Interesting Cases

In 2010, we were retained by a doctor who was unjustly sued by a bankruptcy trustee for business decisions made. He had directors and officers (D&O) insurance. Other lawyers told...

The Case That Nobody Wanted. Most frequently, we represent businesses, professionals, and entrepreneurs in business lawsuits, but a lawyer friend asked us to help a family whose law firm was...

In federal court, we took on the Chicago Park District in a Title VII case and won. Title VII protects employees from discrimination and retaliation. We went to trial. An...

Our attorneys participated in the Motel 6 securities litigation. Certain individuals had traded on inside information. A tip spread from a company director through the Los Angeles nightclub scene and beyond....

In the summer of 2011, we were called out of the blue by an in-house counsel in California who had a problem and needed our help. His company had a...

Though touted as the latest state-of-the-art glass tempering oven, the one purchased by the client failed to work. By asserting a different theory, we were able to obtain a settlement...

Litigating Ourselves Out of a Job. For several years, Mr. Patterson successfully represented the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in federal courts and a few state courts around the...

In 2008, we tried a case involving unpaid sales commissions under Illinois’ Sales Representative Act. Our clients could not even be sure how much was owed to them because their...

The Patterson Law Firm, LLC Partner Kristi L. Browne represented the Sealy Mattress Company in a series of actions against what the client referred to as ‘dirty window shops,’ small...