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Articles From Richard Lee Turner, Jr.

Antonicelli v. Rodriguez: Revisiting the impact of “good faith” settlements under the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act By Richard Lee Turner, Jr. Civil Practice and Procedure, March 2018 In Antonicelli v. Rodriguez, the Illinois Supreme Court leaves for the Legislature to determine whether or not a non-settling defendant should be included on a verdict form for what Justice Garman calls, in her concurring opinion, a “truthful apportionment of relative fault.”
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Carney v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.: The Illinois Supreme Court clarifies extent of liability to a subcontractor employee by an owner or general contractor By Richard Lee Turner, Jr. Civil Practice and Procedure, November 2016 In its recent decision in Carney v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Illinois Supreme Court has offered further guidance on not only what constitutes sufficient control for purposes of liability under §414 of the Restatement, but also what is sufficient to establish duty and potential liability under the theory of “negligent hiring” of a contractor or subcontractor under Restatement (Second) of Torts §411 (1965); and, further, what is necessary to impose liability on an owner for the existence of a “dangerous condition” on the land under the Restatement (Second) of Torts §343 (1965).

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