In a St. Clair County case involving a Section 1983 claim, Steven Becker secured the dismissal of a towing company who was accused of having seized the Plaintiff’s car and property, in violation of his constitutional rights. We made numerous arguments, including that our client could not be liable under Section 1983 because […]

Howard Trafman & Chris Pickett: Settlement during trial. Enzenbacher-Schwarz v. Airline Towing. March 2022. 

Our client, a towing company, struck a pedestrian who was crossing a road at night.  The pedestrian passed away as a result of his injuries.   The entire incident was captured on surveillance video and was detrimental to our defenses.  Plaintiff—the decedent’s son—made an early $1M policy-limit demand. Despite the grim […]

Josh Patrick: Obtained dismissal with prejudice of fraud claims brought against an investment firm by a creditor of a distressed industrial tooling supplier after the investor purchased the distressed company’s assets, later upheld on appeal.

Josh Patrick: Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a bicyclist’s counterclaim against another bicyclist for injuries sustained in a collision between the two bikes, with the counterclaimant electing to dismiss his claim instead of responding to a motion for summary judgment.