Category: Appeals

David Osborne Secures Dismissal with Prejudice of Petition to Surcharge Against Law Firm Client

Nov 15, 2006 Appeals
David Osborne: 01 P 115, Docket 076 (Cir.Ct. Cook Co., Probate Div.) (secured dismissal with prejudice of petition to surcharge against law firm client accused of misappropriating estate assets and convinced petitioner to dismiss client prior to decision by Appellate Court as to other respondents, see: In re Estate of Lis, […]

David Osborne Argues and Wins Appellate Malpractice Case in Illinois Supreme Court

Apr 15, 2006 Appeals
David Osborne: 221 Ill.2d 195, 850 N.E.2d 183 (2006) (argued and won $5 million appellate malpractice case in Illinois Supreme Court on argument that client’s Tort Immunity Act argument in underlying appeal would not have prevailed as a matter of law, despite clients’ alleged “admissions” (i.e., opinion letters) to the […]

David Osborne Successfully Defends Decision by Medical Malpractice Insurer Client to Settle Case

Aug 15, 2004 Appeals
David Osborne: 347 Ill.App.3d 1099, 867 N.E.2d 114 (Table) (1st Dist. 2004) (successfully defended decision by medical malpractice insurer client to settle $10 million case alleging implantation of false memories of “satanic ritual abuse” by insured psychiatrist, notwithstanding insured’s refusal to consent to settlement, as explicitly required by policy, eliminating […]