Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP announced it has hired Justin C. Moore as an associated attorney effective December 15, 2014. Mr. Moore joins the firm and is licensed in Missouri and Illinois. He has experience as an insurance defense attorney. He will be working in the Firm’s litigation practice. Mr. Moore currently serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri Asian American Bar Association.
Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP announced that it has retained Theresa Breslin who joins beginiing December 1, 2014. She is licensed in the State of Florida and will work for the Firm as a paralegal pending her admission to the Illinois Bar. Theresa graduated in the top 3% of the University Of Miami School Of Law. She will begin work on December 1, 2014.
Since 1968 the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (ChicagoMSDC) has been a premier organization for increasing business opportunities between major buying organizations and minority-owned businesses. ChicagoMSDC is one of 24 regional councils of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), one of the nation’s leading business membership organizations. The NMSDC and its regional councils serve as a direct link between corporate America and minority owned businesses. ChicagoMSDC provides a nationally-acclaimed minority ownership verification program to ensure that corporate America has a credible source for minority suppliers, consultants and contractors.
On July 31, 2014 Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP was certified by the ChicagoMSDC as a bona fide Minority Business Enterprise for legal services. NMSDC Corporate Members may view the original certificate issued to Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP by logging in at www.nmsdc.org. For more information contact James F. Clayborne, Jr. at jclayborne@cswlawllp.com.
Petitioner employee claimed two separate injuries, including contact dermatitis and a psychological injury, as a result of her work environment in this workers’ compensation case. Her treating physicians testified that these injuries at a minimum were aggravated by her work environment. The employer was represented by attorney Jennifer Barbieri, who had the petitioner examined by an independent medical examiner who opined that petitioner’s conditions were not caused by her work environment and were likely the result of outside factors. Following this evidence, the arbitrator decided for the employer. Mosley v. City of East St. Louis, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Arbitration
Three absentee landlords brought a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of East St. Louis, Illinois and Waste Management of Illinois. The crux of their lawsuit was their claim that the City and Waste Management used the City’s nuisance ordinances to target plaintiffs and other property owners because they failed to pay for trash collection. They also complained of the procedures used by the City for prosecuting the ordinance violations. The Complaint pled 18 separate Counts including claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1983, the Fourteenth Amendment, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Sherman Antitrust Act and a variety of state law claims including Conspiracy, violation of the Illinois Collection Agency Act, Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, Malicious Prosecution, Slander and Tortious Interference to name a few. Partner John E. Sabo of Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP represented the City and filed a motion to dismiss. The District Court granted the City’s motion dismissing all but one of the 18 claims with prejudice. Raven Securities. Inc., et al. v. City of East St. Louis, et al., U.S. Dist. Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
The May 28, 2014 Defense Research Institute’s weekly publication The Voice featured John E. Sabo. The Defense Research Institute (DRI) is the leading national organization of attorneys and in-house counsel dedicated to the defense of businesses and insurance companies. Only one member from around the country is selected to be featured in The Voice’s weekly publication.