REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Vincenzo R. Chimera
Second chair trial counsel in defense of asbestos premises liability matters, with substantial findings of plaintiff contributory fault in two jury trials.
Successful negotiations of settlements in dozens of mass tort matters.
Oversight and defense of asbestos litigation throughout the State of Illinois involving a steel manufacturer, including all phases of discovery, motion, and trial practice.
Oversight of defense counsel across the country as National Coordinating Counsel in asbestos litigation concerning an industrial equipment manufacturer.
Defense of dozens of ethylene oxide mass tort exposure cancer cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County brought against a surfactant manufacturer.
Prevailed on motion for dismissal on forum non conveniens grounds in defense of property owner sued in a construction injury matter.