In Attorneys’ Fees and Interest Attorney Chris Pickett won summary judgment on behalf of his client, Dr. John Kelsey, arguing that Dr. Kelsey’s former attorneys, the law firm of Weldon-Linne & Vogt (WLV), were barred from seeking attorneys’ fees under the doctrine of res judicata. WLV represented Dr. Kelsey as […]

Chris Pickett: After two years and eight motions to compel, our opponent was found to have withheld documents without any good-faith basis, ordered to pay our attorneys’ fees as a sanction, and held in contempt of court.

In the Western District of Wisconsin, Kate Crouch obtained defense verdict on behalf of correctional care nurse charged with deliberate indifference to the medical needs of a pretrial detainee who allegedly suffered fatal seizures as result of withdrawal from benzodiazepines. Case brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging violations of Fourteenth […]

Chris Pickett: After a trucking liability insurer denied coverage for an accident involving our client’s insured, our client honored the insured’s uninsured motorist (“UM”) claim. The UM arbitration resulted in a $500,000 award, which our client later settled for less than the award. In the ensuing subrogation action, we obtained […]

Kate Crouch earned a verdict significantly below our last offer in a rear-end auto accident case. We admitted negligence, but denied causation and contested the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s injuries.  The jury accepted and adopted our position that only the first year of medical treatment was related to […]