Eminent Domain/Condemnation – For Landowners Only

• Substantial verdict, believed the largest in that county, for landowner in taking by park district. Verdict exceeded government’s last offer by seven figures.
• Eight-figure settlement, believed third largest in that county, for landowner in taking by forest preserve district.  Settlement exceeded last pre-suit offer by seven figures.
• Seven-figure settlements, which substantially exceeded initial government offers and included negotiated non-economic benefits for landowners.
• Defended taking of several hundred acres that resulted in dismissal of taking and payment of landowner’s fees and costs.
• Defended taking for road widening that resulted in dismissal of taking and payment of fees and costs to landowner.

Real Estate Litigation

• Award of specific performance action to tenant against building owner on lease option to purchase. 
• Substantial settlement during trial for subcontractor in seven-figure mechanics lien suit.
• Prosecution and defense of various claims for builders, developers and landowners regarding contracts, development agreements, commercial leases, consumer fraud, specific performance and breach of contract.

Select Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation

• Substantial jury verdict in DuPage County medical malpractice case.
• Substantial jury verdict in claim under Nursing Home Reform Act for death of patient.
• Substantial settlements in claims for medical malpractice and legal malpractice.
• Substantial structured settlements in auto and premises liability cases.

Business litigation

• Substantial confidential settlement for developers in engineering malpractice suit.
• Successful jury trial defense of former police chief in claim for violation of civil rights.
• Defense of suits by homeowner associations against developers alleging breach of fiduciary duty and other claims. 
• Defense of division of large corporation in consumer fraud action.
• Defense of large corporation in former employee’s suit for commissions.
• Defense and prosecution of numerous declaratory judgment actions involving insurance coverage.

Local counsel

• Full service local counsel, including daily participation in six-week jury trial and out of state depositions, in successful defense of division of large corporation against claims including misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract where plaintiff asked jury for at least $136 million.
• Local counsel in actions for dissolution of partnerships of physicians and other seven-figure businesses.
• Local counsel, including taking depositions, in defense of large corporation against seven-figure claims for breach of contract and consumer fraud.