JOHN A. MASTERS Archives - Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC https://www.lglfirm.com/category/achievements/john-a-masters/ Illinois Law Firm Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:36:13 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.15 https://www.lglfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-LGLJ-badge2-32x32.png JOHN A. MASTERS Archives - Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC https://www.lglfirm.com/category/achievements/john-a-masters/ 32 32 Victory on Claims of Excessive Force Against Task Force Members https://www.lglfirm.com/attorney-achievements/victory-claims-excessive-force-task-force-members/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:06:30 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=1555 Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended four members of the DuPage County Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) from federal Sec. 1983 claims of excessive force. In a four day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, Tom and John represented two Lisle and two Woodridge police officers assigned to the TNT. Two of...

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]]> Officer Prevails at Trial and on Appeal on Arrestee’s Claim of Malicious Prosecution and Equal Protection Violation https://www.lglfirm.com/achievements/officer-prevails-at-trial-and-on-appeal-on-arrestees-claim-of-malicious-prosecution-and-equal-protection-violation/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:48:17 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=2888 Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended a Westchester, IL police officer against claims of malicious prosecution and equal protection “class-of-one” in federal court. The case was tried to a jury before Judge Sara Ellis. The plaintiff had been charged with resisting arrest and battery to a police officer following the traffic stop of a...

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]]> Church and Pastors Not Liable for Violations of Computer Privacy Laws https://www.lglfirm.com/attorney-achievements/church-and-pastors-not-liable-for-violations-of-computer-privacy-laws/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:01:44 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=809 The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to dismiss filed by Bill Weiler, John Masters, and Kyle Lewis. In doing so, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint, which alleged that a church and its pastors violated the Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Act, 18 U.S.C....

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]]> School Not Liable for Defamation https://www.lglfirm.com/attorney-achievements/school-not-liable-for-defamation/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:25:23 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=757 An Indiana court dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former student against his school and its administrators. The motion to dismiss was filed by Bill Weiler and John Masters, two of the firm’s Indiana attorneys. The court ruled that the statements were not defamatory under Indiana law and dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning...

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]]> Church Pastor Not Liable for Defamation https://www.lglfirm.com/attorney-achievements/church-pastor-not-liable-for-defamation/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:18:49 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=797 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...

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