Items of Interest
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On February 28, 2018, attorneys Julius W. Gernes and Eric E. Holman obtained summary judgment for Union Pacific in the grade crossing case of Jordan Nutt, et al v. Union Pacific, et al (St. Croix County, WI, Cir. Ct. No. 2015CV000230.) On February 5, 2019, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (Appeal No. 2018AP695) affirmed the […]
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In November 2021, attorneys Eric E. Holman and Julius W. Gernes obtained a very favorable verdict in an admitted liability train v. train collision case brought by WCL engineer Joseph Sheridan in the Western District of Wisconsin. After a four-day trial that included testimony from a dozen expert witnesses, Sheridan’s counsel asked the jury to […]
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Dan Gendreau and Eric Holman won summary judgment for ADT in a case where plaintiff sustained very serious orthopedic injuries to his lower extremities when an ADT employee struck him with his car in a job-site parking lot, and pinned him between the front of his vehicle and the rear bumper of plaintiff’s pick up […]
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Dan Gendreau and Scott Festin won summary judgment on behalf of Tacala, LLC on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of any defective condition on the premises that may have caused her injury, or that Tacala had actual or constructive notice of such a condition. Plaintiff was standing in line to […]
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Les Gelhar obtained a favorable verdict for a restaurant client in this motor vehicle negligence and dram shop case. Plaintiff Pecora was a passenger in Mr. Silva’s vehicle which overturned while driving at speeds exceeding 100 mph.
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Les Gelhar obtained a defense verdict for the Union Pacific Railroad in this FELA negligence claim. Kevin Hamilton, a railroad conductor, claimed he suffered a career ending knee injury when he stepped in a hole located along an industry siding
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