Examines Illinois appellate court ruling on whether not offering non-pattern jury instruction on sole proximate cause warranted reversal or new trial. Offers tips for medical malpractice defense attorneys on what to request in jury instructions.
Analyzes current status of asbestos litigation in three high profile Illinois counties: Cook, Madison, and St. Clair. Includes statistics on annual filings, national rankings, and predictions on trends in asbestos litigation.
Examines why a Missouri appeals court reversed summary judgment on the denial of an insurance claim after the insurer claimed it had not renewed the policy.
Explains what Illinois’ Moorman Doctrine is and lists the exceptions that prevent it from being applied. Also offers tips on how to best build a defense strategy that will bar those exceptions from being used.
While discussion of the recent tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump has largely centered around the potential rise of prices for tangible consumer goods, the insurance world has other additional considerations at play. In no small margin, the insurance industry specifically will be closely monitoring the development, implementation, and execution of those tariffs and how they affect internal risk calculations that could create ripple effects in insurance companies’ future decision-making and insureds’ coverage options.
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Summarizes Missouri appellate court ruling on the qualified privilege attorneys hold from being sued by non-clients for what the attorneys did on behalf of their clients. Includes type of facts that must be alleged in pleadings.
Highlights how future impact of PFAS litigation can be understood through following aqueous film forming foams multi-district litigation. Includes types of cases involved, especially significance of bellwether cases and public water supply claims.
Summarizes an Illinois Appellate Court ruling reenforcing that merely attempting to reframe a design defect claim as a negligent maintenance one won’t expand the time limit inherent in the statute of repose for construction projects.
Summarizes an Illinois appellate court case examining whether a defendant surgeon had a duty to operating room staff while in the operating room. Includes list of four factors that determine whether a relationship creates a duty of care.
Summarizes provisions of Illinois House Bill 2474 expanding protections for residents of long-term care facilities against retaliatory acts. Includes list of specific protected activities, residents’ remedies, and facility’s adherence requirements.
