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		<title>Daniel T. Madigan Named to Illinois Super Lawyers List for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to a rigorous selection process.  The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers magazine is through this selection process.  The Super Lawyers selection process consists of a statewide survey of lawyers, peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel<a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/daniel-t-madigan-named-to-illinois-super-lawyers-list-for-2012">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>$2,645,000 Million Dollar Award for Truck Driver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 4, 2007, plaintiff, Gale Cook, now age 58, was seriously injured while delivering a precast concrete septic tank for his employer, Sebens Concrete Products.    On the day of the incident, Charles Nelson, was operating an excavating machine with a bucket that was attached with a coupling device to secure the bucket.  While<a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/2645000-million-dollar-award-for-truck-driver">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robert J. Napleton Speaks at Seminar in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert J. Napleton recently spoke at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, a 36,000 member organization.  The 2 hour program was entitled “Providing Expert Opinion and Testimony.”  Mr. Napleton gave the plaintiff’s perspective.  The 2011 Annual Meeting was attended by 10,279 orthopedic surgeons from all over North America.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicholas J. Motherway Spoke at Seminar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicholas J. Motherway spoke at the seminar on the new Illinois Rules of Evidence presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association on Dec. 4, 2010, at the Westin Chicago.  Mr. Motherway presented a review on the law related to the admissibility of testimony of expert witnesses.  A copy of his lecture materials is attached.  <a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/nicholas-j-motherway-to-speak-at-seminar">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quadriplegic Case Settles for $6.3 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A distributor of racecar seats that are sold and marketed for regular passenger vehicles has paid the lion’s share of a $6.3 million settlement reached in the case of a woman who was rendered a quadriplegic.   The lawsuit stemmed from an accident that occurred on May 15, 2005, when Dalia Perez, then 19,<a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/quadriplegic-case-settles-for-6-3-million">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top One Hundred Trial Lawyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Motherway and Bob Napleton have both been conferred the “Top One Hundred Trial Lawyers” award by the American Trial Lawyers Association, a national group of prominent attorneys dedicated to the art of jury trial advocacy. The partners said they were proud to have received this recognition and were grateful to their clients whose confidence<a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/top-one-hundred-trial-lawyers">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is negligence?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the failure to do something the reasonably careful person would do or the doing of something the reasonably careful person would not do under the same or similar circumstances.]]></description>
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		<title>What is medical malpractice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is negligence by a healthcare professional. In most cases the claim must be proven by expert testimony. The expert must establish that the standard of care was not met, meaning that the defendant did not do what the reasonably competent healthcare professional would have done under the same or similar circumstances.]]></description>
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		<title>Is negligence required to sustain a claim?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes. Generally, persons or corporations are only liable for an injury or death if they are negligent. They are also liable if they have higher degree of fault called willful and wanton conduct, such as drunk driving or other high risk behavior. Sellers of dangerous products can be strictly liable even if they acted in<a href="http://www.mnlawoffice.com/developments/negligence-required-sustain-claim">… <strong><u>Read More</u></strong></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If there is negligence or other wrongful conduct, does that mean damages must be paid?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. Actions must “proximately cause” the injury or damages. A negligent driver who almost hits you owes nothing. The surgeon who operates while under the influence of drugs owes nothing if he did a perfect job. Such hypotheticals aside, negligence usually causes harm.]]></description>
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