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Amid the waning hours of its spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill which, if the governor signs, would significantly expand Illinois courts’ jurisdictional reach to foreign corporations in toxic tort litigation.

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Photo of Frank Citera Frank Citera

Francis A. “Frank” Citera is a nationally-recognized trial lawyer representing clients in product liability, toxic torts, class actions and other complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. Frank has over 35 years of experience and is co-chair of the firm’s Product Liability

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Francis A. “Frank” Citera is a nationally-recognized trial lawyer representing clients in product liability, toxic torts, class actions and other complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. Frank has over 35 years of experience and is co-chair of the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Litigation Practice and co-chairs the Chicago Litigation Practice. An experienced architect of litigation strategies, Frank defends companies in various industries and business sectors including retailers such as Albertson’s, Claire’s Stores, Inc., Sears, and Whole Foods to technology and electronics companies like Qualcomm, Sony Electronics, and Underwriters Laboratories. He has achieved success in defeating class certification, disputing alleged claims in court, and obtaining summary judgments and outright dismissals prior to trial.

Ranked in Chambers USA for Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions (Band 2), Frank handles multi-state consumer class actions and often serves as national coordinating counsel for companies facing multidistrict and overlapping class action proceedings. He advises clients on risk management, crisis management and communications, and product safety matters and has appeared before federal and state agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board. Frank has been recognized by Chambers USA and Leading Lawyers Network, and The Legal 500 United States describes him as being “highly experienced and capable” and “renowned for his toxic tort and product liability work.”

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Photo of John (Jack) C. McLeod John (Jack) C. McLeod

Jack McLeod represents clients in commercial litigation cases from investigation through to appeal. He has experience drafting motions in complex litigation and working on cases involving contract interpretation, business torts, and trade secret disputes. He has actively served on multiple trial teams, and…

Jack McLeod represents clients in commercial litigation cases from investigation through to appeal. He has experience drafting motions in complex litigation and working on cases involving contract interpretation, business torts, and trade secret disputes. He has actively served on multiple trial teams, and he has coordinated and taken discovery. Jack has represented companies and individuals in various industries, including the automotive, renewable energy, entertainment, aviation, and fitness industries. He has practiced in state and federal courts throughout the country.

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