Roseann Oliver

Litigation

BalTrans Ltd. v. Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd.

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Represented plaintiff freight forwarding company in breach of contract action. Case settled.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Misappropriation of Law Firms' Clients Litigation

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Represented law firms in partner withdrawal and termination cases and in arbitration.

City of Chicago v. Land & Lakes

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Defended a licensed landfill in action by the City of Chicago to close the landfill. Judgment entered in client’s favor.

Food Store Chain Shareholder Litigation

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Represented corporate and majority shareholders in a claimed "freeze-out" attempt and misappropriation of corporate assets. Plaintiff denied injunctive relief.

Golf Club Patent Infringement Litigation

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Defended a golf club manufacturer against patent infringement claims. Case settled.

Guaranteed Rate Inc. v. Kruse and Chase Mortgage Corp.

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Defended against breach of restrictive covenant claims. Plaintiff denied injunctive relief.

Illinois Director of Insurance v. Lake Shore Bank

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Defended bank against negligent sale of securities claim.

McKesson Chemical Corp. Toxic Tort Litigation

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Defended McKesson in cases involving toxic substance property damage and personal injury claims.

Moore Business Forms Inc. Injunction Litigation

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Represented Moore Business Forms in numerous cases to enforce restrictive covenants and protect confidential information in cases.

Panzera v. Rose

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Represented plaintiff minority shareholder in wrongful employment termination and freeze-out claims. Court found wrongful termination, and case settled.

Refco v. Adco

Defended majority shareholder and corporation in minority shareholder lawsuit alleging misappropriation of assets. Plaintiff denied injunctive relief.

SCA v. Trinova

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Represented defendant in Superfund liability and allocation of clean-up costs case filed. Case settled after Daubert hearing.

Shareholder Communications Corp v. The Yachtman Funds Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Represented plaintiff in claim for amounts due in performing proxy solicitation. Case settled.

Sharut Inc. v. Sharut of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Defended against claims of misappropriation of name and unfair competition. Judgment entered for defendant.

Sitkowski v. Global CFS Inc.

Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County
Defended corporate and majority owner in shareholder dispute alleging misappropriation of assets and fraud. Injunctive relief denied.

United States v. City of Chicago Discrimination Cases

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Represented City of Chicago Fire, Police and Personnel Departments in race and gender discrimination cases.

United States v. Virkutis

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Pro bono court-appointed counsel in a citizen revocation and deportation case alleging a Lithuanian-born citizen collaborated with the Nazis. All charges dismissed.

UNUM Life Insurance Co. v. Klatz

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Represented disability insurer against physician's lifetime total disability claim. Jury verdict entered in insurer's favor.

Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC and Viacom Inc. PCB Toxic Tort Litigation

Defended and successfully tried to verdict personal injury, property damage and punitive damages allegedly caused by Westinghouse's disposal of PCB-contaminated materials in cases filed in state and federal courts in Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Wohn v. UNUM

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Defended company in gender discrimination case filed in federal district court for Northern District of Illinois. Case settled.

Arbitration

Androscoggin Atty. Malpractice

Represented transactional attorney in malpractice claim arising out of the drafting of oil and gas leases. Judgment entered in client’s favor.

County of Lake v. Envirodyne Inc. Arbitration

Represented defendant in professional liability case alleging negligent development of environmental clean-up plan. Arbitration award in client’s favor.

Franchise Arbitration

Represented franchisee in arbitration in termination of two Nebraska franchises. Case settled.

Franchise Arbitration

Defended fraud and breach of contract claim in the wrongful termination of a franchise agreement and assignment of the store lease. Arbitration award in client’s favor.

Bankruptcy & Workouts

Westinghouse Credit Corp. Bankruptcy and Work-Outs

Represented creditor in bankruptcy matters involving loan restructuring and corporate work-outs.