John Libra

Attorney
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John A. Libra is an attorney in Korein Tillery's Chicago office.  Mr. Libra received his J.D. in 2005 from Washington University in St. Louis, and is licensed to practice in the state courts of Illinois and Missouri, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois.  He joined Korein Tillery as an attorney in 2005, after working for the firm as a law clerk in 2004. 

Mr. Libra has experience at the trial and appellate level representing plaintiffs in individual and class actions.  He has represented clients in a wide range of state and federal cases, including cases brought under state consumer fraud acts, ERISA, RESPA, and the Railway Labor Act.  Mr. Libra has been involved in complex discovery issues, the taking of depositions, and the briefing and researching of class certification and dispositive motions in matters including: Parker v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Case No.: 04-L-716 (Ill.Cir.Ct. Feb. 7, 2007), Mansfield v. ALPA, Case No. 06-cv-6869 (N.D.Ill. Dec. 12, 2006), and Ruppert v. Principal, Case No. (S.D. Iowa Aug. 7, 2007).  In addition, Mr. Libra has experience with multidistrict litigation, including in In re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 7:02-md-1840 (D.Kan. June 22, 2007), currently pending in the District of Kansas.

Mr. Libra has also been involved in negotiating and obtaining approval of beneficial class settlements.  For example, in Parker v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Case No. 04-L-716 (Ill.Cir.Ct. Jan. 16, 2007), Korein Tillery acted as lead counsel against Sears involving allegations that Sears sold and set-up gas and electric ranges throughout the United States without installing anti-tip safety devices, which prevent ranges from tipping over and severely burning or injuring unsuspecting consumers.  In January, 2008 the Court granted final approval of a settlement which provides complete relief by requiring Sears to install anti-tip brackets for the class as well as requiring the installation of such brackets in the future.  The settlement is valued at more than $544,500,000.  Finally, Mr Libra has been involved in the settlement of personal injury and other civil cases in the state and federal courts.