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Status Conference Set In $5 Million Malpractice Lawsuit Against Attorneys In On-The-Job Injury Lawsuit

On Behalf of | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |

A status conference in a malpractice lawsuit filed by an Illinois woman against attorneys who represented her in an on-the-job injury lawsuit has been scheduled by Judge Randall Kelley for June 3.

Robin Lynne Reinhardt filed her lawsuit on Dec. 19 against attorneys Rodney Thompson and Alvin Paulson and their law firm Becker, Paulson, Hoerner and Thompson in Belleville, IL. Paulson left the firm last year and it has since been renamed Becker, Hoerner, Thompson and Ysursa. According to the complaint, Reinhardt claims she hired the defendants to represent her in an on-the-job injury lawsuit  she intended to file against a passenger cruise ship on which she allegedly sustained injuries while working in September 1996. She claims the defendants failed to conduct an accurate investigation into Reinhardt’s injuries and into her employer, the legal malpractice lawsuit states. “But for defendants’ negligence, lack of due diligence, failure to meet the prevailing standard of care and failure to perform as an attorney knowledgeable on Jones Act issues, plaintiff would not have lost her Jones Act negligence claim against her former employer and would have been entitled to damages including all remedies which the Jones Act negligence complaint against her employer would have afforded her,” the complaint alleges. The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, plus economic damages of at least $3.75 million, plus $1.25 million for past pain and suffering and costs. The defendants filed a motion for extension of time to answer the complaint on March 20 through attorney Michael J. Nester of Donovan Rose Nester. Kelley granted their request on April 22. The plaintiff is appearing pro se in the case. Originally posted by Heather Isringhausen Gvillo  on madisonrecord.com. On-The-Job Injury Lawsuit – Ball & Evans & Ball & Evans Trial Attorney – Los Angeles

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