Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate and business law, environmental, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, and wealth preservation and taxation matters. The firm provides services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include construction, financial services, health care, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.

Hinshaw was founded in 1934. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Mississippi Affirms Reversal of Multimillion-Dollar Benzene Suit Based on the Absence of Any Causation Evidence
Craig T. Liljestrand, July 7, 2008
In a recent decision that provided a thoughtful Daubert analysis on admitting expert opinion testimony, the Mississippi Supreme Court recently affirmed the reversal of a multimillion-dollar benzene case based on the absence of any causation evidence.

Attorneys Allowed to Break Privilege Following Client's Filing of Declarations Blaming Discovery Errors on Attorneys
July 7, 2008
A client's accusation of attorney misconduct in declarations seeking to avoid the imposition of sanctions on the client opened the door for attorneys to break though the attorney-client privilege and seek to exculpate themselves by blaming the client.

Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act No Longer Applies to Patient after Discharge
Kurt A. Leifheit, July 7, 2008
On April 14, 2008, the Illinois Appellate Court held that once a patient who lacks decisional capacity is no longer under the care of a health care provider, the Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act ceases to apply and the nominations for health care surrogates are terminated.