PRE-ORDER
Written by experienced Illinois practitioners, this handbook delivers the substantive law, evidentiary rules, and damages framework you need to prosecute or defend wrongful-death and survival actions with confidence. It guides practitioners through every phase of the case—from intake and evaluation through pleadings, discovery, trial preparation, and trial. In addition, it includes practical, time-saving tools: sample pleadings and discovery, plus adaptable checklists covering key prefiling considerations, required claim information, potential defenses, deposition preparation, and trial-readiness tasks.
Chapter 1 — Wrongful-Death Actions and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Damages in Wrongful-Death Actions
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Conflicts of Laws and Jurisdictional Issues in Wrongful-Death Actions
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Survival Actions and the Illinois Survival Statute
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Jonathan J. Morhaim, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Family Member Liabilities, Remedies, and Immunities
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Trial and Evidentiary Considerations in Wrongful-Death Actions
David E. Rapoport, Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C., Chicago
Chapter 7 — Appendix
Scott M. Seaman, Philip R. Kujawa, and William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
