Representative Experience Archive
Amundsen Davis defended the owner of a Cessna 421 in litigation stemming from a four-fatality crash. The case was litigated for over a decade and resulted in multiple appellate decisions, including an opinion of first impression finding that Illinois does not recognize the tort of educational malpractice. Ultimately, our client was awarded summary judgment on all remaining theories of liability.
Amundsen Davis successfully defended a client in a porch collapse case. We secured a dismissal of a home inspection company that had inspected a premises prior to a major deck collapse that resulted in significant injuries to numerous people.
Amundsen Davis handled the representation of a Cessna Citation in a breach of contract and fraud federal jury trial. The jury sided with Amundsen Davis’s client. Amundsen Davis also successfully argued the appeal in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Amundsen Davis secured a dismissal for an employer at the Chicago Commission on Human Relations with a motion to dismiss, arguing the IHRA does not apply to independent contractors.
Upon filing a motion for summary judgment, the plaintiff requested mediation, where the matter was settled with confidential terms.
Amundsen Davis won summary judgment in the S.D. of Florida for a vending operator that the Motor Carrier Act Exemption of the FLSA applies to vending route drivers. This defeated that route drivers were entitled to any overtime pay.
Amundsen Davis filed an amicus brief in the Middle District of Tennessee for a vending operator on the Motor Carrier Act Exemption where the judge reversed the grant of summary judgment for the plaintiff.
Amundsen Davis won a post-trial motion where the original verdict was $1 million for a sexual harassment retaliation case and argued it was punitive and the IHRA does not allow for punitive verdicts/damages. The judge agreed and remitted the verdict down to $175,000.
We crafted a unique defense to certification, arguing that due to shifting mental state throughout the class period, class treatment was improper.
Amundsen Davis defended a hospital against an employee’s claims of race discrimination in Cook County Circuit Court alleging that the hospital violated the Illinois Human Rights Act when it discharged the employee because of her race.