Plaintiff alleged that Poli Contracting, Inc. (“Poli”) was liable under theories of construction negligence, premises liability and direct negligence. Poli, an underground utilities contractor, argued it owed no duty to the plaintiff since it did not have knowledge of- nor did it create- the alleged hazardous condition. [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik LLC is proud to announce that seven of its attorneys have been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers as either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Congratulations to Robert Franco, Christopher Buenik, Scott Reed, Nicholas Spear, Meredith Fileff, Andrew Lesko and Michelle Bisognani.
On January 1, 2020, Franco Moroney Buenik, LLC elevated Andrew Lesko and Meredith Fileff to partner. “We are thrilled to welcome Andrew and Meredith into our partnership! They have demonstrated an unyielding commitment to client service, superior work product and innovative solutions, and their leadership will be instrumental in [...]
In Vargas v. Charter Steel Trading Co., Inc. v. Overhead Material Handling Illinois, Inc. et al., the Plaintiff alleged that while repairing the electrical wiring of a crane, he came into contact with an energized lug nut causing significant injuries. Charter Steel, the owner of the crane, filed [...]
John Moroney and Randall Slade won an appeal before The First District Appellate Court affirming the order of summary judgment obtained on behalf of a general contractor in a case filed under the Wrongful Death Act. Meza v. F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen / IHC Construction, et al., [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik, LLC is proud to announce that John Moroney was once again awarded the 2019 AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. The rating is based upon the confidential opinions of lawyers and judges surveyed in the annual Peer Review Rating process. AV Preeminent is the highest possible rating [...]
In Ruark v. Christy Webber & Company, et al., 16 L 175, the Plaintiff alleged she was injured due to improperly installed tree grates along Addison Street in Chicago which caused her to trip and fall. Summary judgment was granted based upon the argument that Plaintiff failed [...]
Franco Moroney Buenik LLC is proud to announce that Robert Franco and Chris Buenik have been recognized as Illinois Super Lawyers, as well as that Meredith Fileff and Andy Lesko have been recognized as Rising Stars, for 2019.
On December 12, 2018, Robert J. Franco spoke on the topic of how the term “occurrence” is analyzed in commercial general liability insurance policies to trigger coverage for a contractor’s faulty workmanship at the 2018 CLM New York Conference in New York City, NY. [...]
In Broner v. National Glass & Gate Service, Inc. et al., the Plaintiff alleged that National Glass & Gate Service, Inc. (“NG&G”) was negligent for construction work based upon a vicarious liability theory under Restatement (Second) of Torts Sec. 414. In granting summary judgment, the Court held that [...]
