Share:In the August 8, 2012 edition of The Bottom Line, his monthly column for The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on trends in Illinois litigation, John Fitzgerald discussed a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision which affirmed the circuit court’s finding that an expert was not qualified to testify on the standard of care within a certain […]
Share: In the July 11, 2012 edition of The Bottom Line, his monthly column for The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on trends in Illinois litigation, John Fitzgerald explained that a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision creates some ambiguity on the extent to which fraud claims may arise in factual settings that are neither commercial nor […]
Share: John M. Fitzgerald shared an observation on the meaning of justice in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Question of the Day, citing the example of Gordon Hirabayashi. Gordon Hirabayashi courageously challenged the U.S. government’s treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II by disregarding a military-imposed curfew, refusing to register for internment, and then moving […]
Share:On January 18, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court granted the motion of TDR’s client, John Crane Inc. (JCI), for a supervisory order and ordered the appellate court to consider JCI’s appeal on the merits. In the process, the Supreme Court vacated two earlier decisions by the Illinois Appellate Court that had refused to adjudicate JCI’s […]
Share:TDR attorneys John M. Fitzgerald and Brian C. Haussmann have recently been promoted to partner. Both are commercial litigators who have made important contributions to TDR cases, the firm, and the bar during their tenure at the firm. Fitzgerald joined the firm in 2006. He has represented many large corporations, small businesses, and individuals successfully […]
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Share:TDR client Hospira, Inc. retained us to represent it in connection with multiple lawsuits arising from an explosion of an industrial freeze dryer called a lyophilizer at its facility in North Chicago, Illinois. TDR represented Hospira in its lawsuit against the machine’s manufacturer to recover for the property and business interruption damages it sustained as […]