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Victory on Claims of Excessive Force Against Task Force Members

Rachel — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:06:30 +0000

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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Officers Found Not Liable on Excessive Force Claim

Joseph Kotlarz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:05:08 +0000

In a five-day jury trial, two suburban police officers were found not liable on a claim they used excessive force to take an apartment resident into custody following complaints of a loud party and fight in the parking lot. Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended the officers before Judge Charles Kocoras in federal court...

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Federal Jury Rejects Claim of Excessive Force

Joseph Kotlarz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:03:48 +0000

Tom Weiler and Theresa Bresnahan-Coleman successfully defended three River Forest Police officers against claims of use of excessive force made by a woman following her arrest. The case was tried before Judge Leinenweber in federal court in Chicago. The woman claimed that the officers beat her and stomped her after she was handcuffed. The jury...

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Officers Found Not Liable of Violating Woman’s First Amendment Rights

Joseph Kotlarz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:03:13 +0000

Five police officers were found not liable on claims by a woman that they violated her constitutional rights. A west suburban woman claimed that the officers retaliated against her after she complained about the investigation of a sexual assault claim made by her daughter. The woman drove around town with a sign painted on her...

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Officer Found Not Liable for Excessive Force During Arrest

Joseph Kotlarz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:01:40 +0000

An Addison police officer was found not liable of using excessive force in taking an Addison woman into custody for failing to appear in court on a post-conviction proceeding for theft. In a case tried in federal court before Judge James Holderman, Tom Weiler successfully defended the officer against the woman’s claims. She contended that...

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Jury Rejects Female Police Officer’s Sex Discrimination Claim

Joseph Kotlarz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:00:22 +0000

Tom Weiler was part of a team of lawyers who successfully defended five suburban supervisory police officers against claims of harassment and discrimination by a female probationary police officer. The plaintiff claimed that she was discriminated against when her employment as an officer was terminated before her probationary period ended. The case was tried in...

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Commercial Litigation – Obtained Complete Dismissal of Breach of Warranty Claim in Trial Court and Successfully Argued Case on Appeal

Rachel — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:47:09 +0000

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...

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Radiologist not guilty of failing to diagnose lung cancer in a 40-year-old male which resulted in his death and, who was survived by a wife and 4 children

Collin Woodward — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:06:07 +0000

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...

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Arbitration panel returns defense decision

Rachel — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:05:46 +0000

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.

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Jury Finds in Favor of Pediatrician

Rachel — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:03:09 +0000

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...

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