On April 24, 2025, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court issued a decision affirming in all respects the firm’s recent trial victory in the case Wood River, LLC v. SFA Holdings, Inc. The case involved the guaranty of a commercial lease for the Carson Pirie Scott department store formerly located at the Yorktown […]
On January 5, 2025, TDR attorneys secured voluntary dismissal–without settlement–of a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois accusing our client of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The dismissal ended the lawsuit at an early stage and exonerated our client as to the claims […]
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas granted our clients’ motion for summary judgment in a class action lawsuit in which our clients were accused of violating the Credit Repair Organizations Act (“CROA”). The Court’s ruling ended the lawsuit and exonerated our clients as to all claims filed against […]
On December 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama granted our client’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit in which our client was accused of misappropriating trade secrets in the field of financial technology, or “fintech.” The Court’s ruling ended the lawsuit and exonerated our client as to all […]
On September 24, 2024, TDR secured a $470,000 contract damages award for its investor clients after the Circuit Court of Cook County granted their motion for summary judgment. The summary judgment motion was based on the defendant’s failure to timely respond to Rule 216 Requests to Admit within the 28-day period required by the rules […]
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted our client’s motion for preliminary injunction to enforce a settlement agreement that our client had entered into in a previously resolved matter. The preliminary injunction order required the defendant to withdraw its complaint of patent infringement it made to Amazon, […]
TDR is pro bono counsel for March For Our Lives Foundation (“MFOL”) as amicus curiae in the matter Bevis, et al. v. City of Naperville, et al., No. 23-1353 (7th Cir.). On Friday, November 3, 2023, the Seventh Circuit in Bevis addressed for the first time the constitutionality of the Protect Illinois Communities Act (“PICA”), a law that, among other […]
TDR and the Nelson Mullins firm recently helped their client obtain a 1% liability allocation following a two week jury trial in Will County, Illinois. The case stemmed from a warehouse accident in April 2014. At that time, a sales representative was visiting a distributor’s warehouse. The distributor offered the sales representative a ride on […]
On April 4, 2023, the Circuit Court of Cook County granted TDR’s private equity clients’ motion to dismiss fraud and waste claims asserted against them by two investors in their manufactured housing fund. The plaintiffs, in a seven-count complaint, alleged that our clients fraudulently induced them to make a multimillion-dollar investment in a real estate […]
On June 14, 2022, Tabet DiVito & Rothstein won an appeal in the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District. In the underlying lawsuit, the plaintiff brought a negligence claim against the firm’s client. TDR obtained a trial court victory, and the trial court dismissed the claim for lack of personal jurisdiction. On appeal, the Illinois Appellate […]
On June 3, 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois issued an opinion granting TDR’s motion to dismiss and dismissing a putative consumer fraud class action with prejudice. In the underlying lawsuit, the plaintiff alleged that numerous air conditioning models sold by TDR’s client contained a common design defect that […]
TDR partner John Fitzgerald was quoted in a Law360 article on his clients’ Illinois Supreme Court victory in Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association, et al. v. County of Cook. Ruling in favor of a coalition of transportation industry associations, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Cook County and other home rule units of government […]
On April 21, TDR attorneys John Fitzgerald, Gino L. DiVito, Amanda Catalano, and Jonathan Kim won an impressive victory in the Illinois Supreme Court for the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association, and a coalition of other associations representing the transportation infrastructure construction and design industry, in litigation to enforce the Safe Roads Amendment to the […]
On March 28, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion affirming the district court’s order dismissing a breach-of-contract claim filed against the firm’s clients. In the underlying lawsuit, the plaintiff alleged that our clients had defaulted on a multi-million dollar promissory note and personal guaranty executed in connection […]
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis has reappointed TDR Partner Michael Rothstein to her Judicial Screening Committee. The Committee assists Justice Theis in evaluating the qualifications of applicants for judicial vacancies in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Mr. Rothstein has served on the Committee since 2012. An excerpt from the December 2, 2021 […]
In this Op-Ed in the Chicago Tribune (subscription may be required), TDR Partner Gino DiVito makes a strong case for maintaining Illinois’ Single Subject Rule. DiVito explains the history of the rule and describes several Illinois Supreme Court decisions upholding the rule. DiVito also points out a recent law passed by the Illinois Legislature and signed into law by Governor […]
TDR partner Michael J. Grant and associate Amie M. Bauer obtained summary judgment in favor of policyholders and against an insurance company on the duty to defend. The case concerned insurance coverage for two sorority members for an underlying lawsuit where they were alleged to have negligently caused the death of a sorority pledge. The underlying lawsuit alleged that […]
TDR partner Michael J. Grant and associate Amanda N. Catalano obtained summary judgment on claims of tortious interference with a contract and unjust enrichment asserted against TDR’s client, a large real estate company. The case concerned a dispute between real estate brokers over sale commissions associated with the rental of a large commercial property. The court found that the […]
In this Law360 article, TDR Attorneys Brian Haussmann, Amanda Catalano, Amie Bauer, and Jonathan Kim analyze the key considerations for commercial tenants withholding rent. The article emphasizes how important it is for businesses and their advisors to understand the rights of commercial tenants and landlords, particularly whether and when a commercial tenant may withhold rent to offset losses cause by a […]
TDR partner Gino L. DiVito has prepared a color-coded guide that compares the Illinois Rules of Evidence with the Federal Rules of Evidence and provides relevant commentary on both sets of rules. DiVito served on the Special Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence that drafted the Illinois rules, which were approved by the Illinois Supreme […]
TDR recently obtained a dismissal of all claims against a client in Cumberland County, Illinois. TDR argued that Illinois courts lacked personal jurisdiction. The client allegedly provided service on a truck in Arkansas. The plaintiff then drove the truck to Illinois where she was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. The driver sued the […]
Partner Tim Hudson served as the moderator for the Federal Bar Association – Chicago Chapter’s continuing legal education seminar entitled “Voting Rights & American Democracy.” Panelists included Professor Ellen Katz from the University of Michigan Law School and Ami Gandhi, Senior Counsel for the Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. Mr. Hudson is a partner whose practice […]
Once again, about 2/3 of TDR Attorneys have been named as either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine and ThomsonReuters. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Special recognition goes to Mark Horwitch who has been named a Super Lawyer for the 10th time. He joins Gino DiVito, John […]
TDR partner Tim Hudson successfully obtained dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of a technology company that facilitates the sale of health insurance policies. The plaintiff filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and asserted claims on behalf of himself and the putative class arising […]