Robert Maxwell Bennett

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen Professional Corporation
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Significant Cases
  Involvement in discovery
  mediation of three cases involving birth trauma to children, involving discovery on numerous medical disciplines including placental pathology, pediatric neuroradiology, pediatric pulmonology, rehabilitation medicine, obstetrics,
  neonatology. Mary L. Ubaudi v. William G. Humphrey, Rowe Construction Co., Division of R.A. Cullinan & Son, Inc.,
  Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Discovery
  mediation involving severe post-motor vehicle accident injuries including fractured pelvis, bilateral fractured humeri, lung contusions
  infection with coma, settled following lengthy discovery
  Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity v. Sound
  Signal Electronics, William Murphy, individually
  d/b/a Sound
  Signal Electronics, SecurityLink, Inc.
  SecurityLink, Inc., f/k/a SecurityLink from Ameritech f/k/a Ameritech Monitoring Services, Inc.,
  ADT Security Services Inc.,
  TYCO International (US) Inc. Mediation of large property damage claim involving destruction of fraternity house fire
  represented fire alarm monitoring company at mediation
  resolved case following lengthy discovery
  mediation/settlement discussions for five months.
  Yacko v. Curtis 339 Ill. App. 3d 299 (4th Dist. 2003) Upholding insurer's cancellation of automobile insurance policy for nonpayment. Bush v. Catholic Diocese of Peoria 351 Ill. App. 3d 588 (3d Dist. 2004) Appellate Court affirmed trial court's determination that Dioceses proposed protective order was appropriate. The protective order barred plaintiff from disseminating information disclosed in discovery
  Appellate Court held that parties have no First Amendment free speech right to divulge to others information disclosed in discovery. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Board of Governors 50 Ill. Ct. Cl. 304 (1997) Granting summary judgment to insurer for reimbursement of costs
  fees incurred in defending parties' insured against libel claim. Barrick v. Grimes 308 Ill. App. 3d 306 (4th Dist. 1999) Affirming jury verdict for truck driver in vehicular collision lawsuit. Helfers-Beitz v. Degleman 406 Ill. App. 3d 264, 939 N.E.2d 1087 (3d Dist. 2010) Hospital not responsible for physician's acts of sexual misconduct nor for negligent hiring, credentialing or retention where hospital made reasonable inquiry.