The Illinois Appellate Court 1st District 4th Division has affirmed a decision by Cook County Circuit Court Judge James N. O’Hara. The plaintiff Joseph Abbas was the president and principal partner of a luxury car dealership known as Bentley of Downers Grove, Gold Coast Bentley and Gold Coast Lamborghini. Charter…
A Chicago jury has decided in favor of table saw manufacturer Ryobi Tools in a case filed by a plaintiff who claimed he was injured by a defective saw. The plaintiff, Brandon Stollings, was a carpenter who purchased a Ryobi BTS 20R1 in May 2007, a few days before the…
The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that a condo resident was justified in not paying more than $2,000 in condo fees because the roof above and the brick facade outside her unit had not been properly prepared. The plaintiff, Lisa Carlson, had been threatened with eviction for non-payment of her…
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a $3.9 million jury award against three railroad companies in a ruling that stated that a moving train presents an obvious danger. In a unanimous decision by Justice Charles Freeman, the court found that the circuit and appellate courts committed reversible error when they…
Motorcyclists have a higher fatality rate than drivers of cars. This is due to many factors, but one is the fact that motorists frequently fail to notice motorcycles. In many accidents, the motorcyclist is not wearing a helmet. In some instances, motorcyclists are traveling at high rates of speed, and…
Robert Kreisman has been named to the Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2013. No more than 5 percent of the attorneys in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Kreisman has consistently been named as a Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters…
Whenever we live near an industrial area, we are at the mercy of those whose job it is to oversee and properly maintain the industry. Industrial “accidents” or cases of neglect and incompetence, can turn our lives upside down and, potentially, adversely affect our health. Such was the case in…
Most of us assume that when we rent a car, the vehicle has been inspected and is safe for us to drive. Unfortunately, some car rental agencies have made cars available to customers even after these vehicles have been recalled for safety reasons. Now a move is under way in…
Robert D. Kreisman of Kreisman Law Offices has been appointed the newsletter editor for the Professional Negligence Section of the American Association for Justice. The American Association for Justice works to promote an effective justice system and to support attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is…
The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in favor of a motorcycle rider who lost a leg in an accident and sought a $1 million judgment against Allstate Insurance Co. This decision might have gone differently for Allstate, but the insurer made several very serious errors in its handling of the…