Category Archives: Litigation

Geraty v. The Village of Antioch

Obtained jury verdict, $250,000 in compensatory damages, and instatement in Title VII claims brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for female police officer who asserted she was denied reassignment to Detective and promotion to Sergeant because she was a woman.

United States Ex Rel. Hudalla v. Walsh Construction Co.

Obtained multi-million dollar settlement under the False Claims Act following multi-year investigation and litigation into alleged fraudulent billing practices on twelve separate federal housing projects brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Pilota et al. v. Ciambrone, et al.

Obtained $700,000 + jury verdict and reinstatement for four City employees (three of whom worked in the police department as Captain and Detective) brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois who alleged the Mayor and City took adverse employment actions in violation of their constitutional civil rights.

Kuzma v. Clarage, et al.

Obtained $2.2 million jury verdict for claims brought in the Illinois Circuit Court of Will County for attorney who was falsely accused by bank executives of extorting bribes from real estate developer seeking to build multi-million dollar resort in central Illinois.

Hudalla v. Hunter Alliance, et al.

Obtained $3+ million jury verdict for claims brought in the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County for former employee of large Chicago real estate developer who was terminated for false reasons related to his work on multi-million dollar commercial and residential construction projects.

Mora et al. v. Calumet City, et al.

Obtained $4.5 million dollar jury verdict in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against city Mayor and City for wrongfully terminating four police officers who opposed Mayor’s election efforts in violation of their constitutional civil rights.