Keith Eric Fruehling

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen Professional Corporation
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Significant Cases: Estate of Leon Rademacher v. Teledyne Industries, Inc., Teledyne Continental Motor, et al. - Estate brought Wrongful Death
  Survival Act case on behalf of successful farmer, young husb
  
  father against aviation mechanic
  other defendants alleging negligence
  product liability caused plane operated by friend to crash l
  . Following a six-week trial, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict on behalf of our client.
  A.F.S.C.M.E. v. Governor Rod R. Blagojevich - Illinois Governor made the executive decision to close the Pontiac Prison - part of the Illinois Department of Corrections system. In response, The American Federation of State, County
  Municipal Employees (A.F.S.C.M.E.)
  others filed suit against the Governor
  other defendants claiming the Governor did not have the right to take that action
  sought a writ of m
  amus Order comm
  ing the Governor to reverse his decision
  to continue operating the prison. A.F.S.C.M.E. also sought a temporary restraining Order (T.R.O.) preventing the Governor or the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections from taking any action consistent with closing the prison until the court ruled on the plaintiff's request for the writ. We responded to the plaintiff's T.R.O. asking the court to deny the issuance of the T.R.O.
  filed a Motion to Dismiss the plaintiff's Complaint for Writ of M
  amus. The court denied the request for the temporary restraining order. The court later dismissed the entire cause of action brought by plaintiffs.
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  v. Montgomery Health Care - Three hundred class action plaintiffs brought medical malpractice case alleging negligent
  intentional acts against the defendant. Defendant denied the allegations of the various class members. After an eight week trial involving 25 members of the class, the parties reached a favorable, settlement agreement.
  Melvina Hopkins, as Mother
  Next Friend of Charles Lee, a Minor, et al. v. Bergman, et al. - Mother
  next friend of Minor brought negligence case against driver of a local school district school bus
  driver of a private vehicle following accident where elementary school student stepped off of bus
  was hit
  injured by the private vehicle. After extensive discovery
  mediation, the parties reached a favorable, settlement agreement.
  Estate of Beavers v. Champaign County v. Evercom Systems - Estate of former inmate that committed suicide brought Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit in federal court alleging that County defendants
  private telephone company were deliberately indifferent to the inmate's safety. After thorough discovery
  mediation, the parties reached a favorable, settlement agreement.