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Johnson & Bell Shareholder, Susan M. Hannigan, and Attorney, Kristen N. Kennedy, secured a defense verdict in favor of their hospital client in a trial held in Will County.  Plaintiff sought $17.5 million in damages. In this case, a 33-year-old disabled woman with a seizure disorder, presented to the defendant hospital on May 16, 2014 for assessment and treatment following seizures. While adm…

Hancock Estabrook, LLP is pleased to announce that Michael P. Carlson and Natalie S. French have been elected to the Firm’s partnership. Michael P. Carlson is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate and Litigation practices.  He represents clients in connection with various residential and commercial real estate matters, including the purchase and sale of real property, lease negotiations and transact…

The shareholders of Plunkett Cooney – one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms – have elected their colleague, Jeffrey C. Gerish, as the firm’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. One of Michigan’s most accomplished appellate attorneys, Gerish works in the firm’s corporate headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He succeeds Thomas P. Vincent who returns to the full-time practi…

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is pleased to announce that Barry D. Bernstein was elected to be the new vice chair of the firm to succeed Lawrence G. Giambelluca, who has served in the role since 2018. “To be elected as vice chair of a firm with such a rich history is a tremendous honor and at the same time humbling,” said Barry. “I began working at this firm 23 years ago right before I began law sch…

Attorney Nicholas Bussé recently prevailed on a Motion for Final Summary Judgment in a two-count automobile accident case wherein Plaintiff alleged she was injured as a result of a rear-end collision caused by Defendants. Nicholas argued the Defendants did not owe Plaintiff a duty of care for the accident. Plaintiff further attempted to amend their Complaint to avoid Summary Judgment, but they wer…

Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC is proud to announce the promotion of attorney Michelle A. Storm to partner effective January 1, 2024. MCLC partners, Mackenzie Monaco, Adam Cooper, Jake Lamme and Brian Carr, are enthusiastic in their praise of Michelle. Collectively, they state “When we decided to leave our former firms and start MCLC, Michelle had faith in us, and herself, to start somethin…

Huie attorneys Ryan Baker, Jennifer Egbe, Curtis Graves, and Alan Thomas recently secured a defense verdict for an automotive client in a product liability case. The Challenge Plaintiff sued Honda in the Mobile District Court when a Co-Defendant intentionally wrecked their 2007 Toyota Solara into the Plaintiff’s decedent’s 9th generation 2014 Honda Accord Sedan in an offset frontal collision. Pl…

D. Jay Davis, Jr. and Kara S. Grevey recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client, a large real estate brokerage firm, in a multimillion dollar civil jury trial.  The Plaintiff brought claims of defamation and tortious interference with a contract against the real estate firm. Plaintiff alleged that the client had tortiously interfered with his contract as well as defamed him duri…

Plunkett Cooney insurance coverage attorney Elaine M. Pohl is serving as program chair of the annual “Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium” (ICPS) – the flagship conference sponsored by the Insurance Law Committee of DRI, Lawyers Representing Business.™ The ICPS, which takes place on Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, will feature faculty members from across the co…

Published by Missouri Lawyers Weekly, John Watt serves on the steering committee for the ALFA Construction Law Practice Group and recently helped host the group’s International Construction Practice Group Regional Seminar in Kansas City. Watt, who co-chairs his firm’s product liability practice group, is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of…