John Fleming defended the baseball stadium owners in a claim from a female spectator who was hit in the face with a thrown ball. The spectator suffered numerous facial fractures and underwent significant plastic reconstructive surgery. Expert witnesses from across the country, including the designer of brand new professional baseball stadiums constructed in Boston, Denver, and other large sports venues, testified regarding the design of the baseball stadium and the protective screening and netting. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the baseball stadium owners.
Litigation Successes
Peoria County – Jury Verdict – Baseball Stadium Design – Injury to Spectator
Litigation Success
McLean County – Dismissal – Suicide Death
John Fleming represented the police chief and one of the two police departments called to the scene of a domestic dispute at a home. Upon...
read moreAdams County – Summary Judgment – Carbon Monoxide/ Premises Liability
Abigail defended the landlord/owner of a house rented to an unmarried couple with two children. During the night, an alleged carbon monoxide...
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