Illinois Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Illinois or Court of Appeals of Illinois where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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[W] Adams v. Bath and Body Works - 3/17/2005
Plaintiff Steve Adams, both individually and as the special administrator for the estate of his wife, Dixie Adams, filed a three- count complaint against defendants Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBW), Globaltech Industries, Inc....
Thompson v. Hiter - 3/14/2005
This matter arises out of a claim for attorney fees resulting from the settlement of a wrongful death case. On June 9, 2003, Robert P. Reske, filed a verified petition to adjudicate an attorney lien claimed by respondent, Ambrose...
Cothren v. Thompson - 3/14/2005
In July 2003, plaintiff, Beverly Y. Cothren, as the special administratrix of the estate of Gerald Cothren, the decedent, filed a medical-malpractice action against defendant, Eric Thompson, M.D. In November 2003, defendant filed a...
Hull v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services - 3/10/2005
The plaintiff, Carol K. Hull, filed a medical malpractice complaint against the defendant, Southern Illinois Hospital Services, doing business as Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiff's...
Anzalone v. Kragness - 3/7/2005
This matter arose over the death of a cat belonging to plaintiff Mary Ann Anzalone. The cat, Blackie, was boarded at the Kragness Animal Hospital, Ltd. (Kragness Animal Hospital), when she was attacked by another boarder, a...
Petre v. Kucich - 2/17/2005
This is the second time this case has come before the appellate court. Plaintiff Jane Petre, special administrator of the estate of James J. Petre, Jr., filed this medical malpractice action against defendants Vincent A. Kucich, M.D.,...
Connecticut Specialty Insurance Co. v. Loop Paper Recycling - 2/17/2005
Loop Paper Recycling, Inc. (Loop Paper Recycling), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court which found that Connecticut Specialty Insurance Company (Connecticut) owed no duty to defend it in a lawsuit arising out of a fire at...
Mann v. Producer's Chemical Co. - 2/15/2005
UNPUBLISHED
This is a wrongful death and survival action resulting from an incident in which the decedent, Brooks Mann, was struck by a vehicle driven by Romaus Mesa while he was crossing Route 59 in Barrington, Illinois, after...
Lamar Whiteco Outdoor Corp. v. City of West Chicago - 2/8/2005
These consolidated appeals each involve a challenge to a City of West Chicago (City) zoning ordinance that was amended on October 19, 1992, to ban certain commercial and noncommercial off-premises advertising structures, including all...
Ellis v. AAR Parts Trading - 2/4/2005
UNPUBLISHED
These consolidated appeals arise out of two lawsuits filed in the trial court on behalf of 113 plaintiffs who were Philippine decedents who died as a result of a plane crash on April 19, 2000, in the Philippines. The...
Ryan v. Yarbrough - 2/4/2005
The City of Naperville and its employee, Robert E. Yarbrough (collectively, the City), appeal from the dismissal with prejudice of their third-party contribution complaint against Patricia Ryan. Patricia Ryan's grandson, Nicholas Ryan,...
People v. Jones - 2/3/2005
Docket No. 97710-Agenda 18-September 2004.
Defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Afterward, hospital personnel administered blood and urine tests at the request of the arresting officer, but...
Jackson v. Chicago Classic Janitorial and Cleaning Service - 1/31/2005
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs, Patricia Jackson and Isaac Jackson, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Chicago Classic Janitorial & Cleaning Service (Chicago Classic) and Maximum Rehabilitation Services...
Allianz Insurance Co. v. Guidant Corp. - 1/28/2005
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant, Guidant Corporation (Guidant), appeals an order of the circuit court of Du Page County denying its request for a partial stay of this insurance coverage lawsuit. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The...
Agnew v. Shaw - 1/28/2005
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Rita Agnew, filed a lawsuit against the three defendants - Charles Shaw, M.D., an internist; Henry Wiggins, M.D., a radiologist; and Universal Radiology, Ltd., Dr. Wiggins' corporation - alleging a failure...
Skaggs v. Senior Services of Central Illinois - 1/27/2005
The circuit court entered an order finding the settlement between plaintiff, Anna Skaggs, and defendant Help at Home, Inc. (Help at Home), to be in good faith within the meaning of the Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act...
Hobbs v. Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest - 1/21/2005
PUBLISHED
Docket Nos. 97481, 98309 cons.-Agenda 15-November 2004.
At issue in these consolidated appeals is whether an insured may "stack," i.e., aggregate, the limits of liability for underinsured-motorist coverage where...
Pekin Insurance Co. v. Dial - 1/20/2005
Rule 23 order filed December 16, 2004; Motion to publish granted January 20, 2005.
Cynthia Cain filed a sexual assault action against Dial Real Estate and Investments and David Dial (Dial), and Dial tendered the defense of Cain's...
First Midwest Bank - 1/20/2005
The plaintiff, First Midwest Bank, N.A. (First Midwest), appeals from the trial court's orders regarding its second amended complaint that granted Stewart Title Guaranty Company's (Stewart Title): (1) motion for summary judgment with...
City of Chicago v. American Cyanamid Co. - 1/14/2005
This is a public nuisance case. Plaintiff, the City of Chicago, has filed suit against American Cyanamid Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Corporation North America, Inc., BP America, Inc., Conagra Foods, Inc., Conagra Grocery...
Wheaton v. Suwana - 1/11/2005
Larry and Elizabeth Wheaton initiated this lawsuit against M. Stevens Suwana, M.D., F.A.C.S., for alleged medical malpractice and resulting loss of consortium. The suit was dismissed as untimely because Dr. Suwana was an employee of...
Argonaut Insurance Co. v. Safeway Steel Products - 12/30/2004
Federal Insurance Company (Federal), the intervening plaintiff, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County vacating the grant of Federal's motion to intervene and dismissing its counterclaim for declaratory relief...
Khan v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car-Co. - 12/30/2004
Defendants Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago (Enterprise) and Diane Lopez (Lopez) appeal from an order of the circuit court denying their motion to reconsider the court's denial of their motion to transfer venue in plaintiffs Ahmad...
A.P. v. M.E.E. - 12/30/2004
The Chicago Tribune (Tribune) appeals the denial of its motions to unseal documents and the court files in case Nos. 02 CH 16157 and 03 CH 13908, arguing the files are public under the common law, the Clerks of Courts Act (705 ILCS...
Northern Trust Co. v. University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - 12/23/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs-appellees the Northern Trust Company and Antoinette Scates, as co-guardians of the estate of Marshawn Davis, a minor (plaintiffs or as named), filed a two-count complaint at law: count I named...
Gallina v. Watson - 12/20/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In January 2004, a jury found in favor of defendants, Dr. Michael Watson and Memorial Medical Center (Memorial), in a medical malpractice action filed by plaintiff, Vito Gallina. Gallina appeals, arguing the trial...
Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Co. v. Coregis Insurance Co. - 12/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs Munday & Nathan, an Illinois law firm, and their professional malpractice insurer, Illinois Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company (ISBA Insurance), appeal from the judgment of the circuit court,...
Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - 12/15/2004
UNPUBLISHED
The two Norfolk Southern Railway Company crossbucks that bracket railroad crossing 724641H, and warn of its existence, cast their shadows 26 miles east by northeast of the St. Clair County courthouse. The crossbucks...
People v. Bishop - 12/13/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Following a September 2002 bench trial, defendant, Anthony Bishop, was convicted of driving under the influence of drugs (DUI) pursuant to section 11-501(a)(6) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/ 11-501(a)(6)...
Myers v. Heritage Enterprises - 12/10/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Michael B. Myers, independent executor of the estate of decedent, Mary Prillmayer, appeals the judgment entered in favor of defendant, Heritage Enterprises, Inc., upon the jury's verdict. We reverse and...
Harshman v. DePhillips - 12/10/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This is a permissive interlocutory appeal pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (134) Ill. 2d R. 308). Defendant George DePhillips appeals from the denial of his motion to dismiss a claim for contribution filed...
Sheppard v. Rebidas - 12/9/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Intervenor-appellant, Sentry Insurance Company (Sentry), as subrogee of Maytag Corporation (Maytag), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding that it did not have a lien pursuant to section...
Dardeen v. Kuehling - 12/2/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 97900-Agenda 35-September 2004.
State Farm Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals the decision of the appellate court reversing the circuit court of Wabash County's order granting summary judgment...
Home Insurance Co. v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. - 12/2/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 97873-Agenda 34-September 2004.
The Home Insurance Company (Home) brought a two-count declaratory judgment action against the Cincinnati Insurance Company (Cincinnati), attempting to recover money...
Country Mutual Insurance Co. v. Livorsi Marine - 11/30/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This insurance coverage case raises a question that has not been squarely answered in this State: When an insured is required by its contract with its insurer to give timely notice of a lawsuit against it, but does...
Carollo v. Al Warren Oil Co. - 11/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Jack Carollo, appeals from (1) an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, Al Warren Oil Company, Inc. (Warren), and Altom Transport, Inc. (Altom) (referred to collectively as defendants),...
City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. - 11/18/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Docket Nos. 95243, 95253, 95256, 95280 cons.-Agenda 10-September 2003.
The tragic personal consequences of gun violence are inestimable. The burdens imposed upon society as a whole in the costs of law...
Paszkowski v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago - 11/18/2004
Docket No. 96220-Agenda 10-January 2004.
In early 2000, plaintiff Marek Paszkowski filed a negligence suit against defendant, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), seeking damages for injuries...
Young v. Arms - 11/18/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Docket Nos. 93678, 93685, 93728 cons.-Agenda 11-September 2003.
The five plaintiffs in these three consolidated actions are the special administrators, as well as surviving family members, of individuals who...
Sullivan v. Eichmann - 11/18/2004
Docket No. 96931-Agenda 23-September 2004.
In this medical malpractice case, the circuit court of Winnebago County denied plaintiff's request to substitute counsel immediately preceding arguments on defendant's motion for summary...
Wakehouse v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - 11/18/2004
PUBLISHED
In these consolidated appeals, defendants Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Titan Wheel Corporation, Titan International, Inc., T.D. Wheel Company of Virginia, Inc., Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar Tractor Company, and...
Cargill v. Czelatdko - 11/12/2004
PUBLISHED
In July 2003, plaintiffs, Mark Cargill and Rebecca Renee Cargill, refiled a complaint against defendants, Thomas Czelatdko, E. David Jones, and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, alleging healing art malpractice. In...
Compton v. Ubilluz - 11/10/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In 1987, plaintiff, Annette Compton, was 48 years old when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, which metastasized to her lungs. Plaintiff underwent several surgical procedures and chemotherapy, and she experienced...
Velarde v. Illinois Central R.R. Co. - 11/8/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This appeal involves a collision between a freight train and an automobile which occurred just after noon on January 9, 2001, on Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The owner and maintainer of the tracks,...
Equistar Chemicals - 11/3/2004
PUBLISHED
Modified upon denial of rehearing
Jerry Wood, an injured employee, brought an action in the Circuit Court in Grundy County against his co-employee, Michael Bromberek, and the premises owner, third party tortfeasor...
Fogel v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of Chicago - 9/30/2004
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiffs, Donald Fogel and James Burke brought a declaratory judgment action against defendants Allstate Indemnity Company (Allstate), Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago (Enterprise) and Mehul Thakkar,...
Neal v. Yang - 9/30/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Lorraine Neal, filed this medical malpractice action for the injuries sustained by plaintiff's decedent, Samantha Neal, at the time of her birth. Plaintiff initially sued the attending obstetrician, Albert...
Redmond v. Socha - 9/29/2004
UNPUBLISHED
The defendant/counter-plaintiff, Elaine Socha (hereinafter referred to as the defendant), appeals from an order of the circuit court granting a new trial in this negligence action. For the reasons which follow, we...
Wheaton v. Steward - 9/28/2004
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiff, Matoi Wheaton, appeals from an order of the circuit court granting the motion of the defendant, Jesse Steward, to strike and dismiss her amended complaint and denying her motion to strike the...
York v. El-Ganzouri - 9/27/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendants, Abdel Raouf El-Ganzouri, M.D., his anesthesiology practice group, University Anesthesiologists, S.C. (hereinafter collectively referred to as Dr. El-Ganzouri), and Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical...
Peach v. CIM Insurance Corp. - 9/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Rule 23 order filed August 27, 2004
This is an appeal from the Madison County circuit court's refusal to compel plaintiff Armettia Peach to arbitrate her claims against defendant CIM Insurance Corp. (CIM). On...
Hahn v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. - 9/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiff, Bradley A. Hahn, filed a complaint against the defendant, Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific), pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. ยง51 et seq. (2000)), for injuries he...
Berry v. Electrolux Home Products - 9/20/2004
UNPUBLISHED
(Nunc Pro Tunc May 18, 2004)
Plaintiff John Berry filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County, seeking recovery from Electrolux Home Products, Inc., and Sears Roebuck and Company for injuries his son...
Walker v. Lewis - 9/20/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff-appellant, Andre L. Walker, brought a negligence action for personal injuries he sustained after being struck by an automobile driven by defendant-appellee, William J. Lewis. The matter was submitted to...
Torres v. City of Chicago - 9/17/2004
UNPUBLISHED
On July 24, 1998, police officers responded to a call to 911 reporting a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene shortly after 2 a.m., Hector Rivera was lying on a bathroom floor, bleeding from multiple gunshot...
Miller v. Rinker Boat Co. - 9/15/2004
PUBLISHED
In July 2000, plaintiffs, Angela L. Miller (hereinafter plaintiff), filed a complaint individually and as executrix of her deceased husband's estate against defendant, Rinker Boat Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation,...
Castello v. Kalis - 9/14/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff John Castello appeals from an order of the circuit court granting defendant Olga Kalis' motion for summary judgment in plaintiff's negligence action against defendants. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the...
Schramer v. Tiger Athletic Association of Aurora - 9/7/2004
PUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Carol A. Schramer, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County dismissing her complaint against defendant, Tiger Athletic Association of Aurora, for recovery of her husband's hospital, medical,...
Lewis v. Dillon - 9/3/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff Eddie Lewis brought this medical malpractice action against the University of Chicago Hospitals and 11 medical personnel, including John Dillon, M.D., Imre Noth, M.D., Alex Lickerman, M.D., Rita Nanda, M.D.,...
People ex rel Director of the Dep't of Corrections v. Booth - 9/2/2004
PUBLISHED
The plaintiff, the Director of the Department of Corrections (DOC), sued the defendant, Lonnie Booth, an inmate in the DOC, to recover the costs of the defendant's incarceration. The circuit court judge entered an order...
Skelton v. Skelton - 9/1/2004
PUBLISHED
Jeffrey D. Skelton (Jeffrey) appeals from the trial court's April 19, 2004, order denying a portion of his request for a temporary and permanent injunction and reserving its ruling on all matters pertaining to the...
Stringer v. Packaging Corp. of America - 9/1/2004
PUBLISHED
In May 2003, plaintiff, Kenneth W. Stringer, filed a strict-liability complaint against defendant, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), seeking to recover for injuries he sustained when a box containing 30 dozen eggs...
Emerson Electric Co. v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. - 8/30/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This appeal arises from ongoing complex litigation pending in the circuit court of Cook County. In 1993, Emerson Electric Co. (Emerson) and 15 of its subsidiaries brought an action for declaratory judgment against 57...
Blue v. Environmental Engineering - 12/31/2003
UNPUBLISHED
On February 11, 2002, a jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff Glen Blue and against defendant Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., and third-party defendant John M. Smyth Co., finding defendants guilty of...
Illinois Tool Works - 12/31/2003
UNPUBLISHED
This contribution action was brought by plaintiff Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), against defendant Independent Machine Corp. (IMC) to recover damages allegedly in excess of its pro rata share of liability in an...
Westfield National Insurance Co. v. Continental Community Bank and Trust Co. - 12/23/2003
UNPUBLISHED
In 2001 plaintiff, Westfield National Insurance Company (Westfield), brought a declaratory judgment action seeking a judicial determination that it was not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured, Jill Wood...
Corcoran v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. - 12/22/2003
UNPUBLISHED
After her husband died in a train accident, Mary Corcoran received a settlement offer from the railroads involved in the accident. She talked to Joseph Dowd, a lawyer, who referred her to Corboy & Demetrio...
Board of Trustees of Cummunity College District No. 508 v. Coopers & Lybrand - 12/18/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 94676-Agenda 10-May 2003.
The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 (Board) sued the accounting firms of Coopers & Lybrand (Coopers) and Arthur Andersen (Andersen). The Board...
Bryant v. Lagrange Memorial Hospital - 12/17/2003
UNPUBLISHED
This case concerns an action for medical malpractice brought by plaintiffs Yvette Bryant and Amos Bryant, individually and as parents and next friends of the minor plaintiff, Kylie Bryant, against defendants Dr. Yong...
Bulger v. Chicago Transit Authority - 12/12/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff Daniel Bulger sued defendants, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Tony E. Williams, for personal injuries plaintiff incurred when he was struck by a CTA bus driven by Williams. Bulger's wife, plaintiff...
Givens v. Renteria - 12/12/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Following the entry of an order by the trial court barring defendants from rejecting an arbitration award and the subsequent entry of judgment on that award, plaintiffs brought the instant appeal. For the reasons that...
Clayton v. County of Cook - 12/11/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant, the County of Cook, doing business as Cook County Hospital (Cook County), appeals from a retrial in which a $5.3 million judgment was entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Darlene Clayton,...
In re Marriage of Barnett - 12/5/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Respondent, Sol Barnett, appeals a judgment of dissolution of marriage entered by the circuit court of Champaign County on September 5, 2002. Respondent argues the trial court erred (1) in barring him from presenting...
Colmar - 12/4/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Colmar, Ltd. (Colmar), appeals from the trial court's order dismissing its complaint seeking to vacate an arbitration award entered in favor of defendant, Fremantlemedia North America, Inc. (FMNA). Colmar...
Kersey v. Ruch Trucking - 12/1/2003
PUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Barbara Kersey, as special administrator of the estate of her deceased daughter, Shawnna M. Kersey, filed a negligence action alleging claims under the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/0.01 et seq. (West...
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