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List of Forms by Chapter
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Chapter 1 — Strict Liability in Tort in Products Liability Cases
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Chapter 2 — Negligence and Warranty Theories of Products Liability
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Chapter 3 — Parties to Products Liability Cases
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Chapter 4 — Defenses to Products Liability
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Chapter 5 — Investigation and Development of the Products Liability Case
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Chapter 6 — Use of Discovery in Products Liability Cases
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Chapter 7 — Use of Expert Witnesses in Products Liability Cases
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Chapter 8 — Pleadings, Motions, and Third-Party Practice
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Chapter 9 — Special Aspects of Products Liability Trials
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Chapter 10 — Insurance Coverage for Products Liability
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Chapter 11 — Damages in Products Liability Cases
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Chapter 12 — Motions for Summary Judgment and Appeals
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Shawn Babiuch
Shawn Babiuch
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Stephen C. Carlson
Stephen C. Carlson
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Robert P. Conlon
Robert P. Conlon
Robert P. Conlon is a Founding Partner and Executive Committee Member at Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in representing insurers and reinsurers in major coverage matters involving professional liability, bad faith, environmental issues, and first-party property. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations as well as the Defense Research Institute and has written and lectured extensively on various areas of civil litigation. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law.
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Thomas M. Crisham
Thomas M. Crisham
No bio available.
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Michael W. Davis
Michael W. Davis
No bio available.
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Frank J. Favia, Jr.
Frank J. Favia, Jr.
No bio available.
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Jennifer K. Gust
Jennifer K. Gust
No bio available.
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Mark D. Hansen
Mark D. Hansen
Mark D. Hansen is a Shareholder at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, professional liability, and products liability. Mr. Hansen is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, and the American, Illinois State, and Peoria County Bar Associations. He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law and his B.S. cum laude from Northern Illinois University.
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Adam Jagadich
Adam Jagadich
Adam Jagadich is an associate with the firm of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in defense of product liability, toxic tort, and commercial litigation matters. He received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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Harry C. Lee
Harry C. Lee
Harry C. Lee is the Owner of the Law Office of Harry C. Lee in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of civil appeals. He is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Lee received his B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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Rex K. Linder
Rex K. Linder
Rex K. Linder is Senior Counsel to Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in civil litigation in federal and state courts, including the defense of professional and products liability cases involving potentially significant damages. He is a member and Past President of the International Association of Defense Counsel, a member and former board member of the Defense Research Institute, and a member and former President of the Peoria County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Linder received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law.
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Joseph T. Morrison
Joseph T. Morrison
Joseph T. Morrison is a Partner at Morrison & Morrison, P.C., in Waukegan, where his practice focuses on products liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. He has tried over 100 jury trials and handles a wide range of complex litigation. He has written and lectured extensively in the area of civil litigation. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Inns of Court, and the American, Illinois State, and Lake County Bar Associations. Mr. Morrison received his B.S. from Knox College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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Donald J. Morrison
Donald J. Morrison
No bio available.
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Bradley C. Nahrstadt
Bradley C. Nahrstadt
Bradley C. Nahrstadt is the Chief Operating Officer of Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago. Mr. Nahrstadt is a Past Chair of the Primerus Defense Institute, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute, and is a Past President of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He is AV Preeminent peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell; was selected by his peers for inclusion in Illinois Leading Lawyers for products liability and medical malpractice defense; was selected by his peers for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers for products liability defense; was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys under 40 to Watch; and was selected as among Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers in commercial litigation, general practice, and insurance law. He has served as Regional Counsel for a national testing laboratory, for a large consumer of welding rods, and for one of the leading optical manufacturers in the country. He has served in the past as an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at DePaul University College of Law and as an adjunct professor teaching a litigation course at the College of Lake County. He is an award-winning author and has written more than 75 articles on various areas of trial practice and discovery that have appeared in numerous leading publications, coauthored course books for the Institute of Paralegal Education and the National Business Institute, authored a quarterly column that appears in the IDC Quarterly, authored multiple book chapters on issues related to litigation defense, and is a frequent speaker on law-related topics. He also serves as the General Editor of IICLE®’s ILLINOIS PRODUCTS LIABILITY PRACTICE. He is an active member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the American Law Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Professional Liability Defense Federation, the Council on Litigation Management, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (member of the Board of Directors), the Defense Research Institute, and the Chicago-Lincoln American Inn of Court. He earned his B.A. summa cum laude with distinction from Monmouth College and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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Eugene I. Pavalon
Eugene I. Pavalon
No bio available.
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Alyssa M. Reiter
Alyssa M. Reiter
No bio available.
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Caroline L. Schiff
Caroline L. Schiff
No bio available.
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Sean A. Siekkinen
Sean A. Siekkinen
No bio available.
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Thomas G. Siracusa
Thomas G. Siracusa
Thomas G. Siracusa is a Partner at Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on medical negligence, products liability, and personal injury. A frequent author and speaker on trial practice and evidentiary issues, Mr. Siracusa also serves on the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Board of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is recognized as a Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer in the field of personal injury. Mr. Siracusa received his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Christopher A. Wadley
Christopher A. Wadley
Christopher A. Wadley is a Partner at Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage, products liability, and business litigation. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2009 – 2018. Mr. Wadley received his B.A. with high distinction from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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James H. Whalen
James H. Whalen
James H. Whalen is a Partner at Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis Ltd. in Chicago and a member of the firm’s tort defense, products liability, and commercial litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice on construction, commercial, products liability, employment discrimination, and premises liability. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Indiana University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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John T. Williams
John T. Williams
John T. Williams is a Partner at Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability litigation, intellectual property counseling and litigation, and complex class action litigation. He is a member of the Council on Litigation Management and the International Trademark Association. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Williams received his B.A. magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.
Products Liability Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2014 EDITION)
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