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Listed below is a small sampling of cases in which Mr. Storm served as sole or lead counsel. In addition, Mr. Storm has served as sole, lead, or co-counsel in over 100 cases concluded by reported or unpublished decisions:
In re Marriage of Gutman, 2008 WL 4943927 (Ill. Sup. Nov. 20, 2008)
Affirming the appellate court’s dismissal of a claim against our client for lack of appellate jurisdiction, the court found the appellate court’s reasoning was incorrect and adopted our arguments instead.
Polly v. Estate of Polly, 385 Ill.App.3d 300, 896 N.E.2d 350 (1st Dist. 2008).
Representing the estate, we successfully argued that the trial court properly dismissed as untimely a claim against the estate by the decedent’s widow that decedent had assigned his interest in certain earnings to the widow.
Robbins v. Allstate Ins. Co., 362 Ill.App.3d 540, 841 N.E.2d 22 (2nd Dist. 2005), appeal denied, 219 Ill.2d 597, 852 N.E.2d 249 (2006) [Unreported Supervisory Order entered on June 29, 2006]
This case involved a minimally educated pro se plaintiff who filed responses to requests to admit covering a dispositive issue. His responses were both timely and correct, except that they were not sworn. Based upon a deemed admission arising from the absence of proper responses, the circuit court granted summary judgment for the insurer. The appellate court affirmed.
Robbins retained us to take the matter to the Illinois Supreme Court. Although the time to file a petition for leave to appeal had passed, we obtained leave to file the petition late. The Supreme Court denied the petition. We then filed a motion for reconsideration, suggesting that the unique circumstances of the case were cause for entry of a supervisory order.
On reconsideration, the Supreme Court again denied our petition for leave to appeal. However, the Supreme Court entered a supervisory order directing the appellate court to vacate its order and remand the case to the circuit court with directions to vacate its order and give the plaintiff 28 days to file properly sworn responses.
In this case, we were retained only after the case was lost in the trial court and the appellate court and the time to appeal to the Supreme Court had expired. Nevertheless, as a result of our work, the plaintiff obtained a complete reversal and the right to have his case decided on the merits.
Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Wood, No. 06-1839 (7th Cir. 2006)
This insurance coverage action arose from the insurer’s refusal to cover catastrophic personal injuries suffered by our client as a result of being struck by a speeding automobile. In the trial court, the insurer made no offer of settlement. Trial counsel retained us to handle the appeal and we briefed the case in the court of appeals. After the briefing was completed, the insurer finally engaged in settlement discussions and ultimately agreed to a very substantial payment to cover our client’s needs arising from the incident.
In re Marriage of Kohl, 334 Ill.App.3d 867, 778 N.E.2d 1169 (1st Dist. 2002)
Leading case regarding application of comity and enforcement of foreign child support orders under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Young v. General Acceptance Corp., 770 N.E.2d 298 (Ind. Sup. 2002)
Case of first impression interpreting the Indiana Control Share Acquisition Statute.
Scavenger Sale Investors, L.P. v. Bryant, 288 F.3d 309 (7th Cir. 2002)
In this opinion relating to penalties in settlement agreements (favorable to our client), the court of appeals effectively overruled a prior opinion of the same court that was issued only fourteen months before by a three-judge panel which included one of the same judges on the panel in our case.
Salomon v. Astor Village Condominium Assoc., 2001 WL 664404 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 2001)
Leading case defining the duties of condominium associations and directors under the Illinois Condominium Property Act.
Young v. General Acceptance Corp., 738 N.E.2d 1079 (Ind. App. 2001)
Case of first impression involving application of the Indiana Dissenters’ Rights Statute.
Lipman v. Batterson, 316 Ill.App.3d 1211, 738 N.E.2d 623 (1st Dist. 2000)
Case of first impression in Illinois relating to director liability for “death spiral” corporate financing.
Steel Warehouse of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Leach, 154 F.3d 712 (7th Cir. 1998)
Phar-Mor, Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand, 22 F.3d 1228 (3rd Cir. 1994) |
