Toxic Tort Law

Illinois Toxic Tort Litigation

At Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres, located in Chicago, Illinois, you’ll find a seasoned Illinois toxic tort attorney with extensive experience defending personal injury and property claims arising from exposures to toxic or allegedly toxic materials, such as:

ASBESTOS

Our qualified Illinois toxic tort lawyers have significant experience defending a wide variety of manufacturers and users of asbestos-containing products, against asbestos personal injury and property damage lawsuits.  Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres has participated in formulating and drafting most of the case management orders under which the asbestos litigation has been administered in Cook County since the mid 1980s.  This includes the innovative Cook County “Pleural Registry," which has prevented this jurisdiction from becoming a dumping ground for large numbers of minimal-impairment cases.  We have taken the leading role in coordinating successful defense efforts to oppose treatment of asbestos cases in Cook County on a mass trial or class basis.  Put our extensive experience to work for you by contacting Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres in Chicago, Illinois today.

MOLD

At Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres  our attorneys have worked in the rapidly growing area of mold related litigation. Virtually every building contains some sort of mold, especially where there are leakage or water infiltration problems. While some individuals develop health problems relating to certain mold spores like black mold, there are currently no government standards dictating how much mold is too much. We represent building owners, developers, landlords, tenants, contractors and other individuals and entities in dealing with legal issues arising from these mold related issues as well as their unique insurance coverage implications.

SICK BUILDINGS and INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Our experience in construction and toxic tort litigation are brought to bear in the defense of indoor air quality claims.  Notably, Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres, in Chicago, Illinois helped successfully lead the defense of the general contractor involved in the well-publicized DuPage County Courthouse "sick building" litigation.

Contact Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres, located in Chicago, Illinois, to speak with a skilled litigation attorney about your general litigation case today.  At Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres, we pride ourselves on providing you with personalized, hands-on representation.

Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres, located in Chicago, Illinois, provides experienced legal representation to residents of the Chicagoland area and Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will and McHenry counties and throughout the state of Illinois. 

The little firm with a big firm inside.

Cheely, O’Flaherty & Ayres

19 South LaSalle Street • Suite 1203
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312.853.8700 • Fax: 312.782.0040
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