by craneylaw | Jun 6, 2023 | Firm News, Insurance Defense
On May 10, 2023, a Macoupin County jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendant. This case involved a minor rear-end accident, and the Plaintiff alleged post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the accident. Plaintiff was not physically injured in the...
by craneylaw | May 17, 2023 | Firm News, Insurance Defense
On April 5, 2023, Judge Heitzmann issued a ruling on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s five-count Amended Complaint. The Complaint alleged defamatory statements made by Defendant through various outlets about Plaintiff’s business, including...
by craneylaw | Feb 27, 2023 | Firm News, Insurance Defense
On January 24, 2023, a St. Clair County jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendant, Bell MO LLC (d/b/a Taco Bell). The multi-day trial was held before Judge Heinz Rudolf and involved testimony from several witnesses, including Taco Bell employees and medical...
by craneylaw | Mar 10, 2020 | Firm News
James Craney was an author on the quarterly monograph, in the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel journal (“IDC”). The full article “Up in Smoke: The Impact of Marijuana Use on Illinois Employers” can be read here.
by craneylaw | Mar 3, 2020 | Firm News
The firm recently completed an arbitration in St. Clair County, Illinois. The case involved an auto accident with clear liability, but contested damages. Following arguments and the presentation of evidence, the arbitration panel agreed with the defense position and...
by craneylaw | Mar 3, 2020 | Firm News
The firm recently filed a motion to vacate a default judgment that was entered against our client prior to our notice of the lawsuit. We timely filed a motion to vacate that judgment. After oral arguments, the Judge granted the motion and set aside the default...
by craneylaw | Mar 3, 2020 | Firm News
The firm recently completed a one-week jury trial in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The case involved product liability allegations, and claims of a traumatic brain injury leading to permanent impairment. After only 2 hours of deliberation, the jury returned a...
by craneylaw | Mar 3, 2020 | Firm News
CLG recently prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in Lake County, Illinois, which dismissed the Chicago-based client from a lawsuit involving an alleged, significant closed-head injury to a minor, while on the client’s premises during a winter retreat...
by craneylaw | Nov 4, 2019 | Firm News
Plaintiff recently voluntarily dismissed a count against a CLG client, in response to a motion for summary judgment filed by the firm. In that matter – filed in the City of St. Louis circuit court – plaintiff alleged in excess of $1,000,000 in damages due...
by craneylaw | Oct 4, 2019 | Firm News
A hearing was held September 5, 2019, in St. Clair County, Illinois on Craney Law Group’s Motion to Dismiss its client – a plumbing subcontractor – based on the economic loss doctrine, also known as the Moorman doctrine, which states that tort claims for purely...
