Litigation

EVERY NOW AND THEN....

By Mark P. Loftus, Esq.

In the very near future I will be filing a lawsuit on behalf of an elderly client who lives in the City. The complaint will allege that one day, my client was sitting on his front porch, alone, enjoying a summer evening, listening to the ballgame. Then for no reason, my client's neighbor, a much younger man, suddenly rushed over, grabbed my client and beat him. Broke his nose, pushed him down the stairs, really did a number on him. 25 years ago things might have been different. My client is a tough old bird who immigrated to Chicago decades ago, worked hard all his life and put a couple kids through school. But now he is nearly 80 years old, with a bum hip. So the fight was pretty one-sided. My client simply covered up and tried to minimize the damage from the punches and being struck with his own cane.

Now it is very unlikely there will be any insurance coverage for the defendant because his acts were intentional. And it is equally unlikely the defendant has any assets the he could tap into to pay any judgment. So why file suit? Simple. I hate bullies. Always have, always will. And if I can make this scumbag's life miserable with this lawsuit, for even a day, that will be fine.

Full post as published by Illinois Lawyer Blog on September 02, 2010 (boomark / email).