Bartlit Beck Wins Complete Defense Verdict in Cook County Jury Trial of 27 Firefighters' Hearing Loss Claims

Rago v. Federal Signal (2008)

Phil Beck, Jeff Hall, Mike Valaik and Libby Thompson won a complete defense verdict for Federal Signal in a Cook County jury trial of claims of 27 Chicago firefighters who alleged that Federal Signal sirens caused hearing loss.  After a 5-week trial involving 70 witnesses, the jury returned unanimous defense verdicts on all claims of all 27 plaintiffs, after deliberating for less than 2 hours.

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