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Johnson & Bell’s Complex/Catastrophic Litigation group includes some of the most experienced and respected attorneys practicing in the Chicago area. The cases, while diverse, show the common thread of a catastrophic event leading to serious injury, property damage, or, in several cases, death.
These events and ensuing lawsuits have occurred across the country. Johnson & Bell has become the “go-to” firm for insurance companies when facing large claims as a result of catastrophic events. At the same time, the firm has an impressive list of self-insured clients who have come to rely on our experience and expertise in handling these large and complex matters.
Johnson & Bell has gained a national reputation in catastrophic and complex matters based on our representation of a wide range of clients and our proven track record of success. Our reputation is the result of an aggressive litigation approach and a history of obtaining favorable results for our clients.
Representative Cases
- Represented a tank car manufacturer in litigation that was filed in Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of a tank car explosion in Louisiana. The litigation lasted more than 10 years. After a three-and-a-half-month trial in Mississippi involving 4,000 plaintiffs, the tank car manufacturer was found not guilty. A three-month trial in Louisiana of a 16,000-person class action resulted in a finding of 10 percent liability.
- Represented a property owner and a management company in a Chicago porch collapse, which resulted in 13 deaths and numerous injuries. Case settled.
- Represented a scaffold installer sued as a result of a scaffold falling from a Chicago high-rise, the John Hancock building, resulting in the death of three people and injury to several others.
- Received a defense verdict in a class action suit where class members claimed Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome from use of a pneumatic tool in auto glass industry. Jury found tool defective but awarded class representatives no damages.
- Received defense verdicts in Illinois and North Dakota in cases where workers in farm equipment manufacturing and computer scrap business alleged bilateral Vibratory White Finger and Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
Recent Opinions
- Obtained dismissal of Breach of Implied Warranty claim in multi-million dollar fire loss. Country Mutual Insurance Company v. Atlas Chemical, 07 C 3434, Northern District of Illinois.
Complex/Catastrophic Litigation Attorneys
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