Bruce W. Lyon

Bruce W. Lyon received his undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College and graduated, with honors, from DePaul University College of Law in 1984.  Mr. Lyon has represented clients in a variety of civil matters including construction litigation, products liability, trucking, commercial litigation, medical negligence and toxic torts.  Mr. Lyon has represented several national general contractors in construction accident litigation as well as breach of contract disputes and insurance coverage cases.  Mr. Lyon has also coordinated the national defense of asbestos litigation for two major railroads and handled over 1,000 open files in the northern half of Illinois for a major asbestos manufacturer.  Mr. Lyon has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  Mr. Lyon can be contacted at blyon@lcllaw.com

Representative Cases:

Blessen v. ProntowTowing.  Defended towing company in wrongful death action where tow truck was on roadway without flares when passenger of disabled vehicle was killed when struck by automobile.  Verdict for defendant towing company.

Microsystems v. SMS.  Prosecuted plaintiff commercial dispute in which Microsystems sued a customer for unauthorized use of software.  Defendant had licensed the product for a number of systems, but allegedly was using the software on a number of unlicensed systems.  Case settled for more than double the pre-suit demand by Microsystems.

Cargill v. Waste Management & Harbour Contractors v. Tri-State Enterprises.  Defended third-party defendant Tri-State Enterprises in personal injury action by ironworker who fell 30 feet from platform after losing balance due to fumes in his work area.  Case settled for seven figures, but third-party defendant Tri-State, who contributed to the production of fumes, paid less than 2% of the settlement. 

Burnett v. Bigelow Homes.  Defended general contractor in Structural Work Act case brought by plaintiff carpenter.  Plaintiff, in his 30's, while sheeting a roof was injured requiring two cervical fusions and he was unable to return to his prior employment.  Plaintiff incurred over $100,000 in medical bills and claimed several hundred thousand dollars in lost income.  Case settled for less than 75% of the plaintiff's medical bills.  After settlement, pursued declaratory judgment action against the insurer of plaintiff's employer and recovered 50% of defense costs and indemnity payments. 

Simmons v. Stockberger.  Defended trucking company in wrongful death and personal injury action.  Decedent was driving a vehicle with plaintiff as a passenger.  Decedent's vehicle struck by defendant trucking company vehicle.  Verdict for defendant on wrongful death case and defendant apportioned 25% on plaintiff's personal injury case. 

Areas of Practice:

• Construction Law
• Transportation Law
• Trucking Law
• Products Liability Law
• Toxic Torts
• Commercial Litigation
• Asbestos
• Personal Injury-Defense
• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice

Admitted:

Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Affiliations:

• Illinois State Bar
• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel