On August 29, 2006, in Village of Plainfield v. Steven Nowicki, 367 Ill.App.3d 522, 854 N.E.2d 791, the Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa, Illinois ruled in favor of our client. Eric Hanson demonstrated that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to question prospective jurors about their opinions and beliefs regarding alcohol in a DUI trial.

On March 14, 2006, the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Joliet, Illinois ruled in favor of our client, the City of Lockport, in Michael Rossow v. City of Lockport, No. 04 CH 2141. James Murphy successfully argued that Lockport did not act arbitrarily, capriciously or unreasonably when it rezoned certain property and approved a planned unit development for a Wal-Mart store.

In Aurora Community Church v. City of Aurora, No. 04 MRK 198 (2005), the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Geneva, Illinois agreed with the City of Aurora, represented by George Mahoney and Sean Brady, that its refusal to rezone the plaintiff’s property at Orchard Road and Galena Boulevard from residential to commercial was not arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable.

In Schultz v. Lord & Essex, Inc., No. 2-05-0203 (2005), the Second District Appellate Court in Elgin, Illinois overturned a lower court decision against our client, the Village of Oswego. James Murphy demonstrated that Oswego had not acted in contempt of a previous court order.

On February 2, 2005, the Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa, Illinois issued a decision in Paul Stachowicz v. Village of Frankfort, No. 3-04-0425, in favor of our client, the Village of Frankfort. Sean Brady persuaded the Court that Frankfort was not statutorily obligated to provide lifetime health insurance benefits to a police officer that received a line of duty disability pension.

On January 21, 2005, in Village of Frankfort v. Russell Johnson, 214 Ill.2d 92, 824 N.E.2d 205 (consolidated with People v. Robert Norris), the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled in favor of our client, the Village of Frankfort. Eric Hanson successfully argued that Illinois Supreme Court Rule 505 should not bar the re-filing of misdemeanor traffic charges, such as driving under the influence of alcohol, after a previous dismissal.

In Village of Orland Hills v. Citizens Utilities Company of Illinois, 347 Ill.App.3d 504, 807 N.E.2d 590 (2004), the First District Appellate Court in Chicago, Illinois issued a decision in favor of our client, a public utility company. Eric Hanson demonstrated that Citizens Utilities Company of Illinois was not obligated to provide water service to an unimproved parcel of property.

On May 2, 2003, the Third District Appellate Court issued a favorable decision in Joliet Medical Group, Inc. v. Scott Ensminger, D.O., 337 Ill.App.3d 1076, 787 N.E.2d 879. Sean Brady successfully contended that our client, a physician, had honored a covenant not to compete with his former employer.

In Housing Authority of Joliet v. Shalonda Woods, No. 3-02-0870 (2003), the Third District Appellate Court ruled in favor of our client, the Housing Authority of Joliet. Eric Hanson persuaded the Court that our client had the right to evict a tenant whose guest committed a battery upon another tenant while on housing authority property.

On August 14, 2002, the Fourth District Appellate Court in Springfield, Illinois issued a favorable decision in Richard Thomas v. Dick Hileman, 333 Ill.App.3d 132, 775 N.E.2d 231. George Mahoney successfully defended our client, an attorney, against a claim of malicious prosecution.