Representative Experience Archive
Our firm successfully moved to strike the claims of non-Illinois residents from a federal class action alleging a performance group sent faxes in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Debra Mastrian obtained a finding of non-discharge ability on a multi-million dollar judgment the client held against a former customer.
Amundsen Davis represented a cosmetics manufacturer that was accused of consumer fraud on the basis that it advertised its products as “gentle” even though they allegedly contained a harsh ingredient. We moved to dismiss the case on the basis that the claims were preempted by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The case involved numerous issues including whether a pipeline company’s easement was partially extinguished by a landowner’s adverse possession.
To minimize the impact of taxes on the transfer of wealth from generation to generation, Ann Rieger guided a successful business owner in selling his company interests to carefully structured, irrevocable trusts established for the benefit of his children.
Our firm defended a major nonprofit organization against claims of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. We successfully moved to compel individual arbitration of certain claims, effectively preventing those individuals from pursuing their claims on behalf of a putative class.
Debra Mastrian that the Review Board of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development erred in their ruling.
Amundsen Davis represented a power equipment company against a products liability claim based on the alleged failure of a home backup generator.
The charge was that the bank had discriminated against borrowers on the basis of their national origin.
Ann Rieger represented a tax exempt organization created upon the conversion of an insurer from nonprofit status to for-profit ownership. Efforts included liquidation of significant stock holdings, negotiation of applicable grant agreements, assistance with regulatory matters and general corporate law assistance.