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]]>In February 2020, Associated Bank N.A. (Associated) acquired First National Bank and succeeded it as mortgagee.
On Oct. 22, 2020, just over 2 ½ years after Topal passed away, his heir, Catherine Petrak, filed a petition seeking to admit his will to probate. Petrak died on Dec. 5, 2020. Attorney Robert Smith was named executor for her estate in a separate probate case and as independent administrator of Topal’s estate.
One month later, Topal’s estate filed a petition to bar any claim by Associated, the lender bank, against the estate, asserting it was time-barred as Associated had not filed any claims within two years of Topal’s death as required by section 18-12(b) of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975.
Associated argued that it retained a right to do so as foreclosure was an in rem action and not required to be settled in the probate action. The trial judge issued an order holding that any claims by Associated were time-barred and ordered Associated to execute a release of its lien. Associated appealed.
On appeal, Associated argued the trial court erred and it was not bound by the two-year filing limitation of the act, and that it may pursue a separate foreclosure action based on the mortgage.
The appellate court first considered the extent to which Associated was bound by the Probate Act. The appeals panel noted a claimant may either file a claim in the probate court or seek the appointment of a special representative of the estate, but in either case, the claim must be filed within two years of decedent’s death.
The appellate court emphasized that this is not a period of limitations, but a jurisdictional requirement, as beyond that a court has no jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim against the estate, making the trial court’s determination proper.
Because the trial judge ordered Associated to release its mortgage, which would bar any future action for foreclosure, the appellate court also had to address the issue of whether a foreclosure action could later be initiated. The appeals panel acknowledged that precedent was ambiguous as the Illinois Supreme Court has expressly held that foreclosure actions are quasi in rem proceedings in which the mortgagor is also a defendant.
However, the appellate court found the personal liability of the decedent “diverges” from the mortgagee’s right to enforce the lien securing its debt.”
In conclusion, the appellate court found that the trial court erred in compelling Associated to issue a release of its mortgage and that this order must be reversed. The appellate court further affirmed in part, and reversed in part, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
In re Estate of Thomas F. Topal, 2022 IL App (4th) 210613, October 24, 2022.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling probate litigation, commercial litigation, medical malpractice lawsuits, and Illinois appellate cases for individuals, families and businesses for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Calumet City, Inverness, Joliet, University Park, Lisle, Waukegan, Wheaton, Hinsdale, Aurora, Chicago (Rogers Park, Roscoe Village, North Lawndale, Austin, Garfield Park, Bronzeville, South Shore, Hegewisch, Back of the Yard, Pilsen, Pullman), Mundelein, Niles, Des Plaines, Wilmette and South Holland, Ill.
Robert D. Kreisman has been an active member of the Illinois and Missouri bars since 1976.
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]]>Fogle continued to suffer residual pain, for which she takes over-the-counter medication. Her medical expenses totaled over $145,000.
She sued Merritt, alleging she was following too closely.
A $15.64 million default judgment was entered against Merritt after State Farm Insurance Co. chose not to hire counsel to answer and defend the plaintiff’s lawsuit. Then a new “escalating” and time-sensitive demand was served on State Farm, which subsequently paid approximately $11.73 million. As it turned out, the default judgment led to this favorable result for Fogle given her terrible injuries.
The attorneys successfully handling this case for Joyce Fogle were Shelly Leeke, Jessica Corley and David B. Yarborough.
Fogle v. Merritt, No. 2021CP3801375 (S.C. Ct. Com. Pl. Orangeburg County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling rear-end crash cases, car accident lawsuits, pedestrian accident lawsuits, wrongful death cases, nursing home negligence cases and intersection crash cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Lincolnwood, Des Plaines, Winnetka, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Hawthorne Woods, Inverness, Rolling Meadows, Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Lombard, Chicago (West Town, Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Little Village, McKinley Park, Auburn Gresham, Avalon Park, Calumet Heights, South Chicago, South Loop, Lincoln Park, North Park, Wicker Park), Franklin Park, Schiller Park and Elmwood Park, Ill.
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]]>The driver of a commercial truck then made a sudden turn on the highway, causing its trailer to fishtail and strike Peterson’s vehicle.
Peterson suffered serious injuries necessitating amputation of both legs. His medical expenses were $1.2 million.
He sued Mid TN Erosion Sediment and Control Inc., alleging liability for this crash and his catastrophic injuries. Peterson asserted that the defendant’s commercial truck driver was distracted, which caused this collision. The lawsuit did not claim lost income.
Before trial, the parties settled for $12 million.
In discovery, the Peterson attorneys presented an expert in orthopedics while the defendant presented experts in orthopedics, biomechanics and nursing.
The attorneys handling this tragic case for Peterson were Joe Griffith and Zack Smith.
Peterson v. Smith, No. 18C2027 (Tenn. Cir. Ct. Davidson County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling truck accidents, wrongful death cases, rear-end collision lawsuits, car accidents, and motorcycle accident lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Franklin Park, Wood Dale, Bensenville, Hickory Hills, Blue Island, Oaklawn, Calumet City, Country Club Hills, Homewood, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Mokena, Villa Park, Glencoe, Chicago (Edgewater, Wrigleyville, Lakeview, Bucktown, Logan Square, Irving Park, Albany Park, Portage Park, Andersonville, Roscoe Village, Beverly), Norridge, Harwood Heights, Elmwood Park, and Niles, Ill.
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]]>Manzo, who was a candidate for future cervical fusions at an adjacent level of her spinal column, incurred medical expenses of $373,000. She sued LGS Transport Inc., Buenrostro, and the owner of the vehicle, alleging negligence.
Manzo did not make a claim for lost income.
The jury returned a verdict of $1.12 million.
The attorneys successfully handling this case for Manzo were Robert Glassman and Jonathan Davidi.
Manzo v. LGS Transport, Inc., No. RIC 1906219 (Cal. Super. Ct. Riverside County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling wrongful death cases, intersection crash lawsuits, truck accident cases, work injury cases and traumatic brain injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Tinley Park, Oaklawn, Naperville, St. Charles, Lockport, New Lenox, Glenview, Evergreen Park, Cicero, Joliet, Romeoville, Lemont, Chicago (Englewood, Woodlawn, Jackson Park, Hyde Park, Chinatown, Near South Side, East Pilsen, West Loop, Ukrainian Village, Palmer Square, Belmont Cragin, Austin), River Forest, Forest Park, Maywood and LaGrange, Ill.
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]]>Judge Boyle denied the defendants’ motion to declare the Prejudgment Interest Act unconstitutional, rejecting all of the arguments made including the applicability of Judge Maras’s ruling in Hyland, etc. v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., et al., No. 17 L 3541.
The act allows plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits to collect interest against defendants from the time the lawsuit is filed should the plaintiff prevail to judgment, rather than from the time judgment is entered. The effective date of this act is July 1, 2021. The law provides recovery of 6% prejudgment interest in addition to the 9% post-judgment interest already enshrined in the law.
In the May 27, 2022 order in the Hyland case, Judge Maras held that the Prejudgment Interest Act is unconstitutional and invalid based on the right to trial by jury and the prohibition against special legislation.
In the Cook County case holding otherwise, Ahearn v. Heliotis, No. 2018 L 003552, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant Heliotis hit her with a car while she was walking through an alley. After a jury trial, the plaintiff Ahearn received a $418,625 jury verdict in her favor. She then sought prejudgment interest accruing between the date the statute became effective, July 1, 2021, and the date the judgment in her case was entered — Jan. 13, 2022.
The ruling in Ahearn is the first in Cook County since Judge Maras’s May 2022 order.
The Law Division notice published July 20, 2022 set clear provisions for certain motions on the act, including attempts to stay the application of the act; toll requirement(s) of the act; declare the act unconstitutional; and apply the finding of unconstitutionality in Hyland to any case prior to trial.
“All such motions may be filed in all applicable cases and shall remain pending and continued generally, with all issues preserved, until such time as all avenues of appellate review on the constitutionality of the Judgment Interest Act Amendment have been exhausted and a final order from the Illinois Supreme Court is issued.”
Judge Flannery wrote that the notice was crafted after “having conferred with representatives from plaintiffs’ and defendants’ bar associations on the protocol for processing the multitude of motions requesting relief from the Judgment Interest Act Amendment.”
In the Ahearn case, Judge Boyle wrote, “It is well-settled in Illinois that ‘the decisions of circuit courts have no precedential value,” citing Delgado v. Bd. Of Election Comm’rs, 224 Ill.2d 481, 488 (2007).
In Delgado, Judge Boyle said, the state Illinois Supreme Court held that circuit court rulings as to the constitutionality of a statute are not binding on circuit court judges in other cases. The defendant Heliotis advanced arguments like those in the Hyland prejudgment interest dispute, including that the statute violates the right to trial by jury, separation of powers and special legislation clause. Judge Boyle said Heliotis’s argument improperly conflates interest with damages. “It cannot be said that the jury’s award of damages is implicated in any way by a subsequent calculation of interest that occurs only after a jury has completed its task of rendering a verdict,” Judge Boyle wrote.
Heliotis had argued that the Illinois General Assembly did not comply with the three-readings rule, which requires an unaltered bill to be read three times before it is signed into law, and the single subject rule, a requirement that all bills signed into law address only one subject.
Judge Boyle rejected the three-readings rule argument, noting the First District Appellate Court recently reiterated the Supreme Court’s holding that the enrolled bill doctrine precludes judicial review of statutes on the basis that the legislature failed to adhere to procedural requirements, citing Doe v. Lyft, Inc., 2020 IL App (1st) 191328.
Chicago attorney Bruce Pfaff has defended the constitutionality of the prejudgment interest act. The Ahern ruling was the ninth state-wide finding of constitutionality of the prejudgment interest act. Pfaff stated, “The trial judges are to decide the cases on their own without resorting or without thinking that their decisions are bound by the Hyland ruling.” There will be more to come on this act. Prejudgment interest is not a novel concept. There are several states that have enacted and enforced similar acts for many years.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling medical malpractice lawsuits, wrongful death cases, birth trauma lawsuits, and catastrophic injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Wheaton, Libertyville, Alsip, South Holland, Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Bridgeview, Palatine, Chicago (Rodgers Park, South Shore, East Side, River North, Portage Park, Bronzeville), Mount Prospect, Wilmette, and Skokie, Ill.
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]]>Dahlstrand was assigned to a night shift and worked above a wire mesh walkway with cut outs covered with unsecured plywood placed under welding blankets.
After climbing down a ladder and onto the mesh walkway, Dahlstrand tripped and fell, landing on a piece of plywood. His body twisted during the fall; he suffered a herniated disk at L4-5. He underwent physical therapy, injections and surgery.
Despite this treatment plan, Dahlstrand continued to suffer from lower back pain. He was not able to return to work as an iron worker and now performs medium duty jobs, including building maintenance and municipal plowing.
Dahlstrand sued FCA US LLC in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, alleging that it chose not to perform safety inspections during the night shift and failed to enforce safety rules, including OSHA rules requiring plywood to be secured and marked.
FCA US brought a contribution claim against Midwest Steel, arguing it had placed the plywood and exposed its workers to a tripping hazard.
The jury signed a verdict of approximately $6.62 million, including approximately $272,000 for past lost income and benefits. As to FCA’s contribution claim, the jury apportioned liability as 58.5% to Midwest Steel, 33.5% to FCA US and 8% to Dahlstrand.
Dahlstrand’s attorneys presented experts in orthopedic surgery, occupational medicine, construction safety and economics. The defendants presented experts in safety and economics.
The attorneys successfully handling this case for Dahlstrand were Steven A. Berman and Matthew S. Sims, both of Chicago.
Dahlstrand v. FCA US, LLC, No. 15-cv-7603 (N.D. Ill. March 30, 2022).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling construction injury lawsuits, workplace injury lawsuits, product liability cases, and trucking injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including River Forest, Franklin Park, Wood Dale, Bloomingdale, Lake Zurich, Rolling Meadows, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Northbrook, Evanston, Elmwood Park, Stickney, Burbank, Justice, LaGrange, Burr Ridge, Hickory Hills, Alsip, Bolingbrook, Chicago (Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Back of the Yards, Pullman, Hegewisch, Avalon Park, Hyde Park, Little Italy, Austin, Belmont Cragin, Wrigleyville), Melrose Park, Northlake, Bensenville, and Des Plaines, Ill.
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]]>DeFranscesco opened his door and fell to the pavement while the other truck driver attempted to free his vehicle. The other driver broke free and started to drive off. DeFranscesco ran after the truck and jumped on its low bumper bar, holding on with one hand and yelling at the driver to stop.
The driver then tapped his brakes, causing DeFranscesco to fall off the rig. DeFranscesco suffered a lumbar disk protrusion at L3-4, which required a laminectomy. He continued to experience pain that interfered with his ability to work, resulting in 795 missed work days and approximately $363,400 in lost income.
His medical expenses totaled approximately $47,200. DeFranscesco filed a lawsuit against the Sentry Select Insurance Co. that insured the other truck. The defendants raised contributory negligence and assumption of risk defenses.
The jury signed a verdict for $750,000, finding the plaintiff, DeFranscesco, 40% at fault.
The attorneys successfully handling this case for DeFranscesco were David Tuszynski and Sara Sibley.
DeFranscesco v. Sentry Select Ins. Co., No. 1:18-cv-04795-SCJ (N.D. Ga.).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling truck accident lawsuits, motorcycle accident lawsuits, bicycle accident cases and catastrophic injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Niles, Morton Grove, Glencoe, Lombard, Wheaton, Batavia, Glen Ellyn, Villa Park, Melrose Park, Forest Park, Western Springs, LaGrange, Downers Grove, Bedford Park, Elk Grove Village, Crystal Lake, Chicago (Edgebrook, East Rogers Park, Lakeview, Hermosa, Old Town Triangle, South Loop, Near West Side, Brighton Park, Marquette Park, Great Grand Crossing, South Shore, Bronzeville), Westchester, North Riverside and Glendale Heights, Ill.
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]]>In this case, the trial court had ruled that Orlando Valdez did not sufficiently allege that the insurance company had a duty to settle the underlying action, that it acted in bad faith, and that his settlement demand created a conflict of interest between the insurer and its client.
In September 2012, Valdez was injured at Aquarius Club and Restaurant in Chicago. He sued the club owner, the unidentified assailant, and others in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
The individual defendant owner, Roman Rojas, was represented by Illinois Casualty Co. with an insurance policy limit of $1 million.
In March 2016, Valdez made a settlement demand of $1 million, which Illinois Casualty rejected once the trial began the following month. The jury returned a verdict of $2 million in Valdez’s favor.
In November 2016, Valdez and Rojas executed a post-judgment agreement in which Valdez agreed not to enforce the remaining judgment ($1 million) against Rojas in exchange for Rojas assigning to Valdez any claims that he had against Illinois Casualty as a result of the judgment.
Illinois Casualty paid Valdez the $1 million policy limit, but did not tender the remainder of the judgment, costs, or interest.
In December 2016, Valdez sued Illinois Casualty. In his fourth amended complaint, Valdez alleged that Illinois Casualty breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing toward its insured by rejecting the settlement demand and that Illinois Casualty waived the policy limits by choosing not to send Rojas a reservation of rights letter after Valdez made his settlement demand.
In January 2020, Illinois Casualty moved to dismiss Valdez’s fourth amended complaint, which was granted with prejudice.
Valdez appealed, arguing that the trial judge erred in finding he did not allege sufficient facts to establish that Illinois Casualty had a duty to settle the underlying action and in dismissing his claim for damages under an Illinois insurance provision that allows the policyholder to recover attorney fees, costs, and statutory damages from an insurer whose conduct with respect to a claim is “vexatious or unreasonable.”
Valdez also argued that his settlement demand created a conflict of interest between Illinois Casualty and Rojas that required Illinois Casualty to warn Rojas of the possibility of an excess verdict and provide the option of an independent counsel.
In the appellate court’s non-precedential Rule 23 order, the appellate court found that Valdez alleged sufficient facts to show a reasonable probability that Rojas would be found liable in the underlying lawsuit, as he alleged that his assailant had a history of violent acts at the club, of which Rojas was aware, among other arguments. However, the appellate court reasoned that the plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a reasonable probability of an excess judgment. In the appellate court opinion, it was stated that Valdez alleged that he incurred less than $50,000 in medical expenses, and that Illinois Casualty had made settlement offers of $100,000 and $200,000.
“As the trial court aptly stated, ‘There’s no factual allegations to explain why these offers were a mis-evaluation of the plaintiff’s claims.’”
In addition, the appellate court’s decision noted that Valdez did not allege facts that would show Illinois Casualty rejected his settlement demand in bad faith. There was no allegation by the plaintiff that Illinois Casualty refused to negotiate and made no allegations regarding the adequacy of Illinois Casualty’s investigation and defense or the advice of Illinois Casualty’s adjusters and counsel.
“Thus, the trial court properly dismissed his claim for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing,” the appellate court stated citing Olympia Fields Country Club v. Bankers Indemnity Insurance Co., 325 Ill.App. 649, 673 (1945).
Furthermore, the appellate court wrote that Illinois Casualty did not have a duty to notify Rojas of the ongoing settlement negotiations with Valdez, and it did not waive the policy limits by choosing not to issue a reservation of rights letter.
Valdez v. Illinois Casualty Co., 2022 IL App (1st) 201121-U.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling wrongful death lawsuits, motorcycle accident cases, bicycle accident lawsuits and truck accident lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Hillside, Berwyn, North Riverside, Stickney, Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, Western Springs, Itasca, Morton Grove, Northfield, Lincolnshire, Chicago (Rogers Park, Albany Park, Sauganash, Norwood Park East, Belmont Cragin, Palmer Square, West Town, River North, Garfield Park, Homan Square, Little Village), Berwyn, Cicero, Waukegan and Park Ridge, Ill.
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]]>Under this law, plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits are able to collect 6% interest against defendants from the time the lawsuit is filed until it is disposed of. All cases challenging the constitutionality of the law were consolidated before Judge Maras.
Her long-awaited ruling, an advisory opinion that does not set precedent, arose from a medical negligence case in the preterm birth of twins.
Judge Maras concluded the law is unconstitutional and invalid based on the right of trial by jury and prohibition against special legislation.
“The Amendment divides tort parties into two groups: parties to personal injury and wrongful death actions who are subject to prejudgment interest, and all other tort parties who are not.”
“It clearly and arbitrarily favors personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs and is not rationally related to any State interest. For these reasons, Judge Maras held that the Amendment is unconstitutional.”
Hyland, etc. v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, et al., No. 17 L 3571.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling personal injury lawsuits, wrongful death cases, medical malpractice lawsuits and birth injury lawsuits and appeals for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Highwood, Olympia Fields, Flossmoor, Niles, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Westchester, Chicago Ridge, Orland Park, Romeoville, Orland Hills, Harvey, Rosemont, South Holland, Blue Island, Chicago (East Side, Hegewisch, West Englewood, Washington Park, Kenwood, South Loop, River North, Noble Square, Ukrainian Village, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, Beverly), River Grove, Stone Park, River Forest, North Riverside and Hillside, Ill.
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]]>Chapman suffered a broken left elbow, a fractured right ankle, broken ribs and a fractured fibula. She required three surgeries and continues to suffer from pain and mobility problems.
Chapman sued Super Dirty Recovery, alleging that it had negligently entrusted its vehicle to McRaith, who did not hold a valid driver’s license and allegedly had a criminal history.
The lawsuit did not claim lost income or medical expenses.
The jury signed a verdict for $1.85 million.
The attorneys successfully handling this lawsuit for Chapman were Steven Kherkher, Kevin Haynes, Ryan MacLoud and Matt Martin.
Chapman v. Super Dirty Recovery, LLC, No. 2018-87654 (Tex. Dist. Ct. Harris County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling truck accident lawsuits, intersection crash cases, head-on collision lawsuits, automobile accidents, car crashes, wrongful death cases and catastrophic injury lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 45 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights, Rosemont, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Maywood, Oak Park, Cicero, Burbank, Oak Lawn, Homer Glen, Glencoe, Chicago (Back of the Yards, Little Village, Fuller Park, Douglas, South Loop, Garfield Park, Near West Side, Near North Side, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, Albany Park, West Ridge, Edison Park, Calumet Heights), Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, LaGrange Highlands and Western Springs, Ill.
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