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Law Practice

Mar. 10, 2006

Holding Out for a Lawsuit Proved a Winner

SERIOUS D - It's tough not to follow suit when multiple defendants in a lawsuit involving exposure to toxins are settling with the plaintiff. But that's exactly what Illinois Tool Works Evercoat and attorney John Shaffery did, and it turned out to be the right move.

        It's tough not to follow suit when multiple defendants in a lawsuit involving exposure to toxins are settling with the plaintiff.
        But that's exactly what Illinois Tool Works Evercoat and attorney John Shaffery did, and it turned out to be the right move.
        In April 2005, Shaffery won a defense verdict, clearing his clients of a...

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