Representative Experience Archive
We represented a small trucking company and obtained a $7,500 settlement and written acknowledgment of liability from a repair shop.
Amundsen Davis obtained dismissal of FDCPA claims on a motion to dismiss in a putative class action lawsuit.
At the outset of the case, Amundsen Davis was able to force the plaintiff’s attorneys to substitute out the case by showing the existence of a conflict between plaintiff and the proposed class.
Amundsen Davis obtained summary judgment for a defendant who owned a ladder that was allegedly defective and caused the plaintiff significant injuries.
Dan Peters and Chris Miller obtained a favorable settlement for a national retailer accused of breaching a commercial lease agreement after filing counterclaims for trademark infringement.
The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against our client, a motor carrier, for an alleged motor vehicle collision. The plaintiff waited almost two years to serve the defendant with a copy of the lawsuit. Amundsen Davis filed a motion to dismiss based on Illinois Supreme Court Rule 103(b) which requires plaintiffs to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain service on a defendant.
The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that agents of our client installed certain equipment in her vehicle resulting in the vehicle malfunctioning and requiring a new transmission. After the plaintiff presented her case in chief, Amundsen Davis moved for a directed verdict pointing out that the plaintiff’s evidence failed to show that the defendants actions were the cause of her damages.
The plaintiff filed a breach of contract action against a small motor carrier for claims arising out of the alleged sale of the business. Amundsen Davis filed a motion to dismiss based on Illinois Supreme Court Rule 103(b) which requires the plaintiffs to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain service on a defendant.
Amundsen Davis secured summary judgment in favor of our clients, as the court found that the parents owed no duty to control the actions of their teenage son.
Amundsen Davis represents a global facilities service provider where plaintiffs often engage in forum shopping and attempt to file lawsuits in the favorable venue of Cook County. We have been successful, in multiple cases, in transferring these cases to venues where they belong (where the injury occurred or where the plaintiff resides), drastically reducing the exposure value and enabling settlements favorable to the client.