Illinois Lawyer Blog
Focusing on Chicago trial law, including insurance, business, commercial and employment litigation.
Author: Mark P. Loftus is a solo practitioner in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Trials & Litigation • Verdicts & Settlements • States • Illinois • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Illinois Lawyer Blog
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POSTSCRIPT ON BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS SEX ABUSE TRIAL
A St. Clair County, Illinois jury today handed down a multimillion dollar verdict against the Belleville Diocese for flagrant sexual abuse of a minor by Rev. Raymond Kownacki. The plaintiff, James Wisniewski, now 47,…
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MORE SHOCKING DISCLOSURES IN CLERGY SEX ABUSE TRIAL
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, there was some absolutely jaw-dropping testimony yesterday in a clergy sex abuse case trial currently underway in St. Clair County, Illinois. James Wisniewski, 47, is suing…
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WHEN DOGS ATTACK - A LOOK AT THE ILLINOIS ANIMAL CONTROL ACT
Check out the August issue of the Illinois Bar Journal for a good article by April Pruitt-Summers on the Illinois Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/1 et. seq. The first thing that caught my eye…
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ILLINOIS STANDARD FOR DIRECTED VERDICT IN BENCH TRIAL
Recently completed a case where my client was involved in a rear end collision with a large truck on a local highway. The case was tried to a judge and at the conclusion of my…
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CHICAGO MAN CLAIMS BAD FISH GAVE HIM 9 FOOT TAPEWORM
Another entry from the Truth is Stranger than Fiction Department... A Chicago-area man is claiming that some undercooked fish he ate as a patron at Shaw's Crabhouse had rather horrifying repercussions. Franz recently filed a…
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NANCY GRACE LAWSUIT
A Florida Federal District Court judge recently refused to dismiss the lawsuit that accuses CNN's Nancy Grace of driving a young woman to commit suicide. The lawsuit, filed by the parents of Melinda Duckett, arises…
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STAY AT HOME MOM'S "SALARY"
Back from vacation, lots to catch up on... Salary.Com just released its annual study regarding the market value of a stay at home mom. Every year this group gets together and evaluates precisely what mom…
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CROCS AND ESCALATORS A BAD MIX
According to any number of recent reports, Crocs, the popular rubber shoe every kid seems to be wearing these days, may present a danger when worn on escalators. The report mentioned a recent situation involving…
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CROSS EXAMINATION TIPS
I am presently reading a book entitled Your Witness, which is essentially a compilation of cross-examination pointers collected from prominent Chicago lawyers. [In the interest of full disclosure, the book was sent to me, in…
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TO YOUNG LAWYERS
The American Bar Association Section of Litigation publishes a Journal every quarter impressively entitled The Journal of the Section of Litigation. The Journal can occasionally be a bit...well, dry. Then there is Sidebar, the column…