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Provided by Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
BKLW is a leader in high-stakes commercial litigation including qui tam and class action. Its attorneys bring deep expertise across a range of complex practice areas, and the firm routinely litigates with and against the country's largest law firms. BKLW has secured both multi-million-dollar plaintiff verdicts and zero-dollar defense verdicts, along with successful asset recovery investigations, judgments, and collections often surpassing tens of millions of dollars.
Notable Matters:
- Secured a $12.5 million jury verdict against American Express under Illinois consumer protection laws.
- Secured terminating sanctions in favor of Timothy Ballard, resulting in dismissal of plaintiff's claims with prejudice after the court found deliberate and egregious theft of privileged documents.
- Represented a corporate shareholder and three of his companies seeking seven-figure relief in a complex case involving conduct spanning over a decade, multi-national entities, and multiple contracts.
- Secured a defense verdict in a federal civil RICO case involving allegations of conspiracy to steal biomedical trade secrets.
- Secured a zero-dollar settlement for Elizabeth Flynt, widow of Larry Flynt, following a successful motion to dismiss in a high-stakes estate dispute.
- Secured a defense verdict and walkaway settlement for a high-profile athlete accused of assault and battery by a paparazzo.
- Secured record $280 million settlement in False Claims Act case.
