Firm News

Jeff and Max’ client was sued after he lost control of his snow plow truck, crossed the center line and struck plaintiff’s vehicle during a winter ice event.  Following the accident, plaintiff claimed a permanent brain injury and ongoing chronic neck and back issues.  Plaintiff incurred in excess of $40,000 in medical treatment and continued to treat for concussion-like symptoms up to the time of trial.  Plaintiff’s attorney asked the jury for an award of $465,000.  The jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiff $20,000 in past medical expenses and $5,000 in past and future pain, suffering and disability for a favorable defense verdict.

Larry Drabot and Brianna Meyer, with the assistance of paralegal Jenny Waterstraat, won a defense verdict in a bad faith trial in Milwaukee County.  While the jury found that there was a valid insurance contract despite misrepresentations in the application, it found there was no bad faith by the insurance client in its claims handling practices.

Micaela Brinsley and Amy Doyle won summary judgment in La Crosse County in an inverse condemnation case. A commercial building owner alleged that a city was negligent in the construction and design of an intersection, which allegedly caused vehicles to collide with the building. The plaintiff also alleged that the city’s actions created a nuisance and constituted a taking of Plaintiffs’ property as the basis for constitutional and statutory inverse condemnation claims. After discovery, briefing and oral argument, the trial court held that the Plaintiffs’ claims were barred by governmental immunity and because the claims were not supported by sufficient evidence.

Brianna Meyer and Larry Drabot won summary judgment in the Western District of WI in a negligent design and breach of warranty case. 

Jeff Nichols and Kevin Landgraf obtained summary judgment in a personal injury case in Wood County regarding a slip and fall at a car wash.

Attorney Patrick Brennan names to the Irish Legal 100, an annual compilation of the most distinguished Irish legal professionals in the United States.