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In a five-day jury trial, two suburban police officers were found not liable on a claim they used excessive force to take an apartment resident into custody following complaints of a loud party and fight in the parking lot. Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended the officers before Judge Charles Kocoras in federal court…
Tom Weiler and Theresa Bresnahan-Coleman successfully defended three River Forest Police officers against claims of use of excessive force made by a woman following her arrest. The case was tried before Judge Leinenweber in federal court in Chicago. The woman claimed that the officers beat her and stomped her after she was handcuffed. The jury…
Five police officers were found not liable on claims by a woman that they violated her constitutional rights. A west suburban woman claimed that the officers retaliated against her after she complained about the investigation of a sexual assault claim made by her daughter. The woman drove around town with a sign painted on her…
An Addison police officer was found not liable of using excessive force in taking an Addison woman into custody for failing to appear in court on a post-conviction proceeding for theft. In a case tried in federal court before Judge James Holderman, Tom Weiler successfully defended the officer against the woman’s claims. She contended that…
Tom Weiler was part of a team of lawyers who successfully defended five suburban supervisory police officers against claims of harassment and discrimination by a female probationary police officer. The plaintiff claimed that she was discriminated against when her employment as an officer was terminated before her probationary period ended. The case was tried in…
Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended a Westchester, IL police officer against claims of malicious prosecution and equal protection “class-of-one” in federal court. The case was tried to a jury before Judge Sara Ellis. The plaintiff had been charged with resisting arrest and battery to a police officer following the traffic stop of a…
Tom Weiler and John Masters successfully defended a Westchester, IL police officer against claims of malicious prosecution and equal protection “class-of-one” in federal court. The case was tried to a jury before Judge Sara Ellis. The plaintiff had been charged with resisting arrest and battery to a police officer following the traffic stop of a…
Lisa Munch successfully tried and defended a hospital against a medical malpractice claim pending in Stephenson County regarding the death of a gentleman who experienced pulmonary embolism. After two weeks of trial testimony, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the physicians finding no delay in diagnosis and in favor of the hospital against…
Lisa Munch was granted summary judgment with prejudice by the court in Winnebago County in favor of hospital and employed emergency medicine physician prior to trial following Plaintiff’s failure to evidence standard of care and causation.
Lisa Munch successfully tried and defended a health system and family practice physician against a medical malpractice claim pending in Stephenson County regarding an alleged failure to investigate symptoms that could have led to an earlier diagnosis of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN). Plaintiff sought over $30 million in damages. The Court granted directed verdict as to nursing…