Court: Chicago Can’t be Held Liable for 2003 Porch Collapse

August 3, 2007

  • August 3, 2007 at 2:21 am
    Chitown says:
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    My heart goes out to this poor personal injury attorney. The golden goose can’t be one of his sources of recovery. Now he’s whining that the families won’t get all the compensation they deserve without the goose as a co-defendant. He’s really upset that he won’t be getting that fat fee he was hoping for. Of course the fact the city has no liability is secondary to the fact that somebody should have to pay.

  • August 3, 2007 at 3:08 am
    Right on!! says:
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    Touche’!! Guess he will learn that life isn’t always fair to his fee schedule.

  • August 6, 2007 at 8:58 am
    Chitown says:
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    Wouldn’t it be nice if our society every becomes enlightened to the point it challenges “contingency fee” arrangement? There’s a built in incentive to make every situation look as bad as possible to drive up the fees. That includes encouraging people to stay home from work, go to PT even when they don’t need it, and incur medical diagnostic expenses when they aren’t necessary. It all feeds the bottom line number hence the attorney’s %. It would also be refereshing to adopt the English law practice of the plaintiff having to reimburse the defendant’s costs if the plaintiff loses the case. Nothing like having some “skin in the game” to even the playing field. I know………pipe dream.

  • August 6, 2007 at 10:12 am
    Indiana Claim Man says:
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    Chitown, I love you man and right on! Perhaps this sends a message to the plaintiff fraternity you have over there and the judges in bed with ’em. I seriously doubt it does much for the judicial hellhole Chicago is noted for. Good to see the Appellate Court finally got a spine.

  • August 6, 2007 at 4:46 am
    Mary B. says:
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    What a fantastic ruling. Let the pltfs take it to the State Supreme Court and get quashed again. Nice to see a common sense ruling every once in a while.



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