Injunctions

  In June 2004, we obtained an injunction in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in Marion County, Florida for a philanthropist who had donated a museum, artwork and millions of dollars to a large university foundation.  We sued the foundation alleging it breached its promise to care for the Museum in perpetuity in exchange for the gift.  The Circuit Court required the foundation to fund and maintain the Museum pending the final disposition of the case.  The case settled during the appeal of the injunction order.

Antitrust Litigation

  In 2003 we obtained a reversal from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals of a dismissal of a large industrial customer's antitrust claims against the largest natural gas utility in Indiana.  The case settled in 2004.

Construction Litigation

  In 2003 we obtained settlements and jury verdicts in excess of $2 million in Dubuque, Iowa for property owners against various contractors.  The defendant contractors had erected a parking garage on an adjoining parcel of land that damaged our clients' buildings.

Trust Litigation

  In 2003 we successfully prosecuted and settled a claim on behalf of trust beneficiaries against a bank trust department for mismanaging the beneficiaries' trust assets.

Shareholder Litigation

  In 2001 we successfully defended a shareholder in a closely held corporation in a preliminary injunction trial in St. Louis County, Missouri.  The plaintiff sought our client's ouster from his corporate offices in a breach of fiduciary duty case involving a dispute over management fees and dividend distributions.

Partnership Litigation

  In 1999 we obtained a jury verdict in excess of $18 million against a general partner of a limited partnership for breach of fidicuary duty.  The claim against the general partner involved overcharges on related party loans.  The trial court added over $6 million in equitable prejudgment interest.  The case was settled after an appeal.

Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation

  The firm has represented insureds in several suits against their liability insurers seeking coverage for the cost of remediating contamination at former plant sites. The jury verdicts and settlements in these cases have exceeded $40-million over the last ten years.

  Together with Gerry L. Spence of Jackson, Wyoming, we represented Dennis Williams, one of the "Ford Heights Four," in his malicious prosecution case against Cook County, Illinois and certain sheriff's deputies. Mr. Williams spent 18 years in prison, 15 of those on death row, for a crime he did not commit, along with three other men. All four cases were settled in April 1999 for $36 million.   Williams v. County of Cook, Case No. 97 L 4886 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cnty, IL.) .

SOME OF CANEL, DAVIS & KING'S REPORTED CASES

United States Gypsum Co. v. Indiana Gas Co., Inc., et al., 350 F.3d 623 (7th Cir. 2003);

Fabiano v. Palos, 784 N.E.2d 258 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002);

Midwest Gas Services v. Indiana Gas Co., 317 F.3d 703 (7th Cir. 2002);

LID Associates v. Dolan, 756 N.E.2d 866 (Ill. App. 2001);

Native American Arts, Inc. v. Bundy-Howard, Inc., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20408 (N.D. Ill. 2001);

Disciplined Investment Advisors, Inc. v. Schweihs, 650 N.E.2d 578 (Ill. App. 1995);

Joslyn Manufacturing Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 23 F.3d 1212 (7th Cir. 1994);

Sobel v. Franks, 633 N.E.2d 820 (Ill. App. 1994);

Heritage Commons Partners v. Village of Summit, 935 F.2d 1489 (7th Cir. 1991);

Bellevue South Assoc. v. HRH Construction, 579 N.E.2d 195 (N.Y. Ct. of Appeals 1991);

Labovitz v. Dolan, 545 N.E.2d 304 (Ill. App. 1989);

Village of Lisle v. Village of Woodridge, 548 N.E.2d 1337 (Ill. App. 1989);

Roxalana Hills, Ltd. v. Masonite, 813 F.2d 1228 (4th Cir. 1987).