Douglas P. Dehler

Practice Details

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  Fixed hourly rates
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  Firm Name

  O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Case Experience
  

  • Successfully represented whistleblower
  obtained significant decision concerning application of the False Claims Act to alleged fraud committed on the federal E-Rate Program, U.S. ex rel Health v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc., 111 F. Supp. 3d 923 (E.D. Wis. 2015)
  

  • Successfully argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc., 760 F.3d 688 (7th Cir. 2014), which involved application of the “public disclosure bar” in qui tam cases filed by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act
  

  • Successfully argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in MBS-Certified Public Accountants, LLC v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc., 2012 WI 15, 338 Wis. 2d 647, 809 N.W.2d 859, which clarified the scope of the voluntary payment doctrine in Wisconsin, particularly with regard to statutory claims
  

  • Successfully argued before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in ProHealth Care, Inc. v. HealthEOS By Multiplan, Inc., 2014 WL 440663 (February 5, 2014), a case involving application of the voluntary payment doctrine to a breach of contract claim
  

  • Successfully litigated
  obtained jury verdict in favor of client in the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Cousins Submarines, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 2013 WL 2898774 (E.D. Wis. June 13, 2013)
  

  • Successfully argued
  obtained favorable appellate decision in ERISA breach of fiduciary duty case in Smith v. Medical Benefit Administrators Group, 639 F.3d 277 (7th Cir. 2011)
  

  • Successfully argued before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
  obtained the leading appellate decision interpreting Wisconsin’s secret warranty statute in Cuellar v. Ford Motor Co., 2006 WI App 210, 296 Wis. 2d 545, 732 N.W.2d 747
  

  Class Action Case Experience
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations that 401k service provider improperly benefited from revenue sharing payments
  violated duties owed under ERISA in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in Healthcare Strategies, Inc., et al. v. ING Life Insurance & Annuity Co., 3:11-cv-00282 (WGY)
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving alleged violations of the Wisconsin Consumer Act in Setzer vs. Festiva Development Group LLC, Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 11-CV-6252
  

  • Successfully represented clients in a certified class action involving allegations that a title insurance company collected certain fees from consumers in violation of Wisconsin law in Gary Gevaart et al. vs. Knight Barry Title Inc., Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 10-CV-11972
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving alleged violations of COBRA, 29 U.S.C. § 1161, et seq. in Gagliano v. Medical Staffing Network, Inc., United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Civil Action No. 06-80642
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations of illegal revenue sharing by 401k plan administrators in Phones Plus, Inc. v. Hartford Life Insurance Company
  Neuberger Berman Management, LLC, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Civil Action No. 3:06-CV-1835 (AVC)
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations that newspaper publisher falsely inflated circulation figures in an effort to boost advertising revenue in Shorewest Realtors, Inc. v. Journal Sentinel, Inc., Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 05-CV-003716
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations that auto manufacturer violated Wisconsin’s secret warranty law, Wis. Stat. § 218.0172 in Cuellar
  McVicker v. Ford Motor Co., Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 04-CV-009309
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations that title insurer collected fees from consumers in violation of Wisconsin law in Tagatz v. L
  Title Services, Inc., Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 06-CV-007371
  

  • Successfully represented clients in certified class action involving allegations that Milwaukee l
  lord routinely failed to correct building code violations, illegally collected rent at buildings with outst
  ing code violations,
  improperly retained tenant security deposits in Wineberg v. Brophy, Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Case No. 06-CV-003064.