Firm News

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.