James E. Beal

Representative Cases:

Johnson v. XTRA Lease LLC.  Represented trailer leasing company in hit and run accident case involving severe head injuries and a claim for lost wages and loss of consortium.  Successfully removed the case from Cook County Circuit Court to the Northern District of Illinois on diversity grounds.  Following fact discovery, obtained summary judgment on plaintiffs' three-count complaint alleging negilgence.  Case dismissed in its entirety. 

Munoz v. Washington Inventory Services.  Represented an inventory services company and its driver, through verdict (first-chair), in an auto collision where the plaintiff suffered an open-fracture to his left tibia, an avulsion fracture, multiple soft tissue injuries, permanent scarring, and lost wages.  Defendant driver was turning left in an intersection after light had turned red.  Verdict for the plaintiff, reduced for his comparative fault.

Luckett v. Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.  Represented ambulance company in paramedic negligence case.  Obtained summary judgment on plaintiff's negligence count pursuant to the Illinois EMS Systems Act, 210 ILCS 50 et seq.  The case proceeded to trial on plaintiff's amended complaint raising willful and wanton conduct only.  Case settled prior to trial for $25,000 less than the amount of medical bills.

Leake v. Fellowes, Inc., et al.  Second-chair at trial in which we represented manufacturer of bankers boxes and other office supplies.  Case involved castastrophic internal injuries and claims of significant risk for developing diabetes and renal failure in the future.  Case settled four days into trial for an amount well below the pre-trial demand.

James E. Beal

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