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On June 12, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment in favor of the former chief of police and mayor of the Village of Hazel Crest in a reverse discrimination claim brought by two former white sergeants. Tom Weiler and Kristen Cemate successfully argued that the sergeants presented insufficient evidence that they…
Steve Johnson and Kyle Lewis filed a successful motion to dismiss on behalf of a Defendant Pet Adoption Organization. Plaintiff, one of the Dog Adoption Organization’s volunteers, was bitten on the nose when the dog she was handling at a pet adoption show became spooked. Plaintiff filed claims against the Organization under the Animal Control Act and…
Steve Johnson and Kyle Lewis successfully defended a waste services company at arbitration from a claim for injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained in a low-impact automobile accident. Plaintiff claimed that the waste service company’s truck and trailer, which was being driven by one of its employees, changed lanes into the plaintiff and struck the front corner…
Plaintiff was severely injured while working at a construction site when a utility pole was knocked down and he was electrocuted. Attorney Michael Radak defended the third-party defendant township defendant in the matter. The township was successfully dismissed from the lawsuit after winning a motion to dismiss arguing that the claim was time barred under…
Rear-end collision was not the cause of the Plaintiff’s claimed injuries. Plaintiff claimed significant injuries to his back, neck and headaches following a car accident. Mohammed Nofal argued that the low-impact collision was not the proximate cause of the injury, and also disputed the nature and extent of the injuries. The jury agreed – and…
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a complaint failed against a school by a former student and his parent for alleged violations of federal law, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Privacy Act of 1974;…
Mohammed Nofal successfully tried a motor vehicle collision resulting in a favorable defense verdict. Plaintiff claimed significant injuries as a result of the crash. Mohammed disputed that Plaintiff was injured to the extent she claimed. After an effective cross-examination of the Plaintiff’s medical physician, the jury disagreed with Plaintiff’s claim and returned a defense verdict…
Following an automobile fire that resulted in a young woman suffering second and third degree burns when her dress caught fire while exiting the vehicle, Steve Johnson retained an origin and cause fire investigator and an engineer to prepare a protocol and perform a detailed inspection of the vehicle involved. Prior to the inspection Steve…
A Cook County judge granted a motion to dismiss filed by Bill Weiler, John Masters, and Kyle Lewis and threw out a defamation lawsuit filed against a church pastor arising out of a dispute between the pastor and a former church leader and member. The plaintiff had alleged that the pastor had defamed him after…
Plaintiff transported his ATVs to defendant’s garage for repairs. They were stored in a locked, secure and well-lite area. Overnight, the garage was vandalized and the ATVs stolen. Plaintiff filed suit against the garage owner. After a bench trial, the Judge agreed with Mohammed Nofal’s position that the theft did not occur as a result…