Representative Experience Archive
John Hayes won summary judgment on behalf of an employer in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) matter. The plaintiff claimed failure to accommodate and wrongful discharge due to his alleged disability.
Amundsen Davis represented a technology company supporting the management and security of public data in a lawsuit against a financial services company, filed pursuant to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
John Hayes successfully defended multiple cases against a state agency brought by a former employee for wrongful discharge and retaliation in both federal and state courts.
Amundsen Davis successfully defended a news publication against intrusive subpoenas demanding reporters’ source information by filing comprehensive objections, which the court upheld.
Amundsen Davis represents construction clients (including in renewable energy) in the defense of petitions for the enforcement of administrative subpoenas under the Prevailing Wage Act brought by the Illinois Department of Labor in Illinois circuit courts.
Erica Stamper successfully received summary judgment from Indiana federal court. The matter, a class action lawsuit alleging that the insured, a debt adjustment services operation, targeted financially troubled customers and extracted fees for worthless services, did not fall within coverage for personal injury, accidental event, or advertising injury.
Defended insurance company client in a suit for bad faith refusal to settle a lawsuit (commercial contract litigation) that had resulted in an excess judgment against its policyholder in the amount of approximately $2.0 million. Our trial counsel successfully secured a verdict in favor of the client and against the injured party who had been brain damaged when the insurance policy holder was struck in the head with a beer bottle thrown by the policy holder.
Amundsen Davis defended the interests of temporary staffing agencies in a case brought by the Illinois Attorney General’s Antitrust Division alleging no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements in a supposed violation of the Illinois Antitrust Act.
Erica Stamper received summary judgment from an Indiana federal court which found no duty for her client, the insurer, to defend where the underlying complaint alleged wrongful death against a real estate company stemming from a breach of its obligation to properly list a home as a rental; the failure of which was not an “occurrence” nor a “personal and advertising injury”.