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Law360 (June 18, 2021, 5:46 p.m. EDT) – An Illinois ‘delinquent’ attorney who repeatedly missed deadlines and court appearances on behalf of a man suing Home Depot is only responsible for the dismissal of the case with prejudice, the seventh says Circuit.
A three-judge panel on Thursday upheld a final district court ruling in favor of Home Depot USA Inc. based on the failures of the plaintiff’s attorney, John J. Corbett of the law firms of John J. Corbett. The court said Corbett, representing plaintiff Lawrence Krivak in a trip and fall lawsuit, ignored clear warnings from the district court that consequences would result from his repeated inability to prosecute properly …
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