Cases
Representative/Recent Case Results: Appellate Arguments
Argued before the Illinois Supreme Court on March 15, 2017. Represented Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha Corporation,
the Eta Nu chapter at Northern Illinois University in Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha, et. al., Docket Nos. 120951,120967 & 120986. Case arose from the alcohol-related death of a student during a social event at the Eta Nu chapter house in November 2012. At issue in the case is the state of social host liability law in Illinois, as well as the scope of the Hazing Act.
Argued before a three-justice panel of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on January 11, 2017. Represented Church Mutual Insurance Company in Olivet Baptist Church v Church Mutual Insurance Co., 16-1689, a breach of contract
statutory bad faith case. Won summary judgment for Church Mutual on all counts,
appellate court affirmed summary judgment on January 13, 2017, just two days after argument.
Verdicts - Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Solo trial attorney in defense of bodily injury cases in which plaintiffs alleged permanent neck
back injuries
sought six-figure jury verdicts in excess of applicable policy limits. Both cases involved suspicious chiropractic
diagnostic care, which in some instances was never provided, despite being billed. Jury returned verdicts in favor of plaintiffs in each case but awarded just a fraction of medical bills
both verdicts were well below settlement authority. (Hilario-Sotero v Wozniak, 15 L 2910, 2017
Fox, et. al. v. Berryman, 14 M1 300835, 2016)
Solo trial attorney in chancery declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that State Farm owed no coverage in an uninsured motorist claim because the insured claimants breached the Concealment or Fraud provision of the applicable policy by lying about material facts. The Court entered judgment in favor of State Farm on all counts. (State Farm v. Johnson
Nichols, 14 CH 13543, 2016)
For a complete list of Representative/Recent Case Results, see attached.
