Background
Ruff, Edward B. was born on October 10, 1954 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Ruff, Edward B. was born on October 10, 1954 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1977). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1981). Pi Tau Sigma.
Worked at Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, Fire/Property Subrogation and Defense, Appellate, Toxic and Mass Tort Defense, Admiralty and Maritime, Construction, Ordinary Negligence. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Illinois, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1991, Wisconsin; Trial Bar Seventh Circuit, Northern District of Illinois. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois.
Pi Tau Sigma. Author: "What Does Resident Ipsa Loquitur Mean in a Malpractice Lawsuit?" February 8, 1984, The Monitor.
"Finders not Usually Keepers: A Comment on Recent Salvage Cases," ISBA Soundings, October 1993. "Proper Disclosure of Employees as Experts," International Data Corporation Quarterly, Volume 4, Number.
2 (1994). "Duty of Wharfinger," ISBA Tort Trends, December 1994, Volume 30, Number 3.
"Supreme Court Adopts Proportionate Share Liability for Maritime Defendants," ISBA Soundings, May 1995. "Product Liability: Prior Approval: What Does it Mean.
Where You Should Look," Presented November 1995 ISBA Lecturer. "Illinois Tort Reform: Anticipated Changes to Product Liability Litigation in Light of Recent Reforms," Presented November 1995 Chubb Insurance Group, International Data Corporation Newsletter, December 1995.
"Effective Use In House Engineering Experts," Presented November 1995 Seventh Annual Product Liability Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Engineering.
Author: "Failure to Read Warning Bars Claim of Inadequacy," Product Liability Update, International Data Corporation, Volume 1, Number. 1, January 1996 Ruff, O"Meara. Illinois Tort Report §2013 and 2104.
"Product Liability Update, International Data Corporation, Volume 1, Number.
1, January 1996, Ruff, Schechter. The Effect of the Presumption," Paper Presented ISBA Trial Tactics Seminar Annual ISBA Meeting, June 21, 1996 Ruff, Mendoza.
Instructor, Chicago Coalition for Law Related Education and Columbia College. Lecturer, I.S.B.A. Products Liability, "In-Depth Study of Litigation Involving Products;" Expert Witnesses.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, November 1995.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Secretary, Admiralty and Maritime Law Counsel Committee. Member, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Products Liability and Admiralty Sections), Seventh Circuit (Administrator, Justice Committee) and American Bar Associations. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Defense Research Institute.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Illinois Association of Defense Counsel (Committee Member, Fall 1991 Seminar).
The Propeller Club of the United States. Society of Trial Lawyers Federation of Insurance and Corporate.
Seventh Circuit Lawyers Association.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Secretary, Admiralty and Maritime Law Counsel Committee. Member, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Products Liability and Admiralty Sections), Seventh Circuit (Administrator, Justice Committee) and American Bar Associations. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Defense Research Institute.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Illinois Association of Defense Counsel (Committee Member, Fall 1991 Seminar).
The Propeller Club of the United States. Society of Trial Lawyers Federation of Insurance and Corporate.
Seventh Circuit Lawyers Association.