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Gino L. DiVito

Update Regarding Illinois Supreme Court Appeal: ISBA, ACC, IADC and IDC Given Leave to File Amicus Briefs In Support of TDR Appeal

Feb 7, 2012 | Appellate Practice, Brian C. Haussmann, Business Litigation, Gino L. DiVito, Karina Zabicki DeHayes, News

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 of Defense Trial Counsel (“IDC”) to file amicus briefs in support of TDR client Westfield’s pending appeal. […]

TDR Obtains Rare Supervisory Order for Client in Illinois Supreme Court Proceedings

Jan 18, 2012 | Appellate Practice, Gino L. DiVito, Insurance Coverage and Recovery, John M. Fitzgerald, News, Timothy A. Hudson

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 by the Illinois Appellate Court that had refused to adjudicate JCI’s […]

TDR Prevails in Arbitration Capping Lengthy Family Dispute

Dec 9, 2011 | Business Litigation, Gino L. DiVito, Mark H. Horwitch, News

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 partnership’s minority partners for breach of fiduciary duty. At the American Arbitration Association hearing, the claimants requested almost $1 million in compensatory damages, plus […]

Illinois Supreme Court Grants TDR Client’s Petition for Leave to Appeal

Nov 30, 2011 | Appellate Practice, Brian C. Haussmann, Business Litigation, Gino L. DiVito, Karina Zabicki DeHayes, News

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. Westfield is a well-known owner and operator of high end shopping malls throughout the United States […]