Franco Moroney Buenik attorney Christopher G. Buenik prevails in motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint in personal injury lawsuit. In Schott v. Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago, LLC et al., the plaintiff filed an amended complaint against Front Line Transportation for personal injuries alleging that he was injured when the forklift [...]
Partner Andrew Patton has been invited to join TIDA, a nonprofit association with members devoted to sharing knowledge and resources for defense of the trucking industry. TIDA was founded in 1993 and has become the organization of choice for over 1,800 motor carriers, trucking insurers, defense attorneys and claims servicing [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik LLC worked closely with Florida counsel in a declaratory judgment action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to obtain summary judgment in favor of a maritime insurer against its insured and a loss payee. The insured and loss payee sought [...]
Robert Franco recently prevailed in an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association on a property damage claim brought by a general contractor against a subcontractor. The claim arose out of defective plumbing work performed by the subcontractor on a construction project in the City of Chicago. The arbitrator held [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik has named Andrew Patton as partner. Andrew concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and tort defense, with an emphasis on construction litigation, including breach of contract, mechanics liens, construction defect, and personal injury; transportation litigation, including trucking and railroads; catastrophic injury defense; professional liability; and insurance [...]
In a personal injury lawsuit allegedly involving permanent disability, the plaintiff filed counts of construction negligence, premises liability, and ordinary negligence against a construction subcontractor. The accident allegedly occurred when her motor vehicle struck the rear of a parked truck outside of a construction zone. Initially, the court granted [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik attorneys and staff participated in Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on September 20, 2012. Step Out is the signature fundraising walk of the American Diabetes Association. The event has been taking place for more than 20 years and has raised more than $150,000,000 in the [...]
In Lederer v. Executive Construction, Inc., the plaintiff, a drywall taper, filed suit under a construction negligence theory against the general contractor, Executive Construction, Inc., alleging that he was injured when he tripped and fell while walking on stilts. The plaintiff allegedly sustained permanent injuries. Franco Moroney Buenik, on behalf [...]
The plaintiff filed suit alleging he was permanently injured when a semi tractor-trailer pulling a 180 foot base section of a wind turbine struck his vehicle. The tractor trailer had two pilot vehicles, one in the front and rear. The rear pilot operated a remote control manufactured by Skidmore [...]
The Illinois Supreme Court denied the plaintiff's petition for leave to appeal thereby affirming the Appellate Court decision affirming summary judgment in favor of Harris Industries, Inc. holding that a company which performs safety inspections for the employer of an injured worker is immune from civil liability under Section [...]