Representative Experience Archive
Amundsen Davis successfully defended an Illinois manufacturer against the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims, successfully moving to transfer the matter to the manufacturer’s home county.
A former employee alleged a reduction in force adversely impacted older employees at a large national bank.
Amundsen Davis developed a texting program for an insurance company, in compliance with state and national laws, for the launch of a new marketing campaign.
In this successful professional liability matter, a construction company’s subcontractors sued the contractor for their fees. The client was looking at $58 million in exposure. In the end our client was ordered to pay less than $50,000.
Amundsen Davis settled this case on behalf of our client for 6% of the original demand on the first day of trial, after the potential jurors were issued questionnaires, which was also the day of arguments as to motions in limine.
Defended a building owner against allegations of lead paint in a building. The trial lasted 2.5 weeks, and the jury was deadlocked on liability. The case settled for $220,000.
Settled asbestos case for a de minimus amount on the day that oral argument was to be heard on the summary judgment motion.
Matthew Kees defended a large hospital system as well as a cardiologist against the plaintiff’s $4.5M claim alleging that they failed to diagnose an ongoing heart attack causing the plaintiff’s death. Following a 12 day jury trial involving numerous expert witnesses, the jury returned with a defense verdict and nothing was awarded.
The plaintiff was an installer who claimed that he developed mesothelioma due to exposures to asbestos. We obtained a dismissal of our premises defendant, and avoided our having to engage in expensive fact and expert discovery or filings.
Matthew Kees represented a logging company in a lawsuit involving allegations of trespass that essentially put the company’s business activities on hold. After a weeklong trial, the trespass claim was dismissed and an easement over the property was established allowing the company to continue doing business as normal.