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Bar Admissions

  • Illinois Supreme Court, 1978
  • United States Court of Claims, 1979
  • Arizona Supreme Court, 1990
  • Colorado Supreme Court, 1990
  • United States Supreme Court, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, & Eleventh Circuits, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1979
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, Central & Southern Districts of Illinois, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1994
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Districts of Arizona & Colorado, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, Western District of Michigan & Eastern & Western Districts of Wisconsin, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, North Dakota, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 2010
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 2011

Education

  • University of London, Postgraduate Law Program, LL.M. Candidate, Medical Law and Ethics;
    Insurance Law
    2011-present.
  • University of Oxford, Dept. for Continuing Education, Bioethics (genetics/genomics), History of Medicine, 2011; Epistemology, Political Philosophy, 2012
  • University of Edinburgh School of Law CPD Certificate in Law and Medical Ethics, 2012
  • Creighton University School of Law;
    Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1978
  • Augustana College, B.A. (cum laude), 1975

 

 

 

 

 

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William G. Beatty
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Phone (312) 984-0232


Fax (312) 372-9818


E-Mail beattyw@jbltd.com

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William G. Beatty concentrates his practice in product liability and employee benefits/employment litigation as well as the defense of asbestos cases. He has extensive experience representing manufacturers of heavy equipment used in several different industries, as well as manufacturers of electronic equipment and scientific instruments. He also has successfully defended employers, insurers and third-party administrators in ERISA litigation. Mr. Beatty has represented a broad spectrum of employers and insurers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies in employment-related claims and has also defended product manufacturers and premises owners in asbestos-related lawsuits. His success as a trial attorney has been recognized by his peers, who have honored him with an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Beatty is a member of the State and Federal Bars of Illinois, Colorado, and Arizona. He is a member of the Committees on Employment Law, Life, Health and Disability Insurance and Product Liability of the Defense Research Institute. He is also a member of the Trial Practice and Employment Law Sections of the State Bar of Arizona, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

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Lecturer

  1. Illinois State Bar Association (Product Liability; ERISA Litigation).
  2. Chicago Bar Association (Product Liability Trials; Federal Rules Update).
  3. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Contribution; Expert Witnesses).
  4. Defense Research Institute (ERISA Litigation Issues; Federal Preemption).
  5. SAE International (Product Liability Overview: Claims, Defenses and Damages).
  6. Association of Equipment Manufacturers (Product Safety).

Author

  1. The Scope of Evidentiary Review in ERISA Litigation,  For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, Vol. 34, No. 9, Sept., 1992, p. 15.
  2. Employee Benefits Litigation - A Seventh Circuit Case Review, Employee Benefits, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 13, No. 3, May, 1995.
  3. The Impact of Federal Regulation on the Employer/Employee Relationship in Illinois, IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 6, No. 2, Second Quarter, 1996 (Co-author).
  4. Introduction to the Americans With Disabilities Act,  IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 7, No. 2, Second Quarter, 1997 (Co-author).
  5. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Seventh Circuit Perspective,  IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of the Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 8, No. 2, Second Quarter, 1998 (Co-author).
  6. Sexual Harassment: A Review of Current Legal and Practical Issues,  IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 9, No. 3, Third Quarter, 1999 (Co-author).
  7. Employee Privacy in the Illinois Workplace:  A Review of Principles and Precedents,  IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 11, No. 3, Third Quarter, 2001 (Co-author).
  8. Supervisor Sexual Harassment in Illinois - The Illinois Supreme Court Expands the Scope of an Employer's Strict Liability, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Employment Law Alert, Summer 2009.
  9. Employer Liability for Supervisor Sexual Harassment - A Comparison of Federal and State Standards, IDC Quartyerly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Volume 19, No. 4, Fourth Quarter, 2009.
  10. ERISA and the “Conflicted Administrator” – A Review of the Seventh Circuit’s Application of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Glenn, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Employment Law Alert, Winter 2010
  11. The Supreme Court Examines Remedies for Employer Misrepresentation in the Modification of Its Pension Plan, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Employment Newsletter, Fall 2011
  12. The Illinois Supreme Court Examines the "Risk Utility" Test in Design Defect Cases, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Product Liability Newsletter, Fall 2011. This article also appears in expanded form as a published Feature Article, IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Volume 22, No. 1, First Quarter, 2012.
  13. The Emergency Exception to the Informed Consent Rule - The Appellate Court Continues Its Narrow Construction, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Health Care Newsletter Supplement, Fall 2011. This article also appears as a published Monograph, IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Volume 22, No. 1, First Quarter, 2012.

Publications

  1. Editor & Co-Author:
    IDC Employment Law Newsletter, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, various editions.
  2. Johnson & Bell Employment Law Alert, various editions.
  3. Johnson & Bell Product Liability Law Alert, various editions.
  4. Johnson & Bell Health Care Law Alert, various editions.

Published Appellate Opinions

  1. Buckley Dement, Inc. v. The Travelers Plan Administrators of Illinois, Inc., 39 F.3d 784 (7th Cir. 1994).
  2. Klosterman v. Western General Management, Inc., 32 F.3d 1119 (7th Cir., 1994).
  3. Vershaw v. Northwestern Nat. Life Ins. Co., 979 F.2d 557 (7th Cir., 1992).
  4. Rizzo v. Travelers Ins. Co., 193 Ill. App.3d 67, 549 N.E.2d 810 (1st Dist., 1989).
  5. Balmes v. Hiab-Foco, A.B., 105 Ill.App.3d 67, 549 N.E.2d 482 (1st Dist. 1982).
  6. Diomar v. Landmark Associates, 81 Ill.App.3d 1135, 401 N.E.2d 1287 (1st Dist. 1980)

District Court Decisions

  1. Jarrett v. Fortis Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1574 (C.D. Ill. 2008) (summary judgement for client).
  2. Caplinger v. Time Ins. Co., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49611 (S.D. Ill. 2007) (summary judgement for client).
  3. Zamarioni v. Fortis Ins. Co., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41126 (S.D. Ill. 2006) (summary judgement for client).