Professional Biography
Jillian Sommers

Jillian B. Sommers Partner

  • Chicago

    D +1.312.324.8587

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    Chicago

    110 North Wacker Drive, 34th Floor

    Chicago, IL 60606

    +1.312.324.8587

    JSommers@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Litigation

Great Northern Insurance Company v. Amazon.com, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Obtained favorable ruling for Amazon.com Inc. in a matter involving the third-party seller issue. The Court held that Amazon is not liable as a seller of products sold by a third party.

Becker v. Amazon.Com Services, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Obtained favorable ruling for Amazon.com Services, Inc. in a matter involving negligence. The court held that Amazon fulfilled its duty in rendering first aid to invitee who died of natural causes.

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance v. Amazon.Com, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Obtained favorable ruling for Amazon.com Inc. in a matter involving the third-party seller issue. The Court held that Amazon is not liable as a seller of products sold by a third party.

In re Lion Air Flight JT 610 Crash

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Currently defending an aircraft manufacturer in litigation out of October 29, 2018, crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Air Quality Litigation

Cook County, Illinois
Currently defending an aircraft manufacturer in litigation in which plaintiffs claim that air quality incidents on board aircraft caused medical injuries.

In re Willowbrook Ethylene Oxide Litigation

Cook County, Illinois
Currently defending a food ingredients company in litigation in which plaintiffs claim that emissions from a former sterilization plant caused medical injuries.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2014, Student Articles Editor, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
  • University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science; Psychology, with distinction, 2011

Languages

  • Spanish