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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King v. First Capital Financial Services Corp. - 9/26/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant, First Capital Financial Services Corp. (First Capital), seeks, by interlocutory appeal, review of a decision of the circuit court of Rock Island County denying its motion to dismiss two counts of...
Robinson v. Johnson - 9/25/2003
UNPUBLISHED
This matter is before us on a certified question pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308). The certified question is whether a trial court has discretion pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 183 (134...
Hall v. Flowers - 9/25/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Randall Hall, appeals the July 31, 2002, order of the Coles County circuit court denying plaintiff's motion for a protective order to prevent defense counsel from communicating ex parte with Dr. Gaylin...
Schacht v. Schacht - 9/19/2003
PUBLISHED
Respondent, Alan L. Schacht, appeals the circuit court's order denying his petition to reduce child support. He contends that his support obligation was based on a lump-sum worker's compensation settlement that has been...
Lo v. Provena Covenant Medical Center - 9/19/2003
UNPUBLISHED
MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING
Plaintiff, Adolf Lo, is a physician and a member of the medical staff of defendant, Provena Covenant Medical Center, a licensed hospital. Defendant summarily suspended...
Feltmeier v. Feltmeier - 9/18/2003
PUBLISHED
05/15/2003
Plaintiff, Lynn Feltmeier, and defendant, Robert Feltmeier, were married on October 11, 1986, and divorced on December 16, 1997. The judgment for dissolution of marriage incorporated the terms of a...
Hager v. II In One Contractors - 9/5/2003
PUBLISHED
At issue in this case is the question of which of two statutes of limitations applies to the underlying dispute: the one-year or the four-year statute. The trial court, after holding that the one-year statute of...
Alms v. Baum - 9/5/2003
PUBLISHED
The decedent, Steven Berger, and appellant Susan Delanty were passengers in a two-seater sports car that was driven by defendant Daniel Baum (Baum), when he lost control of the vehicle and had an accident. Delanty and...
Campos v. Campos - 9/2/2003
PUBLISHED
Plaintiff Rosalio Campos, as special administrator of the estate of his deceased brother, Camerino Campos, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment to defendant Marcelino...
Maldonado v. Creative Woodworking Concepts - 8/29/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Theresa Maldonado, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Will County, granting defendant's, Creative Woodworking Concepts, Inc. motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claim for breach of...
Bogner v. Villiger - 8/29/2003
UNPUBLISHED
This is an appeal from an order issued by the circuit court of Marshall County which grants a permanent injunction prohibiting defendants, Kenneth Villiger and Gerald Villiger, from operating an irrigation system...
People v. Bramlett - 6/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant Steven Bramlett was charged with first degree murder for the shooting death of Tyree Jones. Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to quash arrest and suppress the statement he made to the police, which...
Hanley v. City of Chicago - 6/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Marilyn Hanley appeals from an order of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendant, the City of Chicago, in her personal injury action and from the court's denial of her motion to reconsider the court's...
Sangirardi v. Village of Stickney - 6/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff Joseph Sangirardi was discharged from his duties as a Stickney police officer by defendants Village of Stickney (Village), Village chief of police John Zitek (Chief Zitek), Village Board of Fire and Police...
Lewis v. Lead Industries Association - 6/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiffs, Mary Lewis, Tashswan Banks and Jacqueline Nye, appeal from an order of the circuit court dismissing each of the six counts of their second amended class action complaint for failure to state causes of...
Ozik v. Gramins - 6/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendants police officer Timothy Gramins, police officer Ronald Glads, and the Village of Skokie (Village or Skokie) appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Alla Ozik, as special administrator of the estate of...
Cook v. Burnette - 6/26/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The present case arises from an order vacating an $800,000 default judgment against defendants Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan Association (FSB predecessor to LaSalle Talman Bank, FSB, predecessor to LaSalle...
Curtis v. Chicago Transit Authority - 6/23/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Daven Curtis, filed a four-count complaint against defendants, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Jeanne Butler, a CTA employee, on March 22, 2000, seeking damages for a traffic collision involving her car...
Rogalla v. Christie Clinic - 6/20/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Valerie Rogalla, appeals the order dismissing with prejudice her second-amended class-action complaint (complaint) pursuant to sections 2-615 and 2-619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure. 735 ILCS...
People v. Rodriguez - 6/20/2003
PUBLISHED
The defendant, Edward Rodriguez, appeals from the October 11, 2001, order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting the State's motion to strike his petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his...
Roland Machinery Company v. Reed - 6/20/2003
PUBLISHED
In June 2002, plaintiff, Roland Machinery Company (Roland), filed a complaint against defendant, James S. Reed, seeking a declaratory judgment determining the parties' rights under a purchase agreement, pursuant to...
American Country Insurance Company v. Williams - 6/13/2003
UNPUBLISHED
MODIFIED UPON REHEARING
In the underlying action in this case, plaintiff, a police officer pedestrian, was struck by a taxicab. The driver was convicted of misdemeanor battery as a result of that occurrence....
Prowell v. Loretto Hospital - 6/11/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiffs, Wayne Prowell and John Prowell, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, granting summary judgment to the defendant, the City of Chicago (the City).
On June 10, 1999, the...
Brandt v. Boston Scientific Corporation - 6/5/2003
PUBLISHED
Docket No. 93982-Agenda 11-March 2003.
Plaintiff, Brenda Brandt, suffered severe complications following the surgical implantation of a medical device that was later recalled by the manufacturer for being...
HPF - 3/28/2003
Unpublished
Plaintiff, HPF, L.L.C. (HPF), filed a declaratory judgment action against its general liability insurance company defendant, General Star Indemnity Company (General Star), to determine the rights of the parties under...
Abrams v. City of Chicago - 3/28/2003
Unpublished
Plaintiff Patricia Abrams, individually and as the special administrator of the estate of Georgia Sabrina White, appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment to the defendant City of...
Lewis v. Haavig - 3/28/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiff, Laurie Lewis, as Administrator of the Estate of her deceased husband, Wilford Lewis, brought this wrongful death action against the defendant, Thomas Haavig, III. The jury returned a verdict for the...
Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Buford - 3/26/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The defendant, Barbrielle Buford, appeals from orders of the circuit court which: prospectively barred her from testifying and presenting evidence at a mandatory arbitration hearing if she failed to answer written...
Saichek v. Lupa - 3/20/2003
Agenda 15-November 2002.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether a plaintiff who has brought an action against two defendants to recover damages for a single, indivisible set of injuries arising from concurrent but independent...
Snelson v. Kamm - 3/20/2003
Agenda 27-November 2001.
Plaintiff, Robert Snelson, brought a negligence action against defendants, Donald Kamm, M.D. (Kamm), and St. Mary's Hospital of Decatur (St. Mary's). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon...
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Smith - 3/20/2003
Plaintiff St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul) appeals an order of the trial court granting the motion of defendants Allen Smith, Marjorie Ocasek, as special administrator of the estate of William Smith, deceased,...
Clay v. Huntley - 3/19/2003
The defendant, Diane Huntley, as special administrator (the Administrator) of the estate of Annie Collins, deceased (Mrs. Collins), filed an amended petition pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735...
Brawner v. City of Chicago - 3/17/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Following the entry of judgment by the circuit court on a jury verdict in favor of defendants City of Chicago (City) and Chicago police officer Timothy Covelli in this wrongful death and survival action, plaintiff...
Hobbs v. Lorenz - 3/14/2003
Released for publication March 18, 2003.
BRIAN L. HOBBS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. MARK LORENZ AND STANLEY FRONCZAK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page County. No. 01-L-718 Honorable Hollis L....
Thornhill v. Midwest Physician Center of Orland Park - 3/13/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Martia Thornhill, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendants, Midwest Physician Center of Orland Park and Dr. Mari Ann Herbert, in a wrongful birth action. Plaintiff sought recovery for the...
In re Medical Malpractice Cases Pending In The Law Division - 3/12/2003
UNPUBLISHED
This is a permissive interlocutory appeal brought pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R.308). Central to our resolution of each of the five questions certified by the trial court is the interpretation of...
Paul H. Schwendener - 3/10/2003
Unpublished
Paul H. Schwendener, Inc. (PHS), sued Larrabee Commons Partners (LCP) for breach of a construction contract. LCP countersued and demanded a jury trial. Years later, on the eve of trial, LCP withdrew its jury demand....
Spartan Motors - 3/10/2003
Released for publication March 13, 2003.
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. LUBE POWER, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT (MONARCH HYDRAULICS, INC.), DEFENDANT.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County. No....
Anderson v. Alberto-Culver USA - 3/6/2003
Released for publication April 7, 2003.
CRAIG ANDERSON, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE ANDERSON, PLAINTIFF, v. ALBERTO-CULVER USA, INC., AON CORPORATION, VILLAGE OF WHEELING, CITY OF PROSPECT HEIGHTS AND...
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. American Casualty Company of Reading - 3/5/2003
Released for publication April 7, 2003.
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, A CONNECTICUT CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PA, A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS AS CNA INSURANCE...
Wren v. Reddick Community Fire Protection District - 2/26/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs Lisa Wren and Cathy Foiles, volunteer firefighters, filed suit after the fire truck they were riding on was involved in an accident. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants Reddick...
Irikzarry v. Industrial Commission - 2/25/2003
Unpublished
Alejandro Irizarry filed an application for adjustment of claim seeking workers' compensation benefits for an industrial accident he sustained while working for Dynaweld, Inc. He alleged injuries to multiple parts of...
Reichert v. Court of Claims of the State of Illinois - 2/21/2003
Docket No. 93319-Agenda 34-September 2002.
This case comes before us on the petition for writ of certiorari of plaintiff Larry Reichert. He filed his petition in the circuit court of Pope County, seeking review of a ruling on...
Eads v. Heritage Enterprises - 2/21/2003
Docket No. 92691-Agenda 27-September 2002.
The sole issue in this case is whether a plaintiff asserting a private right of action under the Nursing Home Care Act (210 ILCS 45/1-101 et seq. (West 2000)) must attach to her...
Jaskoviak v. Industrial Commission of Illinois - 2/20/2003
Unpublished
Claimant Linda J. Jaskoviak appeals from an order of the circuit court of Will County confirming a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission). The arbitrator denied benefits, finding that no...
Andrade v. General Motors Corp. - 2/19/2003
Unpublished
Pursuant to a supervisory order issued by the Illinois Supreme Court on October 2, 2002 (Andrade v. General Motors Corp, No. 94111 (October 2, 2002)), this court vacated its initial decision in this case, entered on...
Cobb v. Martin IGA & Frozen Food Center - 2/10/2003
Unpublished
Delores Cobb (plaintiff) filed a personal-injury action against Martin IGA & Frozen Food Center, Inc. (defendant), in the circuit court of Effingham County. Plaintiff sought compensation for damages she sustained...
Sterling v. Rockford Mass Transit District - 2/6/2003
The plaintiffs in this case are Ruth Sterling, as special administrator of the estate of Houston Sterling, deceased (Sterling); John Parthenios and Jim Parthenios, individually and d/b/a Parthenios Luncheonette, a partnership...
Wakulich v. Mraz - 2/6/2003
Docket No. 92128-Agenda 10-May 2002.
In this appeal we review the dismissal of a complaint pursuant to section 2-615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code). 735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2000). Generally, plaintiff alleged that...
Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle County - 2/6/2003
Docket No. 91108-Agenda 26-November 2001.
This case is before us on a question of Illinois law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 145 Ill. 2d R. 20. The certified question is:
"Whether,...
Jinkins v. Lee - 2/5/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The plaintiff, Earlean Jinkins, individually and as independent administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, George Jinkins (George), brought a medical malpractice action against the defendants, Dr. Choong Lee...
Shannon v. Cascade - 1/31/2003
UNPUBLISHED
We filed our original decision in this case February 20, 2002, and modified it on denial of rehearing on April 16, 2002. Shannon v. Boise Cascade, 328 Ill. App. 3d 621, 766 N.E.2d 1136 (2002) (hereinafter original...
Buckholtz v. MacNeal Hospital - 1/31/2003
Unpublished
Plaintiff Natalie Buckholtz brought this medical malpractice action against several defendants, including MacNeal Hospital (MacNeal), Yousuf Sayeed, M.D., and Janyce Blatt, C.R.N.A., after her father, Frank...
In re Gaumer - 1/29/2003
UNPUBLISHED
The respondent, William R. Gaumer, appeals from a final judgment of the trial court in the dissolution of his marriage to the petitioner, Barbara J. Gaumer. The only issue is whether the trial court abused its...
Hawkes v. Casino Queen - 1/29/2003
A jury rendered a verdict in favor of Rick G. Hawkes (plaintiff) and against Casino Queen, Inc. (defendant), for injuries sustained by plaintiff while using the restroom aboard defendant's casino cruise ship. Defendant now appeals....
Merrill v. Hill - 12/31/2002
Unpublished
Plaintiff, James H. Merrill, brought this lawsuit in the circuit court of Du Page County seeking recovery for property damage sustained in a motor vehicle accident with defendant, Derek Hill. The matter proceeded to a...
Chung v. Advocate Health Care - 12/27/2002
UNPUBLISHED
In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs-appellants are a young girl and her parents. The defendants-appellees are essentially the hospitals and doctors that allegedly harmed the girl as a result of their...
Washington v. City of Evanston - 12/19/2002
Unpublished
Plaintiff Judy Washington appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment to defendants St. Francis Hospital and Dr. Therese Kloempken in plaintiff's action for the wrongful death of her newborn son Sabree...
Jinkins v. Evangelical Hospitals Corporation - 12/18/2002
In this medical negligence case, personnel at the defendant hospital transferred the patient to a State medical facility, where he was examined and released. One hour later, he committed suicide. The question is whether the defendant...
People ex rel. Department of Professional Regulation v. Manos - 12/5/2002
Docket No. 93299-Agenda 33-September 2002.
Defendants, Drs. Thomas G. Manos and Mark Kolozenski, refused to produce two patient dental records and patient appointment schedules named in a subpoena duces tecum issued by plaintiff,...
Niemeyer v. Wendy's International - 12/5/2002
This appeal arises out of a dispute between the parties as to the amount of interest owed by defendant, Wendy's International, Inc., on a judgment entered on behalf of plaintiff, Philip Niemeyer. Plaintiff sought payment of interest...
People ex rel Department of Professional Regulation v. Manos - 12/5/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Defendants, Drs. Thomas G. Manos and Mark Kolozenski, refused to produce two patient dental records and patient appointment schedules named in a subpoena duces tecum issued by plaintiff, the Department of Professional...
Allstate Insurance Company v. Menards - 12/5/2002
Docket No. 93620-Agenda 36-September 2002.
This case is before us on a question of Illinois law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 145 Ill. 2d R. 20. The certified question is:
"What is...
Gould & Ratner v. Vigilant Insurance Company - 12/4/2002
UNPUBLISHED
This dispute is about the extent of coverage provided to a law firm in a general liability policy.
Gould & Ratner, a law firm, purchased the insurance policy from Vigilant Insurance Company doing business as...
Sullivan v. Edward Hospital - 11/27/2002
UNPUBLISHED
On November 6, 1998, Burns Sullivan (now deceased) and his wife, Juanita Sullivan, filed a medical malpractice action against Dr. Amelia Conte-Russian and Edward Hospital. The complaint sought damages for a fall Burns...
Green v. Lake Forest Hospital - 11/27/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff, Gregory Green, as independent executor of the estate of Christine Green, deceased, filed a survival and wrongful death action alleging medical malpractice against defendants Lake Forest Hospital (Lake...
Nowalski v. Ford Motor Company - 11/27/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Mark and Alice Nowalski purchased a new automobile from Ford Motor Company in October 1995. The vehicle came with a limited 3-year/36,000 mile warranty. They discovered problems with the car's rear axle and brought...
Brugger v. Joseph Academy - 11/21/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 92887-Agenda 29-September 2002.
The defendant, Joseph Academy, Inc. (the academy), is a private, not-for-profit corporation serving special education students pursuant to contracts with various local...
In re Storment - 11/21/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 92832-Agenda 11-March 2002.
Central to our disposition of this case is the question of whether respondent violated Rule 1.5(g)(2) of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct (Code) (134 Ill. 2d R....
Unzicker v. Kraft Food Ingredients Corporation - 11/21/2002
UNPUBLISHED
Docket No. 92838-Agenda 14-May 2002.
At issue in this appeal are several questions regarding both the interpretation and constitutionality of section 2-1117 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1117...
RLI Insurance Co. v Illinois National Insurance Co. - 11/21/2002
Modified opinion of the court upon denial of rehearing
Two insurance carriers dispute the extent of insurance coverage provided by defendant Illinois National Insurance Company (Illinois National), an Illinois insurance...
Pope v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co. - 11/7/2002
Plaintiff Michael Robert Pope, through his mother and next friend, Cynthia Lea Pope, appeals from a declaratory judgment in favor of defendant Economy Fire & Casualty Company (Economy). On cross-motions for summary judgment, the...
City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation - 11/4/2002
UNPUBLISHED
The City of Chicago (City) and the County of Cook (County) (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit against 18 firearm manufacturers, 4 firearm distributors and 11 firearm dealers (collectively, defendants). Plaintiffs'...
American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Enright - 11/1/2002
These consolidated appeals involve multiple declaratory judgment actions arising from an underlying complaint in which Roberta Enright, as mother and next friend of the minor, Jane Doe, sued Matthew C. Burnett and his employer, North...
Fox Associates - 9/24/2002
UNPUBLISHED
The primary issue on appeal is whether the negligent misrepresentation exception to the economic loss doctrine stated in Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co., 91 Ill. 2d 69, 435 N.E.2d 443 (1982), applies to...
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