Major Litigation Matters

supreme-court

  • Alpha Tool Company v. 3506 River Road LLC,

    Commercial foreclosure action

  • Nebel, Inc. v. MB Financial, Breach of contract action
  • Pizur v. Action Technoogies, Inc., Commercial foreclosure action
  • Wright v. Edwards, Quiet title action
  • Gramza v. Alpha School Bus Company, Personal injury survival action
  • Angel Associates v. Chicago Title Co., Encroachment action
  • Stempak v. Washek, private nuisance action
  • HPL v. Dudek & Bock Spring Mfgr Co., Breach of Contract
  • Hodges v. Drugas, Personal Injury action
  • Arkes v. Matin, Breach of Contract action
  • Citicorp v. Gaffney, Administrator, Replevin
  • Petkus v. Brown, Sharehold action
  • JVC Constr. v. Zanatta, Breach of Contract action
  • Menditto v. Parent Petroleum Retail, Inc., Consumer Fraud action
  • Wheels America v. Moreno, Employment, Trade Secrets action
  • Piechna v. Witkowski, Breach of Contract action
  • Heritage Pullman Bank v. State Farm,104 Ill. App.3d 1058 (1982), Breach of contract
  • Howard v. Zack Company, 264 Ill. App.3d 1012 (1994), employment, retaliatory discharge
  • Wyatt v. Gregorio, 337 Ill

    . App.3d 1167 (2003), breach of contract, fiduciary duty

  • Affiliated Bank v. Panico, et al. Bench trial, guaranty, impairment of collateral, equitable contribution
  • Edwards v. Estate of Harrison, 235 Ill. App.3d 213 (1992); sanctions
  • Yutkin v. Yutkin, unpublished order, Illinois Appellate Court; subpoena proceeding
  • Fornelli v. Sansonnetti, Bench trial, injunction
  • Estate of Irene Wesley, Settled during jury trial, will contest
  • First Commercial Bank v. Ehrenhaus et al., Federal bench trial, breach of contract, indemnity
  • Morrison v. Carey, Bench trial, breach of contract, fiduciary duties; unpublished order, Illinois Appellate Court
  • Kramer v. Exchange National Bank, 118 Ill.2d 248 (1987); alteration of instruments, real and personal secured debt under Art. 9
  • In re Air Crash Disaster near Chicago, MDL 391, Assistant Liaison Counsel, Report published at 127 F.R.D. 405 (1989)
  • Dept. of Corrections v. Airco Industrial Gases et al., Jury trial, products liability, breach of warranty
  • MirroMarine Corp v. Smith, Federal bench trial, guaranty
  • In re Estate of DeLois Collins, Bench trial, contested disabled person’s estate
  • Northern Trust Company v. Lowden, Bench trial, trust construction, unpublished order Illinois Appellate Court
  • Barnes v. Plymouth Place, Inc., et al.
    Plymouth Place Inc. v. Aetna Insurance,
    Bench trial, breach of contract, trust, and fiduciary duties; Settlement of Federal breach of contract claim against D & O carrier
  • Metropoulis v. Lincoln Benefit Life, Summary judgment, breach of contract; unpublished order, Illinois Appellate Court
  • Magdangal v. Calzonzi, Jury trial, personal injury
  • Crispino v. Affiliated Bank Morton Grove, Bench trial, breach of contract
  • Kassnel v. Red Devil Manufacturing et al., Bench trial, breach of contract, declaratory judgment
  • Marketview Software v. Cole, Bench trial, breach of contract, fraud, warranty
  • Ordower v. Collins Tuttle, Class action litigation involving office leases
  • Quinones v. Szorc et al., Federal jury trial, civil rights, tort
  • McCracken v. Olson, 149 Ill. App.3d 104 (1986); guaranty, ratification of contract, breach of contract, agency
  • Mierswa v. Kusper, 121 Ill. App.3d 430 (1984); statutory construction, election
  • Hagopian v. First Venture, 90 Ill. App.3d 951 (1980); jury instructions, contributory fault
  • Mitchem v. CTA et. al., Jury trial, wrongful death
  • Estate of Rudder, 78 Ill. App.3d 517 (1979); Statutory construction, retroactive application of decision
  • J. D. Marshall & Assoc. v. Fradkin et al., 87 Ill. App.3d 118 (1980); breach of contract, restrictive covenant
  • Crosswood Products v. Suter, 97 Ill. App.3d 282 (1981); injunction, unfair competition
  • Okolie v. Lewis University,714 F.2d 148 (7th Cir. 1983); unpublished order, Federal bench trial, employment discrimination, breach of contract
  • LaGrange Metal Products v. Pettibone Industries, 106 Ill. App.3d 1046 (1981); breach of contract, sales, damages
  • Graphic Sales v. Sperry Corp, 824 F.2d 576(7th Cir. 1987), Federal bench trial, fraud, breach of contract, consumer fraud act
  • Iroquois Paper v. Popik, 91 Ill. App.3d 505 (1980); breach of contract, injunction, restrictive covenant
  • Hubbard Street Inc. v. Lagori et al., Bench trial, breach of contract, lease guaranty
  • IFC v. Stein & Giannott, Federal summary judgment, breach of contract
  • In re Estate of Waler Kloske, Summary judgment, will construction
  • Connolly v. Christakes, Summary judgment, breach of contract, fiduciary duties
  • Dept. of Transportation v. First National Bank et al., Settlement, condemnation
  • Son Business Group v. First National Bank et al., Settlement, breach of contract, mechanic’s lien
  • People v. DeMarinis, unpublished order, Illinois Appellate Court, automobile dealer, license violation, secured transactions
  • Westmeyer v. Terraglyph, unpublished order, Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Wage Act, breach of contract
  • Johnson v. Wattenbarger, 361 F.3d 991 (7th Cir. 2004), breach of construction contract, on remand, jury trial
  • Huntzicker v. Boston Fish Market, Inc., bench trial, breach of contract, commercial lease
  • Hatfield v. Malcolm, Summary Judgment, Illinois Uniform Consumer Fraud Act
  • Thoele v. Dombrowski, Excavation Act litigation
  • CBOT v. CME Group, class action, class membership litigation
  • Dudek & Bock Spring Manufacturing Co. v. Ortronics Inc., breach of contract
  • Realty Consulting v. Caterpillar Inc., breach of contract
  • Wm. O. Dannhausen Corp. v. James Information, breach of contract
  • Munos v. Stonegate Condominium, receivership of condominium association
  • Roberts v. Valley Petroleum, unfair labor practice
  • Bilcer v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, disability claim mediation
  • Rozsypal v. Unisource Worldwide, ERISA mediation
  • Estate of Blackwell, Summary judgment, claim on surety bond
  • Jarrett v. Spina, Summary judgment, Dissolution of corporation


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