Premises Liability

Bella Notte, a beloved family-owned Italian restaurant in Chicago, recently bid farewell to its patrons after a nearly three-decade legacy. The restaurant had become a hotspot, attracting both upper class suburban diners and celebrities, but ultimately saw their clientele dwindle and liability issues mount. Established in 1995 by Ramon Aguirre’s father, Bella Notte had become…

We’re no stranger to slippery roads here in Chicago. With ice, snow, and rain all falling in the winter season, the streets can become treacherous. While we may consider ourselves to be experts at navigating the different types of blizzards, ice storms, and slush piles, one type of road and sidewalk condition that should always…

A 22-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a falling piece of building façade near the corner of North Milwaukee Avenue and North Ashland Avenue. Despite scaffolding in place around the building, a chunk of the façade managed to hit the woman in the head as she passed by. Debris also hit…

Outdoor dining, delivery, curbside pickup – none of these phrases are new to anyone nowadays. They’re the most common adaptions we’ve made during this pandemic and allow us to continue living as much of our “normal” lives as possible. Especially in cities like Chicago, sidewalks are often crowded with elaborate dining setups, with big signs…

 If you fall on a slippery floor you may have rights against several parties. You may have rights against the property owner for failing to clean the floor and maintaining a clean floor. You may have rights against a store for also failing to clean the floor or for allowing a hazard to remain…

If you’re injured on another person’s property, you need to make sure your rights are protected. First of all, you need to make sure that you know what caused you to fall. And if you have the opportunity, you should take pictures of what caused you to fall, whether it’s water that caused you to…

WFMY News2 reported on October 2, 1018 that a visitor to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens was bitten by a rhino named Kendi. Kendi is a black rhino, which are “critically endangered.” The black rhinos are at risk because poachers want their horns. The number of black rhinos worldwide is fewer than 5,000. Kendi…

On August 18, 2004, Rebecca Hess was on the back porch of an apartment in a residential building in Chicago’s North Side. She fell from the porch, suffering a spinal injury resulting in her being paralyzed from the waist down. Hess had fallen through yellow tape that the defendant had put up to act as…

Owners of apartment complexes, hotels, restaurants, retail stores, service offices, and other profit and nonprofit businesses owe visitors a duty to keep their premises safe. Our Chicago premises liability owners work to show the property owner: Knew or should have known about an unsafe condition Failed to make necessary repairs or failed to warn visitors…

Law 360 reported, on February 28, 2018, that a passenger of an American Airlines plane manufactured by Boeing Co. recently brought a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against the airlines and manufacturer for their poor handling of an airline emergency. While she was waiting for the plane to take off, the plane’s right engine…