Wisconsin Business and Commercial Litigation

·        On behalf of subsidiary of a 6,000 employee industry leader in power plant technology and power generation, successfully sued a deep-hole drilling subcontractor when it failed to properly manufacture large-scale heat exchanger components.  Obtained 2007 summary judgment in Washington County Circuit Court. 

·        Defended numerous employment claims brought against Racine Unified School District, which annually educates approximately 21,000 students with 1,400 teachers and more than 100 administrators.  Prevailed at both federal and state investigation and administrative hearing stages on discrimination, retaliation, and disparate impact complaints, effectively preventing litigation of all claims brought from 2005-2009.

·        Defended a leading global engineering and design firm against claims of negligence arising from the design and construction of a water intake and transmission main for a Wisconsin municipality.  Prevailed on 2007 summary judgment against co-defendant construction company, preventing trial on $2 million-plus claim in Winnebago County Circuit Court. 

·        Defended a global restaurant chain (280+ locations worldwide) in Milwaukee County Circuit Court litigation arising from food-borne illness outbreak that made headlines in Milwaukee.  Settled the majority of the eight-figure case before trial, leaving only the restaurant chain’s cross-claims to be tried.

·        Defended regional HVAC equipment supplier against claims of negligence and breach of contract in Waukesha County Circuit Court.  Obtained reversal of default judgment and pretrial judgment dismissing the majority of plaintiff’s claims.  In 2008, settled the action for less than its cost of defense.

·        Defended Bergensons Property Services, Inc., a California-based leading national provider of superior maintenance, cleaning, and janitorial service to the retail, commercial, institutional, and hospital industries.  Despite not meeting contract requirements, a subcontractor sought payment from Bergensons.  Settled the contentious dispute in 2007.

·        Defended 2005 commercial eviction of car repair chain boasting approximately 60 locations nationwide.  After bringing a motion to dismiss before the Kenosha County Circuit Court, settled the suit within two weeks, and negotiated the client’s continued presence in Wisconsin.

·        In 2009, successfully defended of one of Wisconsin’s leading worker’s compensation attorneys against claims of professional negligence.  Settled the $2+million suit prior to Dane County Circuit Court trial.

·        Second-chaired the Western District of Wisconsin federal court trial of a constitutional challenge to the State of Wisconsin’s system of Medicaid administration.  The 7^th Circuit’s appellate decision cleared the way for the client to attract new clients from throughout the United States, significantly increasing its revenue.

·        In 2009, second-chaired the successful Milwaukee County Circuit Court trial defense of a renowned trauma surgeon accused of negligence after a laparotomy sponge was left inside a patient following surgery.

·        In the Eastern District of Wisconsin, defended a regional warehousing and transportation logistics company against allegations that it induced a breach of fiduciary duty and interference with multiple contracts.  During 2008 and 2009, conducted dozens of depositions of third-parties in this approximately $2 million case, establishing the basis for a summary judgment motion and related motion to recover six-figure costs and fees.