TDR Wins Appeal Cementing Earlier Trial Victory
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...
TDR Elevates Michael Grant and Brian Haussmann to Equity Partners
On January 1, 2025, TDR elevated long-time TDR attorneys Michael J. Grant and Brian C. Haussmann to equity partners of the firm, a milestone that resulted from their tremendous dedication to the firm’s clients and their extraordinary contributions to the firm and the...
TDR Obtains Voluntary Dismissal of BIPA Lawsuit
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...
Kansas Federal Court Ends Class Action Lawsuit Based on Credit Repair Organizations Act
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...
Client Prevails on Trade Secret Claims in Alabama Federal Court
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...
TDR Secures $470,000 Contract Damages Award for Clients
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...
New Associates Join TDR
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that John Andreasen and Jeffrey L. Grinde, Jr. recently joined the firm as associates. John’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy matters, and business disputes. Prior to joining TDR, John...
Law360 Features Key Ruling Secured by TDR
TDR and the Nelson Mullins firm recently helped their client, a machine manufacturer, obtain a key ruling. As a result of the opinion issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, only a single claim of strict product liability remains...
TDR Partner John Fitzgerald Elected to ISBA Assembly
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that partner John M. Fitzgerald has been elected to the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly. The ISBA Assembly is the supreme policy making body of the ISBA. The Assembly has authority to establish and amend...
NITA Releases 7th Edition of Illinois Rules of Evidence with Objections Edited By TDR Partner Gino DiVito
NITA (the National Institute for Trial Advocacy) has released the seventh edition of its pocket-sized booklet entitled Illinois Rules of Evidence with Objections. The current edition is solely edited by TDR partner Gino L. DiVito. Its 258-pages—updated from the 2020...
Federal Court Grants Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Enforce Settlement Agreement
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...
New Associate Joins TDR
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that Ryan Muhlstock recently joined the firm as an associate. Ryan’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and business disputes. He has represented clients in a variety of commercial issues including...
DiVito Authors Part Five of Special Five-Part Series in Illinois Bar Journal
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner Gino L. DiVito authored an article featured in the February 2024 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Gino’s article is titled “What I Learned from Teaching Trial Advocacy: The Closing Argument,” and is the final article in his...
Twelve TDR Attorneys Named 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is proud to announce that 12 of its attorney have been selected as 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Congratulations to all of them for attaining this high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 2024 Super...
DiVito Authors Part Four of Special Five-Part Series in Illinois Bar Journal
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner Gino L. DiVito authored an article featured in the January 2024 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Gino’s article is titled “What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy: The Cross-Examination,” and is the fourth part of his...
TDR Partner Kyle Cooper Named President of the Chicago Police Board
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is proud to announce that the Chicago City Council approved the appointment of partner Kyle A. Cooper to the Chicago Police Board. Mayor Brandon Johnson designated Kyle president of the Board. The Chicago Police Board is a nine-person body...
DiVito Authors Part Three of Special Five-Part Series in Illinois Bar Journal
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner Gino L. DiVito authored an article featured in the December 2023 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Gino’s article is titled “What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy: The Direct Examination,” and is the third part of his...
DiVito Authors Part Two of Special Five-Part Series in Illinois Bar Journal
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner Gino L. DiVito authored an article featured in the November 2023 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Gino’s article is titled “What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy: The Essential Elements of Persuasion: What To Do and How and...