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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…
Steve Johnson and Chris Dunsing successfully defended an international lighting manufacturer sued for breach of warranty. Working quickly, Steve and Chris relied upon their knowledge of civil procedure and contract law to file a motion to dismiss a mult-count complaint against their client. After we obtained a dismissal with prejudice in the trial court, the…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a radiologist who was accused of failing to diagnose a hilar mass in 40-year-old male with no history of smoking in an x-ray taken in follow-up to an earlier diagnosis of pneumonia, for which a follow-up study should have been ordered. Several years later, the plaintiff was diagnosed…
Mohammed A. Nofal secured a defense decision in binding arbitration. At the close of the arbitration hearing, Plaintiff requested $600,000 from the arbitration panel. The arbitrators unanimously agreed with Mohammed’s assessment of the case and returned a decision in line with his position.
Troy Lundquist and Anastasia Hess defended and successfully tried to verdict a case on behalf of a pediatrician in Will County. The physician was alleged to have failed to timely diagnose and treat a pediatric patient who hade a streptococcal infection. The patient went on to develop rheumatic fever and underwent surgery for mitral valve…
Steve Johnson and Chris Dunsing resolved a complex multi-party property damage action against a high-profile developer and its subcontractors for the damage done to the ornate roof of a five-star hotel and luxury condominium building in Chicago. In this fiercely contested litigation, Steve and Chris had to overcome claims that the damage could have been…
A Cook County jury found in favor of Bill Weiler’s client, an orthopedic surgeon who repaired the plaintiff’s hand after it had been severely injured by a lawnmower. The plaintiff complained of numerous problems with the function of his hand following the surgery. The jury found that Mr. Weiler’s client complied with the standard of…
Suzanne Favia Gillen and Matthew Andris successfully tried and defended a medical malpractice claim pending in Cook County. Suzanne and Matt defended an obstetrician/gynecologist in a case involving a brachial plexus injury allegedly suffered during the birth of a child. At trial, Plaintiff claimed that the Doctor improperly ordered the application of fundal pressure during…
Troy Lundquist and Andrew Stuart won summary judgment in favor of a local Municipal Township after the plaintiffs claimed that the Township caused permanent flooding and water damage on their property and diminished the value of their home. The plaintiff’s alleged both Federal and Illinois Constitution takings claims as well as state law trespass claims….
John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist and attending physician who did not order various tests that were recommended by a consultant urologist when the urologist identified an enlarged irregular prostate during a digital rectal exam while patient was an inpatient during a hospital admission. The defense argued that an earlier diagnosis of the metastasized prostate…