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Jim Sipchen and John Scheid recently secured a significant victory in a closely watched antitrust and civil RICO class action brought against their client in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.     The lawsuit was brought against an international non-profit association of therapists, counselors, and other professionals who specialize in …

Pretzel & Stouffer attorneys Katia Cortes, Bianca Brown, and Tom Draths recently won summary judgment for their clients in the Circuit Court of Cook County. In case where plaintiff claimed more than $200,000 in medical bills following multiple spinal procedures, the Pretzel team persuaded the Court that its client had no liability for an accident …

Robert Chemers, a Senior Equity Partner, won summary judgment in federal district court for an insurer client that the lead poisoning exclusion in a Dwelling Liability policy issued to apartment building owners precluded a duty to defend and indemnify the owners who were sued by the tenant for damages for lead poisoning caused to the …

We are proud to announce that Michael Barry and Jennifer Sutterer secured a not guilty verdict on behalf of a urologist, medical group, and Chicagoland hospital in a complex medical malpractice trial in Cook County.  The plaintiff alleged that a prostate cancer treatment known as brachytherapy was contraindicated due to an undiagnosed neurogenic bladder and …