Case Successes

For many years, Querrey & Harrow attorneys have taken more cases to trial than any other firm in Illinois. In 2006, Querrey & Harrow attorneys added another 96 cases to their collective trial experience, with 87 jury trials, 9 bench trials and a stellar 93.7% success rate (defined as “not guilty” verdicts or verdicts for less than the opponent’s last demand), as follows:

A few highlights of our 2006 trial practice include Roger Littman obtaining 5 not guilty verdicts in medical malpractice lawsuits, Tony Madormo’s not guilty in a hotly contested real estate matter, and David Flynn’s not guilty verdict for his clients sued in a wrongful death action involving the tragic drowning of a young child (plaintiffs’ post-trial motions on this case were recently denied).  Galen Bradley and Nicholas Johnson led the firm with 7 trials each during the year, all of which resulted in defense verdicts or verdicts less than the demand.

Dan Gallagher, Terrence Guolee and Dominick Lanzito recently obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims on behalf of the Sheriff of Cook County and dozens of individual officers in a putative civil rights class action case filed in federal court.  Plaintiff, represented by several lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis, claimed years of widespread excessive force at the Cook County Jail, inadequate medical care and other claimed violations of civil rights on behalf of himself, as well as all former, current and future detainees of the Jail.  Q & H’s attorneys prevailed and are now seeking recovery of fees from the plaintiff.

Brian Coffman recently obtained a not guilty verdict for a defendant sued following a rear-end auto collision.

Dan Gallagher, Larry Kowalczyk and Terrence Guolee recently successfully represented a local municipal sheriff’s office in a civil rights class action matter involving intake procedures and sexual disease testing at a local jail.

David Neumeister and Dan Gallagher recently obtained a victory in an insurance coverage matter, obtaining a finding that their insurance carrier client had no duty to defend or indemnify a local municipal commission in an underlying sexual harassment suit pending in federal court.