Q&H Wins Another Case for Chicago
Police Department
Congratulations to Stacey Atkins
and Larry Kowalczyk on their not guilty verdict obtained on July 12,
2010 on behalf of a City of
Chicago police
officer and the City of
Chicago
in the
Federal District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The Plaintiff claimed
she was wrongfully detained on a traffic stop without probable cause. She was
then detained on a warrant and subsequently released when it was determined the
warrant was for another person. Stacey was also previously successful via
summary judgment in cutting out myriad civil rights claims against several
other officers and the City added by the plaintiff. The entire case is now a
"NG." The jury returned its
verdict in favor of the officer and the City in twenty minutes.
Q&H Successfully Represents Village of
Oak Lawn in Arbitration
Chicago shareholder Paul O'Grady and associate Matt Daley recently
proceeded to an interest arbitration for the Village of Oak Lawn following a
grievance filed by the Illinois FOP Labor Council regarding health care increases
and whether said increases were "substantial" in violation of the
Village's collective bargaining agreement. Following the arbitration,
Arbitrator Wolff denied the grievance and found in favor of the
Village of
Oak Lawn.
Rubin Completes Successful Copyright Mediation Between Trophy Manufacturers
In an all day formal mediation session held on July 8, 2010, Len Rubin as Mediator guided the parties to a settlement of a several million dollar lawsuit then pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio alleging multiple instances of copyright infringement. The parties were competing manufacturers of commercial trophies.
