We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our co-founder, mentor, partner, and friend, Gino L. DiVito. Gino left a wide and lasting impact on the legal profession and on all who knew him. Gino grew up in a Chicago working-class family in a neighborhood where attending college was not the most typical path. […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein helped secure a dismissal of all claims in a consumer fraud action in the Southern District of Illinois. Vineyard v. La Terra Fina USA, LLC is a putative class action in which the plaintiff alleged that a product distributor’s line of snack dips falsely claimed to contain “no artificial preservatives” when […]
Chicago Roots. National Reach. Superior Results. This year, Tabet DiVito & Rothstein commemorates its 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter century of achieving exceptional outcomes for our clients, growing and maintaining a thriving boutique litigation practice, and serving our community. Since its founding, the firm has built a reputation for delivering high-quality litigation work and always […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner John M. Fitzgerald recently authored an article featured on the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois’ blog The Brief. John’s article discusses the Illinois Supreme Court’s opinion in Fausett v. Walgreen Co. As John explains in the article, the Fausett opinion “goes a long way toward clarifying which circumstances give someone […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner Gino L. DiVito authored an article featured in the January 2026 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Gino’s article is titled “Seeking Compatible 404(b) Rules of Evidence.” The article is an edited excerpt of new content that appears in Gino’s 2026 edition of The Illinois Rules of Evidence: A Color-Coded […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner John M. Fitzgerald was quoted in the Law360 article, “Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026,” published on January 2. The article discusses Illinois cases to watch this year. Law360 quotes John’s view on the upcoming Illinois Supreme Court opinion in Schilling v. Quincy Physicians & Surgeons Clinic. As John explains […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein partner John M. Fitzgerald authored an article featured in the December 30, 2025 edition of The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The article focuses on how courts interpret legislation and specifically addresses the Illinois Supreme Court’s approach to legislative silence in the Court’s recent decision in Rainey v. Retirement Board of Policemen’s […]
On June 25, 2025, the Circuit Court of Cook County granted our client’s motion and struck the plaintiff’s class allegations from his complaint. The plaintiff was an unhappy would-be customer of our client, a national auto dealership. He filed a lawsuit and a motion for class certification alleging our client had violated the Illinois Consumer […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is proud to announce that partner Kyle A. Cooper has been named one of the top 40 under forty Illinois attorneys to watch by Law Bulletin Media. More than 1,500 attorneys were nominated for the award. According to Law Bulletin Media, honorees were chosen based on their intelligence, passion, success in […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that Kaitlyn N. Kloss recently joined the firm as an associate. Kaitlyn’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and business disputes. She has represented clients on both sides of litigation across a wide range of matters, including breach of contract claims, consumer fraud, class actions, and business […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein is pleased to announce that partner John M. Fitzgerald has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Amicus Committee for the Illinois Defense Counsel during the 2025-2026 bar year. The ICD is the premier association of attorneys in Illinois who devote a substantial portion of their practice to the […]
Tabet DiVito & Rothstein associate Jeffrey L. Grinde, Jr. authored an article featured in the June 2025 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Grinde’s article is titled “Too Many Books, Too Little Time,” and discusses three books that young attorneys should read and incorporate into their practice. A copy of Grinde’s article can be read […]
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 Pirie Scott department store formerly located at the Yorktown […]
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 profession. “The promotions of Michael Grant and Brian Haussmann to our law […]
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 (“BIPA”). The dismissal ended the lawsuit at an early stage and exonerated our client as to the claims […]
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 the lawsuit and exonerated our clients as to all claims filed against […]
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 Court’s ruling ended the lawsuit and exonerated our client as to all […]
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 216 Requests to Admit within the 28-day period required by the rules […]
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 was an associate at a prestigious Chicago law firm where he worked on all phases of […]
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 in a case filed by a worker against TDR’s client. […]
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 bylaws and policies, approves and reviews legislative and rulemaking efforts, and adopts […]
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 version—offers framing for both objections and responses to the admission of evidence, as well as […]
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 required the defendant to withdraw its complaint of patent infringement it made to Amazon, […]
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 chapter 11 bankruptcy, events of default, business valuation disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and lien priority. […]