Cases
Representative Matters: Represented a medical device manufacturer in a products liability case involving a hip implant which resulted in a voluntary nonsuit.
Worked on the national trial strategy team to develop experts for the defense of silicone gel breast implant litigation.
Obtained voluntary dismissal of qui tam lawsuit brought by foster parent against foster agency.
Defended long term care facility in False Claims Act
fraud case brought by the state
federal government.
Represent long term care facilities in negligence
breach of contract lawsuits.
Counsel to nursing facilities in administrative litigation matters before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Obtained directed finding in favor of nursing home in administrative proceeding before the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Defended nursing home in qui tam lawsuit brought by two former nurses under the Federal False Claims Act
the Illinois Whistleblower Reward
Protection Act.
Represented long term care facility in insurance coverage case regarding false claims act
retaliatory discharge.
Represent long term care facilities in involuntary transfer
discharge cases.
Counsel to rehabilitation therapy, hospice,
home health care providers in Medicare
Medicaid billing matters.
Counsel to pharmacies in regulatory
Medicare billing matters.
Represented pharmaceutical manufacturers in average wholesale price litigation brought by the state of Illinois.
Won arbitration proceeding against therapy services company
obtained reimbursement for nursing home client.
Represented amicus curiae in an action brought against Illinois hospitals seeking charity care,
in an action challenging rulemaking procedures by an Illinois regulatory agency.
Won claim brought by the Office of Inspector General against two health care workers resulting in dismissal of egregious neglect charges.
Obtained an order from an Illinois state court dismissing with prejudice a spoliation of evidence claim brought against a dialysis clinic.
Defended dialysis clinic in litigation involving allegations of negligence, conspiracy, fraud
breach of contract.
Obtained dismissal of ERISA action brought by a no-fault auto insurer.
Represented wholesale tobacco distributors Arangold Corporation
Iwan Ries & Co. in an action which challenged the constitutionality of an ordinance amending the Cook County, Illinois tobacco tax
resulted in amendments to the ordinance that our clients found favorable.
Obtained on behalf of UniTech Services Group, Inc. a voluntary dismissal of a claim brought pursuant to the Price-Anderson Act.
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of an asbestos lawsuit on behalf of a demolition company.
Obtained dismissal of asbestos lawsuit in Madison County, Illinois, on behalf of golf equipment manufacturer.
Counsel to church in insurance coverage dispute.
Represent architects
building contractors in breach of contract
negligence cases.
Won summary judgment for a bank in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by an investor of bank's borrower, which was sustained on appeal.
Counsel to banks in litigation involving multimillion-dollar real estate developments, including mortgage foreclosures.
Represent real estate brokers in fee commission disputes.
Represented Wells Fargo Bank in condemnation proceeding which resulted in settlement the client found favorable.
Represent heirs, guardians
administrators in probate-related litigation matters.
Reported Cases: Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago v. The City of Chicago, 2017 IL 119945 (finding a Chicago tax ruling unconstitutional under the home rule article of the Illinois Constitution).
Iwan Ries & Co. v. City of Chicago, 2019 IL 124469 (the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in favor of clients that the City's other tobacco products tax is preempted by the Illinois Municipal Code).
Slepicka v. State, 2015 IL App (4th) 121103-B (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2015) (affirming judgment in favor of nursing home client in involuntary transfer
discharge case).
Slepicka v. State, 2014 Ill. LEXIS 1326 (Ill. Nov. 24, 2014) (affirming nursing home client's argument regarding venue for administrative review).
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Edward D. Jones & Co. Employee Health & Welfare Program, 759 F. Supp. 2d 895 (W.D. Mich. 2010) (successfully obtained dismissal of an ERISA action brought by a no-fault auto insurer).
GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, Inc. v. Campbell Ads LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19714 (N.D. Ind. Feb. 11, 2013) (successfully obtained dismissal of warranty, unconscionability
indemnification claims).
Tripplett v. Ill. Dep't of Human Servs., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94312 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 19, 2008) (commended by the court for unusually thorough, well-researched,
well-written briefs ).
Smith v. Duffey, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48895 (N.D. Ill. June 23, 2008).
Smith v. Dade Behring Holdings, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3493 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 12, 2007).
Thomas v. Fuerst, 345 Ill. App. 3d 929 (1st Dist. 2004).
Mann v. Conlin, 22 F.3d 100 (6th Cir. 1994).
