Representative Experience Archive
Amundsen Davis successfully defended an auto accident case on liability and damages in a three day jury trial where the verdict was 50% less than plaintiff’s pre-trial demand.
A commercial tenant accused a landlord of defamation for his statements to potential buyers of the tenant’s business. The court granted our Motion for Summary Judgment holding that following their depositions, the plaintiffs had failed to present evidence to support defamation per se.
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.
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.
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.
Amundsen Davis represented a power equipment company against a products liability claim based on the alleged failure of a home backup generator.
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.
Amundsen Davis represented a fast food franchisee against claims that its restaurants had misled consumers because the cost of its extra value meal was greater than the sum of each of the components. Despite the claim being brought on behalf of a putative class, we were able to settle the case on an individual basis – before even filing an answer.
Amundsen Davis represented a fast food franchisee in a lawsuit seeking an injunction requiring them to impose extensive operational changes in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.