Update Regarding Illinois Supreme Court Appeal: ISBA, ACC, IADC and IDC Given Leave to File Amicus Briefs In Support of TDR Appeal
On February 7, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court granted leave to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), including its Chicago Chapter, the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), and the Illinois Association...
TDR Secures 7th Circuit Victory in ERISA Class Action
Today, the Seventh Circuit affirmed a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Nauman v. Abbott Labs. and Hospira, Inc. in favor of TDR client Hospira, Inc. and its former parent company, Abbott Laboratories, and awarded...
TDR Obtains Rare Supervisory Order for Client in Illinois Supreme Court Proceedings
On January 18, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court granted the motion of TDR's client, John Crane Inc. (JCI), for a supervisory order and ordered the appellate court to consider JCI's appeal on the merits. In the process, the Supreme Court vacated two earlier decisions...
Rothstein Elected to Chair Anti-Defamation League’s Chicago Regional Board
On January 9, 2012, Michael Rothstein was elected to a two-year term as the Chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Chicago/Upper Midwest Regional Board. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's article about Rothstein's new position is here.
Five TDR Partners Named “Rising Stars” Among Top Young Lawyers in Illinois
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that five of its partners have been named 2012 SuperLawyers® Illinois Rising Stars: Karina Zabicki DeHayes (first named a Rising Star in 2009 and again in 2010 and 2011); Michael J. Grant (first named a Rising Star...
Fitzgerald, Haussmann Promoted to Partner; O’Brien Joins as an Associate
TDR attorneys John M. Fitzgerald and Brian C. Haussmann have recently been promoted to partner. Both are commercial litigators who have made important contributions to TDR cases, the firm, and the bar during their tenure at the firm. Fitzgerald joined the firm in...
DeHayes To Be Installed as The President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois on June 7, 2012
Karina Zabicki DeHayes is the current First Vice President of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois ("WBAI"). On June 7, 2012, she will be installed as the President of the 1,000-member organization, becoming, at 38-years of age, its 98th president. DeHayes has been...
TDR Wins Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Case
On December 12, 2011, TDR won summary judgment on behalf of our client in an insurance coverage lawsuit. Our client, the owner and operator of multiple special events facilities in the Chicagoland area, was sued by its insurer in the Circuit Court for the Twelfth...
TDR Prevails in Arbitration Capping Lengthy Family Dispute
On December 9, 2011, TDR partners Gino DiVito and Mark Horwitch obtained a complete defense victory on behalf of the managing partner of an investment partnership sued by six of the partnerships minority partners for breach of fiduciary duty. At the American...
TDR Successfully Represents Client In A Petition for Rehearing in the Illinois Appellate Court
Daher, et al. v. Horizon Consulting Group, Inc. TDR attorney Karina Zabicki DeHayes successfully represented TDR's clients in the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, in a case involving anticipatory breach of a contract. After the appellate court had entered a...
Illinois Supreme Court Grants TDR Client’s Petition for Leave to Appeal
Today the Illinois Supreme Court granted the petition for leave to appeal of TDR client Westfield America, Inc. and its affiliates to review an important decision of the Illinois Appellate Court concerning waivers of the attorney-client privilege in Illinois....
Tim Hudson Presents Update on New Federal Pleading Standards at PLI’s Continuing Legal Education Seminar in Chicago
Partner Tim Hudson served as a faculty member for the Practicing Law Institute's October, 2011 continuing legal education seminar entitled "Federal Civil Practice 2011: A Practical Guide to New Developments, Procedures, and Strategies." Mr. Hudson's panel presentation...
TDR Resolves Case Against Industrial Real Estate Developer
In May 2011, TDR partners Caesar Tabet and Mark Horwitch reached a confidential settlement on behalf of the owner of a freezer/cooler facility pursuing breach of contract claims against a developer of industrial real estate. The case settled before jury selection...
TDR Successfully Resolves Toxic Water Class Action Against Illinois Municipality
Marzano, et al. v. Village of Crestwood, et al. TDR attorneys Caesar Tabet, Jeff Patton, Daniel Stanner, and Reema Kapur successfully defended the Village of Crestwood, Illinois and one of its elected officials in a class action in the Circuit Court of Cook County...
Supreme Court Resolves Defamation Case in Favor of TDR Client
49 N.E.2d 1098, 2011 Ill. LEXIS 865 (Ill. 2011)
TDR Wins Important Insurance Coverage Dispute
Case No. 09 CH 33074
Verdict for Hospira in ERISA Class-Action Lawsuit
Case No. 04-cv-07199 (N.D. Ill.)
DeHayes Selected as 2nd VP of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
Karina DeHayes was selected to be the second vice president of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois ("WBAI") beginning in June 2010. From that position, Karina will automatically ascend to the presidency in 2012-13, becoming the organization's 98th president....