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The press coverage of the attorneys at Lubin Austermuehle demonstrates our extensive experience with business litigation, class action suits, shareholder, partner and LLC member disputes, defamation law, and trademark and copyright lawsuits. Our Chicago trial lawyers have handled numerous high-profile business disputes involving well-known organizations. At Lubin Austermuehle, our attorneys’ clients have included finance companies, national banks, marketing firms, and other large enterprises facing bet-the-company, high-stakes class action or shareholder lawsuits involving hundreds of millions in claimed damages.
We’ve helped companies and consumers across the nation achieve justice and successfully navigate complicated cases. Our commitment to the legal profession has earned us plenty of recognition: For instance, the settlement Peter Lubin reached as co-lead counsel in the class action case Erickson v. SBC was ranked as the third largest settlement in Illinois that year by Crain’s Chicago Business. Take a look at the rest our news coverage to learn more about our achievements.
Judge nixes bid to dismiss parentsʼ suit over fentanyl death
A federal judge cleared the way for the parents of a man who died of an acute opioid overdose to pursue a lawsuit under the Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act against the friend who purportedly supplied their son with fentanyl.
Bid to Identify Plaintiff in Suit Alleging Sex Abuse Nixed
A man facing a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a classmate when they were in high school together lost a bid to force the classmate to use her real name in the litigation.
Fox Faces Unusually Steep Odds As Defamation Trial Looms, Peter Lubin quoted in the article
Fox News is set to defend blockbuster defamation claims in an unusually vulnerable position Monday, with Dominion Voting Systems believed to have a fighting chance for victory in an area of law notoriously difficult for plaintiffs, in what experts called one of the most consequential trials of its kind.
Lawyers: Rossi stole $100 million from Reditus to fund lavish lifestyle
Court docs reveal how Reditus CEO allegedly misappropriated company funds
Unsealed Records Point to Blurry Lines Inside Reditus as COVID Profits Soared
Judge to Unseal More Records in Reditus Cases, as Attorneys Reach Deal to Sell $6.5 Million Private Plane
Attorneys Will Get to Review Reditus Documents in Aaron Rossi Lawsuit
Reditus Labs receiver: ‘No reason’ to keep court records sealed
Document drama slows down Aaron Rossi civil suits
Aaron Rossi Invokes Fifth Amendment 10 Times to Avoid Answering Questions in Civil Case
Judge rejects Rossi plea to halt civil trial due to reported federal probe
Ousted business partner claims he owns more of Reditus Labs than Rossi
Reditus Labs partner Davie claims he is majority owner, not Rossi
Reditus Labs to be placed in receivership
WEEK joins news agencies in brief to unseal Rossi lawsuit
Rossi misses court for vacation, new date given
EXPLAINER: A Reditus CEO is being sued. Here’s why
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Northwestern Lacrosse Player’s Lawsuit Charges School Was Warned About Baseball Player Whom She Says Sexually Assaulted Her
Chicago Tribune – Aug 11, 2023. A Northwestern University lacrosse player has filed a federal negligence lawsuit claiming that the school was warned about a baseball player whom she accuses of sexually assaulting her.
Doctor Who Once Employed Aaron Rossi Calls Him a ‘Pathological Liar’ in a New Court Filing
Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi faces a seven-count complaint from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation accusing him of writing unauthorized prescriptions and spending company funds without authorization when he worked at a Bloomington orthopedics company.
Airline Wi-Fi Co. Gogo To Pay $17.3M To End Investor Suit
Airline internet service provider Gogo Inc. has agreed to pay $17.3 million to end putative class claims that its executives lied to investors about its Wi-Fi systems’ technical issues,
Reditus Laboratories Placed In Receivership Amid Aaron Rossi’s Legal Woes
Tazewell County judge Chris Doscotch approved Thursday an agreement to place Pekin- based Reditus Laboratories in a receivership.
RECORD: Plaintiff wants to make some Reditus finances public
The legal battle continues between Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi and his business partner, Dr. James Davie.
Court Filings Accuse Reditus CEO of ‘Pillaging’ Company, Demand Testimony
James Davie is suing Pekin-based Reditus and CEO Aaron Rossi of Bloomington, claiming Rossi “squeezed him” out of the company and misspent company funds. Reditus later became a major coronavirus testing company for the state of Illinois.
Court Filings Accuse Reditus CEO of ‘Pillaging’ Company, Demand Testimony
One of the latest filings in a lawsuit brought by the business partner of Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi alleges that threats have been made against witnesses who spoke against Rossi’s “pillaging” of the company.
Court Filings Accuse Reditus CEO Rossi of Retaliation Threats in His Latest Court Case
Attorneys for Reditus minority owner James Davie led the claims in Tazewell County court on Wednesday as part of his lawsuit against Reditus and Rossi. The lawsuit accuses Rossi of….
Records Show Reditus CEO Amassed a Fleet of Luxury Vehicles and 2 Private Planes
The owner of a lab that made hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money for running COVID-19 tests has amassed a fleet of luxury cars and at least two private planes, WGLT has learned….
Recent Lawsuit Against Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi Isn’t First Between Business Partners
PEKIN — For two years before his indictment on personal income tax fraud charges, the founder of Reditus Laboratories had been battling his business partners in a series of lawsuits….
Lawsuit alleges Reditus CEO is ‘pillaging’ the company to fund lavish lifestyle
A motion led this week in Tazewell County court could reveal details of an ongoing lawsuit against Reditus Labs chief Aaron Rossi. The latest development in the business dispute comes just…
Lawsuit Reditus CEO Looted Company for Personal Family Gain
TAZEWELL COUNTY – Indicted on six-year-old federal tax fraud charges last week, we are now learning the CEO of An ongoing Tazewell County civil lawsuit filed in 2021 accuses Aaron Rossi of taking…
Fox Wields 1st Amendment in $2.7B Election-Fraud Defamation Fight, Peter Lubin quoted as a libel attorney
MANHATTAN (CN) — Faced with a $2.7 billion defamation suit, Fox News said in a motion to dismiss that the First Amendment protectspost-election reporting in which the electronic voting company…
Crain’s List Illinois’ Largest Verdicts and Settlements in 2004
Ex-Clients: Girardi Firm Took Boeing Deals Without Consent
Law360 (December 17, 2020, 7:52 PM EST) — Two Indonesian families who lost relatives in a 2018 Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people are alleging the troubled plaintiffs firm Girardi Keese accepted a low-ball settlement…
Airline Wi-Fi Provider Gogo Again Seeks To Nix
Law360 (September 22, 2020, 4:40 PM EDT) — Airline internet provider Gogo Inc. has urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a proposed shareholder class action for the second time…
Class Calls Barbizon School ‘Worthless’
CHICAGO (CN) – The Barbizon School dupes aspiring models for thousands of dollars in tuition by falselypromising “print, television, commercials and film” work at $50 to $150 per hour…
Auto Parts Co. Inks $3.3M Deal With Investors In IPO Suit
Law360 (November 12, 2019, 1:55 PM EST) — Fenix Parts Inc. investors have urged an Illinois federal court to approve a $3.3 million settlement that would resolve their securities fraud claims…
Buffalo Grove Dentist: Woman’s ‘Defamatory’ Online Reviews Not ‘Innocent,’ ‘Opinion,’ Not Shielded from $4M Lawsuit
Cook County Record – November 28, 2019. A Buffalo Grove dentist is fighting against the dismissal of his $4 million lawsuit in which he accused a woman of posting false reviews about his business.
Brodsky Gets Interim Suspension to Go With Prior Federal Timeout
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin – June 21, 2019 Filing pleadings that revealed a client’s business secrets, divulging emails that contained a divorcing couple’s confidential mental health information and launching into what one judge called an “unhinged attack” on an expert witness are among the disciplinary charges facing Chicago attorney Joel A. Brodsky.
Panel Affirms Brodsky Sanction Over ‘Egregious’ Behavior
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin – January 23, 2019 A judge did not overstep her bounds when she sanctioned Chicago attorney Joel A. Brodsky for engaging in “egregious” behavior while representing a client in a civil case, a federal appeals court held.
Our Diamond Wholesaler Client Receives Full Retraction and Apology Following Filing of Multi-Million Dollar Libel Suit in Chicago Federal Court
Cook County Record – August 24, 2018. A legal dispute, in which one diamond wholesaler allegedly falsely accused another of fraud, has ended in a settlement to resolve a potential multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit.
Drew Peterson’s Ex-Attorney Appealing $50,000 Fine, Anger Management Order
Chicago Tribune – April 17, 2018. Convicted killer Drew Peterson’s former attorney will appeal after a federal judge slapped him with a $50,000 fine and ordered him to undergo anger management training for his scorched-earth tactics in a straightforward lemon law case.
‘Vitriolic,’ ‘Nasty’ Conduct Earns Brodsky a $50K Sanction
Chicago Daily Bulletin – March 29, 2018. Vitriolic. Contemptuous. Antagonistic. Confrontational. Nasty.Those are just some of the words U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall used Wednesday to describe…
Rialmo, Peterson Attorney Fined $50,000, Ordered to Undergo Anger Management – May be Barred from Practice
Chicago Tribune – March 29, 2018. Drew Peterson’s former attorney Joel Brodsky engaged in “unprofessional, contemptuous, and antagonistic behavior” and resorted to “false accusations and inappropriate diatribes” and “acts of intimidation and harassment” that “culminated in an unhinged attack.”
Ex-Drew Peterson Lawyer Joel Brodsky Slammed, Fined by Federal
Chicago Sun-Times – March 28, 2018. A federal judge has fined a former lawyer for wife-killer Drew Peterson $50,000 and ordered him to take ethics and anger management classes as a result of his conduct in her courtroom.
An Employer’s Guide to Copyright Law’s Work for Hire Doctrine
DCBA Brief – December, 2017. Your company just launched a new website. Great. Now the question is who owns the copyright of your website?
Court says ex-Oakton C.C. cop can’t press defamation claim vs school over ‘problem employee’ flyer
Cook County Record – July 7, 2017. A federal judge has granted a partial win to Oakton Community College, saying a former Oakton campus police of cer can’t press her case the college defamed her when it included …