook

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) in possession of a firearm and ammunition charges. </h2></center> A jury convicted Blair Cook of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) in possession of a firearm and ammunition.... More...

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United States of America v. Gabriel Bush

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></center> This case offers a window into the viâ€ olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€ erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The 2 Nos. 1... More...

$0 (12-11-2021 - IL)

United States of America v. William Ford

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></center> This case offers a window into the viâ€ olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€ erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The 2 Nos. ... More...

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United States of America v. Byron Brown

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></center> This case offers a window into the viâ€ olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€ erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The 2 ... More...

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United States of America v. Hector Uriarte

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with racketeering, drug crimes, and two counts of using a firearm to commit a kidnapping charge. </h2></center> Hector Uriarte was a member of a gang that conspired to kidnap and rob drug dealers for money and drugs. He was indicted for, and convicted of, several fed... More...

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United States of America v. Adel Daoud

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with soliciting a crime of violence, (Count 1); murder-for-hire, (Count 2); and obstruction of justice (Count 3) charges. </h2></center> A. FBI Investigation and Bomb Plot Daoud came to the FBI's attention after a series of online posts, communications, and sear... More...

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United States of America v. Lloyd Robl

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of wire fraud for falsely holding himself out as a licensed and insured asbestos abatement contractor and one count of knowingly releasing asbestos in to the ambient air charges. </h2></center> The Underlying Criminal Activity Mr. Robl worked as a self-employed as... More...

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United States of America v. Dameion Wyatt

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a \one count of interâ€ state sex trafficking charge. </h2></center> <justify>Wyatt raises four primary challenges to the district court's restitution process and ultimate restitution award. Resolving these challenges involves addressing the muddled, winding<b... More...

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United States of America v. Richard Grundy, III

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with four counts of conspiracy to commit murder charge. </h2></center> We provide the basic outline of Grundy's network and the procedural history of this case here, with more specific details as needed for each defendant's appeal. Because the co-conspirators' appeal... More...

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United States of America v. Gilberto Vizcarra-Millan

<center><h2><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with claiming that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by improperly obstructing him from representing himself. He is charged with trafficking hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine.</h2></center> Richard Grundy III and his network of drug supplier... More...

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACOB K. WESSEL,

<center><h2> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></center> On August 11, 2016, when Wessel was about 31, someone reported to police that he talked about suicide and stole a car. When police found the car and Wessel, he ran. They cornered him and ordered him ... More...

$0 (07-28-2021 - IL)

4SEMO.com, Inc. v. Southern Illinois Storm Shelters, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/MelvinPrice-web_4684335743658526040.png"> </center> This appeal involves a long-running trademark dispute over ownership and misuse of a word-mark and logo for below-ground storm shelters. The story begins in 2005 when a Missouri-based home-remodeling firm known as 4SEMO.com Inc. began selling storm shelters manu... More...

$0 (10-08-2019 - IL)

United States of America v. Andrew Wigfall, III

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/MelvinPrice-web_4684335743658526040.png"> </center> East St. Louis, IL - Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years For Producing Child Pornography With A 4-Year Old A registered sex offender who took sexually explicit photographs of a four-year old girl in East St. Louis will spend the next thre... More...

$0 (09-07-2019 - IL)

Anthony Sansone v. Megan J. Brennan

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg/200px-Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg"> </center> Tony Sansone, who is confined to a wheelchair, needs a parking place with room to deploy his van’s wheelchair ramp. For years, the Postal Service, his employer, provided him one. But in 2011, it took that spot away and fa... More...

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Dale E. Kleber v. CareFusion Corporation

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg/200px-Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg"> </center> After Dale Kleber unsuccessfully applied for a job at CareFusion Corporation, he sued for age discrimination on a theory of disparate impact liability. The district court dismissed his claim, concluding that § ... More...

$0 (01-23-2019 - IL)

Johnnie Lee Savory v. William Cannon, Sr.

<center> <img width="200" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/red_thing.jpg?itok=hejB-_CT"> </center> Johnnie Lee Savory spent thirty years in prison for a 1977 double murder that he insists he did not commit. Even after his release from prison, he continued to assert his innocence. Thirty-eight years after his con... More...

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Nick Pearson, et al. v. Target Corporation, NBTY, Inc. and Rexall Sundown, Inc.

Inequitable settlements are an unfortu-nate recurring bug in our system of class litigation. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) is designed to minimize such 2 No. 17-2275 problems, but appeals by class members who object to a set-tlement indicate that the system still needs improvement. All too often, class counsel negotiate a settlement with substantial attorneys’ fees but meager ben... More...

$0 (06-27-2018 - IL)

Len Boogaard v. National Hockey League, et al.

Len and Joanne Boogaard appeal the dismissal of the wrongful-death action they brought as the personal representatives of the estate of their son, Derek * Of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sitting by designation. 2 No. 17-2355 Boogaard. They devote their appeal almost entirely to argu-ments that would spark excitement—or fear—in the heart of a civil procedure student. There is ... More...

$0 (05-25-2018 - IL)

Christopher Roberts, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al.

At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress created the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the Agency) and authorized it to place into conservatorship two critical government‐sponsored enterprises—the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Fannie Mae and 2 No. 17‐1880 Freddie Mac. 12 U.... More...

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James P.Teufel v. The Northern Trust Company, et al.

In 2012 Northern Trust changed its pension plan. Until then it had a defined-benefit plan under which retirement income depended on years worked, times an average of each employee’s five highestearning consecutive years, times a constant. Example: 30 years worked, times an average high-five salary of $50,000, times 0.018, produces a pension of $27,000. (We ignore sev2 ... More...

$0 (04-11-2018 - IL)

John Doe v. Kirsten M. Nielsen

Plaintiff John Doe seeks lawful per-manent residence in the United States under the 2 No. 17-2040 Employment-Based Immigration: Fifth Preference category (“EB-5”). This visa program requires applicants to demon-strate that they have invested or are currently investing capital in a “new commercial enterprise” within the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(5)(A). To that end, Doe inve... More...

$0 (02-26-2018 - IL)

United States of America v. Bruce H. Niggemann

In the summer of 2014, investigators in the Kane County Sheriff’s Office discovered that an IP address was using specialized peer-to-peer software to share child pornography over the internet. They gave this infor-mation to special agents in the Department of Homeland Security, who in turn identified Bruce Niggemann as the owner of the IP address. The agents obtained and executed a search warran... More...

$0 (02-05-2018 - IL)

Toll Processing Services, LLC v. Kastalon, Inc. and Pastalon Polyurethane Products

Toll Processing Services, LLC (“Toll Processing”) appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Kastalon, Inc. and Kastalon * The Honorable Pamela Pepper, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sitting by designation. 2 No. 15-3187 Polyurethane Products (collectively, “Kastalon”) on Toll Processing’s conversion an... More...

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Larry Alexander, et al. v. Ingram Barge Company

At 5:33 in the evening on April 18, 2013, a 14‐barge tow pushed by the M/V Dale A. Heller was sucked into a powerful cross‐current and broke up. Some of the barges crashed (or allided, as mariners would say) into the Marseilles Dam; some sank; some were saved. The accident happened during record‐breaking rains and high water, and 2 No. 16‐4264 a ... More...

$0 (11-21-2017 - IL)

Theresa Riffey v. Bruce V. Rauner

Class and collective actions are de-signed to provide an efficient vehicle to resolve the claims of a large number of plaintiffs in one fell swoop. They can offer benefits to both sides in a case: plaintiffs are able to aggregate resources in order to litigate small claims, and defendants can achieve a global resolution of the dispute. But class actions are 2 No. 16-3487 not always the bes... More...

$0 (10-17-2017 - IL)

Theresa Riffey v. Bruce V. Rauner

Class and collective actions are de-signed to provide an efficient vehicle to resolve the claims of a large number of plaintiffs in one fell swoop. They can offer benefits to both sides in a case: plaintiffs are able to aggregate resources in order to litigate small claims, and defendants can achieve a global resolution of the dispute. But class actions are 2 No. 16-3487 not always the bes... More...

$0 (10-11-2017 - IL)

LaWanda King v. Ford Motor Company

LaWanda King worked for many years as an assembler in Ford Motor Company’s vehicle assembly plants. After transferring to its Chicago plant in 2010, though, she claims that she was sexually harassed by a super‐ * Of the Northern District of Indiana, sitting by designation. 2 No. 16‐3391 visor, after which she began getting reassigned to less desirable task... More...

$0 (10-02-2017 - IL)