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HB Attorneys Prevail in Bench Trial in Schuyler County, Illinois

Attorneys Jennifer Martin, Michael Murphy, and Melissa Brown (of HB’s Springfield office) and Gary Meadows (of the Edwardsville office) obtained a judgment in favor of the firm’s clients after a bench trial in Schuyler County, Illinois. The case involved a dispute over insurance coverage for an underlying nuisance suit filed against a livestock management facility […]

Insler Obtains Dismissal with Prejudice for Federal Loan Servicer in TCPA Lawsuit

On September 20, 2016, Charles Insler obtained a complete dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a national federal loan servicer. The Plaintiff had accused the Defendant of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). After we explained the client’s defenses under the November 2015 amendments to the TCPA (which had been passed as part of […]

Varadachari and Harriss Obtained Defense Verdict for Prairie Farms Dairy

HeplerBroom attorneys, Bharat Varadachari and Michael Harriss obtained a defense verdict for Prairie Farms Dairy and its driver in a jury trial brought by the driver of an automobile and his passenger. Plaintiffs alleged that the driver of the Prairie Farms truck made a right turn from the left lane. The case was tried in […]

Daniel Lytle Obtained Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Case

Daniel Lytle recently obtained summary judgment in a premises liability case in favor of his client, a property owner in Jackson County, Illinois.  The plaintiff sued the property owner after a fall that plaintiff claimed was caused by an object protruding from the ground. Lytle successfully argued that plaintiff could not prove a causal connection […]

Davis, Insler, and Leible Achieved Significant Victory in Defeating Class Certification Motion

HeplerBroom Partner Glenn Davis and Associates Charles Insler and Lindsay Leible recently achieved a significant victory in defeating a class certification motion brought in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City, Missouri. In the proposed class action, Plaintiff asserted various allegations against our client, a mail order forms business, which included claims of Unlawful Practice […]

Matthew Champlin Recently Obtained Summary Judgment in Favor of his Client 

Matthew Champlin recently obtained summary judgment in favor of his client in Williamson County, Illinois.  The client was a subcontractor on a construction project in Southern Illinois.  The subcontractor was sued by the project’s general contractor for contribution in an underlying personal injury case.  Champlin successfully argued that the general contractor’s claims were barred by […]

Jones and Galanos Win Verdict in Federal Court

Attorneys in HeplerBroom’s Springfield office, partner, Lance Jones and associate, Jessica Galanos successfully obtained a verdict in the Central District against CDS Office Technologies in favor of the Plaintiff with regard to FLSA retaliation and retaliatory discharge claims. The jury awarded both compensatory and punitive damages. Attorneys’ fees will be assessed against the Defendant.

Wilson and Galanos Obtained Summary Judgment for Their Client

Tom Wilson and Jessica Galanos obtained summary judgment in favor of their client Southern Illinois University and three individually named administrators in federal court in the Southern District of Illinois.  The plaintiff, a former student, claimed that the defendants violated his constitutional rights in connection with an expulsion proceeding.  The federal court granted summary judgment […]

Illinois Supreme Court Wipes Out $10.1 Billion Judgment Against Philip Morris, Again

Larry Hepler and Beth Bauer received a decision from the Illinois Supreme Court vacating lower court orders that reinstated a $10.1 billion judgment against Philip Morris.  In 2003, a Madison County, Illinois, judge entered the judgment against the cigarette manufacturer in a lights cigarette class action.  On appeal from the trial, the Illinois Supreme Court […]