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TRI-G, INC. v. BURKE, BOSSELMAN & WEAVER

Nos. 99584, 99595.

856 N.E.2d 389 (2006)

222 Ill.2d 218

305 Ill.Dec. 584

TRI-G, INC., et al., Appellees, v. BURKE, BOSSELMAN & WEAVER et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Shakman, Edward W. Feldman, Diane F. Klotnia and Thomas M. Staunton, of Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, L.L.P., Chicago, for appellant and appellee Burke, Bosselman & Weaver.

Daniel A. Edelman, Cathleen M. Combs, James O. Latturner, Francis R. Greene, of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, L.L.C., Chicago, and Thomas W. Gooch, Wauconda, for appellee and appellant Tri-G, Inc.

Thomas P. McGarry, Stephen R. Swofford and Terry Wand, of Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P., Chicago, for amicus curiae The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Kimball R. Anderson, David E. Koropp and Linda T. Coberly, of Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Chicago, for amici curiae The Illinois Civil Justice League et al.

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Tri-G, Inc. (Tri-G), brought a legal malpractice action in the circuit court of McHenry County against the law firm of Burke, Bosselman & Weaver (Burke) to recover damages it sustained as a result of Burke's failure to prosecute a complaint Tri-G had previously filed against Elgin Federal Bank (Elgin Federal). Following a trial on the merits, a jury found that Burke had been negligent in handling...

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