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Varadachari Gets Defense Win in St. Clair County

Bharat Varadachari recently obtained a defense verdict from a St. Clair County, Illinois, jury in a disputed liability case arising out of an automobile accident. Varadachari, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation, including matters related to the trucking and transportation industry, personal injury defense, […]

Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Action Certification

A federal court recently denied class action certification to a former medical school faculty member of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. HeplerBroom partner Thomas Wilson is the lead defense attorney on the case. In her 2014 lawsuit, the former faculty member alleged the University practiced systemic wage discrimination based on gender. As part of […]

Fowler and Zaffiri Obtain Defense Verdict in St. Louis County Trial

Meg Fowler and Brad Zaffiri recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their insurance broker client in St. Louis County following a three-day jury trial. The plaintiff, a manufacturer of food container lids for the dairy industry, was the victim of a spear phishing attack, which resulted in plaintiff transferring over $100,000 to a […]

Tiffany and Rein Obtain Summary Judgement in $92 Million Construction Case

Aleen Tiffany and Jamie Rein recently secured summary judgment in a Northwest Indiana suit seeking $92 million in property and lost profit damages against a number of construction contractors and engineering firms. The suit arose out of the collapse of a stacker reclaimer in 2014, and dismissal was secured on behalf of the electrical contractor […]

Kaufmann and Champlin Secure Defense Verdict in St. Clair County Jury Trial

On August 30, a St. Clair County jury deliberated about an hour before returning a defense verdict in a case tried by Stephen R. Kaufmann and Matthew B. Champlin. The plaintiff in the suit had alleged that Securitas security guards at a Schnucks pharmacy tackled and handcuffed him for no reason and that he was […]

Hay and Wagener Secure Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice/Long-Term Care Trial

After a three-week trial, HeplerBroom attorneys Linda Hay and Susan Wagener secured a complete defense victory for their client, an internal medicine physician. (Co-defendant ManorCare of Elk Grove, a Chicago-area long-term care facility, was represented by McVey and Parsky and also received a not guilty verdict.) Trials involving both an individual physician, along with a […]

Hammond and DuChateau Help Create Favorable New Law in a Case of First Impression

Partners Rick Hammond and Jim DuChateau of the Chicago office recently obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of Ohio Security Insurance Co. (a Liberty Mutual affiliate) in a federal suit pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The underlying loss concerned a claim for hail damage to an industrial property located […]

Moch Argues Case before Illinois Supreme Court

On March 15, 2017, Eric W. Moch, a partner in the Chicago office, argued a case before the Illinois Supreme Court. Moch represents Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha Corporation, and the Eta Nu chapter at Northern Illinois University in Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha, et. al., Docket Nos. 120951,120967 & 120986. The […]

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 […]