Current Publications

Civil Litigation

Warning, Warning: Warnings Required Under Illinois Products Liability, by Robert P. Pisani, Margaret M. Foster. The IDC Monograph, Fourth Quarter 2006 Edition, Volume 16, Number 4.

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Excsessive Punitive Damages Awards -- Much Ado About Something, by: Kristin Dvorsky Tauras. IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter 2006 Edition, Volume 16, Number 3.

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CGL Coverage For Claims Involving Leaky Pipes: When Does Property Damage Occur? by Samuel A. Purves.
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Consumer Fraud Act Claims in Private Breach of Contract Actions by Bruce B. Marr
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Defending Product Liability Cases in Illinois After the Best Decision, by Gregory L. Cochran, Robert P. Pisani, Margaret M. Foster of McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug (Chicago), James W. Ozog, David J. O'Connell, James P. Marsh of Momkus, Ozog & McCluskey (Downers Grove, Illinois), Daniel K. Cray, Jeffrey S. Taylor, of Williams & Montgomery, Ltd. (Wheaton, Illinois ). Re-published with permission from the IDC Quarterly
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Legal Malpractice: An Excess Insurer's Right to Maintain a Malpractice Action Against the Insured's Attorney -- An Undecided Issue in Illinois, Sara E. Cook, Kristin Dvorsky
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Recent Developments in Commercial Transportation Case Law, by: Richard M. Clark and Gerald A. Kennedy
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Standard for Granting Summary Judgment in a Retaliation Case Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, by James P. DeNardo.

(Employment Law Defense Update, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 4, No. 2, May, 2004)

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Causes of Action in the Employment Setting: An Overview, by James P. DeNardo
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An Island of Repose Amid the Swirling Sea of Asbestos Litigation, by: Gregory L. Cochran and Margaret M. Foster
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The Sale Of A Product, Incidental To Its Installation, Is A Protected Activity Under The Construction Statute Of Repose, by Gregory L. Cochran and Kristin Dvorsky
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Illinois Tort Reform: Letter to Clients re Best Decision, by Richard M. Clark (12/18/97)
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Written Exculpatory Clauses As A Defense To Tort Claims: Recent Decisions, by Bruce B. Marr
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