by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Aug 15, 2018 | Family Law, Litigation, News, Personal Injury, Professional Liability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP lawyers named to 2019 Best Lawyers® list August 15, 2018 — Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is pleased to announce that 3 lawyers have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.... read more
by Alfredo Estrada | Feb 11, 2016 | Litigation, News
John Bushemi and Alfredo Estrada successfully won an order for bifurcation while defending a 4th Amendment civil rights lawsuit filed against the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in Price v. Lake County. The bifurcation requires Plaintiffs who alleged false arrest... read more
by Robert F. Parker | Oct 29, 2015 | Litigation, News, Professional Liability
Bob Parker successfully defended a neurosurgeon in a medical malpractice case arising out of the death of a patient who suffered a fatal heart attack in the recovery room following spinal surgery. The claim was that the defendant failed to properly conduct a... read more
by Robert F. Parker | Apr 28, 2015 | Litigation, News, Professional Liability
Burke Costanza & Carberry partner Robert F. Parker recently recovered a settlement of almost $1.1 million for a Crown Point man who was injured during gallbladder surgery. What was supposed to be a routine outpatient procedure to remove the patient’s gallbladder –... read more
by John P. Bushemi | Sep 9, 2014 | Litigation, Personal Injury
John P. Bushemi won settlement of a tavern liquor liability case for a Merrillville man who suffered serious injuries as a passenger in a car crash. The passenger’s settlement exceeding $1,000,000 was paid by the insurance company for a local tavern where the... read more
by Robert F. Parker | Apr 7, 2014 | Litigation, News, Professional Liability
Congratulations to BCC partner Bob Parker for his successful defense of an ophthalmologist in a medical malpractice case. The week long trial in Elkhart County, IN included testimony by experts from New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, and California, and ended with... read more
by Nancy J. Townsend | Mar 4, 2014 | Business & Commercial Litigation, Litigation
As homeowners in foreclosure face the end of the legal proceedings, many make desperate arguments to forestall eviction. When senseless arguments meet sympathetic or uninformed judges, they can temporarily derail the foreclosure process, achieve the borrower’s... read more
by Robert F. Parker | Jan 7, 2014 | Business & Commercial Litigation, Business and Personal, Litigation
Many websites advertise services to quickly and inexpensively incorporate your personal business as a way to protect your assets, warning that without incorporation, you could lose “everything you own, your house, car, retirement accounts,” etc. These services... read more
by Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Dec 30, 2013 | Labor and Employment, Litigation
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin (7th Circuit) went against a strong trend in litigation involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 7th Circuit rejected the use of an affirmative defense that the Equal... read more
