Daniel Ryan McElroy

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Cases Tried or Otherwise taken to Judgment: Slawson Exploration Co. v. Department of Interior (U.S. District Court, D. North Dakota): Trial counsel for Slawson challenging Department of Interior ALJ stay that barred drilling at major oil
  gas well in North Dakota. Court granted Slawson's Motions for a Temporary Restraining Order
  for a Preliminary Injunction, allowing drilling to proceed pending full agency review.
  Las Vegas Hepatitis C Litigation (District Court, Clark County Nevada, 2013-14): Trial counsel for Defendants. Provided overall strategic direction in litigation encompassing over 40 individual cases, pending before approximately 20 different judges in state court in Las Vegas. Plaintiffs were individuals who claimed to have contracted Hepatitis C during endoscopy procedures performed at clinics that were on Defendants' networks of approved healthcare providers. Defendants were health plans
  other entities affiliated with United Healthcare.
  Martin v. Pacificare of Nevada: Trial counsel for PacifiCare of Nevada on claims for negligence
  punitive damages. Tried case to a jury verdict. The jury found compensatory damages substantially below the amount awarded in previous trials arising out of the same events
  denied plaintiffs' claim for punitive damages.
  Lynam v. Health Plan of Nevada: Trial counsel for Health Plan of Nevada on claims of negligence
  punitive damages. Case settled shortly before trial.
  Paul v. Health Plan of Nevada: Trial counsel for Health Plan of Nevada on claims for negligence
  punitive damages. Case settled during trial.
  OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CASES: Adinolfe et al v. Pratt & Whitney (U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida): Trial counsel for Pratt & Whitney in environmental tort cases alleging groundwater contamination in
  around Pratt & Whitney's facility in Palm Beach County, Florida. Cases include a large class action alleging property value diminution as well as a series of individual personal injury cases.
  Confidential Litigation Counseling: Advised Fortune 100 company in potential litigation resulting from numerous complex transactions. Developed plan for business to limit financial, reputational,
  operational risk while preserving strong litigation positions. Litigation avoided.
  Rose v. Duffield et al (N.D. Ill.):Pro bono counsel for a former inmate in a 1983 suit against doctors
  officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections. Mr. Rose alleges that he lost his vision due to constitutionally inadequate treatment of his glaucoma while he was incarcerated at Sheridan Correctional Center.