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A Foley Mansfield team, including Los Angeles Partners Thomas Scully and Angie Kim, successfully handled a Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of their client, Warren Rupp, in a personal injury case related to alleged asbestos exposure. Angie Kim wrote the motion which was then argued by Thomas Scully. The…

Recently, a Foley Mansfield team consisting of Chicago Managing Partner Demetra Christos and Attorney Jessica Espinoza successfully argued a forum transfer on behalf of their client in an alleged malpractice suit. When the plaintiff in this case filed a petition challenging the decision, Foley Mansfield continued its representation through the…

A team of attorneys from Foley Mansfield’s New York office, including Carol Tempesta, Co-Managing Partner of Foley Mansfield’s New York office, and Partner Michael Tuttle, secured a complete dismissal for a large, storied, multinational, technology-equipment manufacturer in New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL). The dismissal followed the plaintiff’s voluntarily discontinuation…

A Foley Mansfield team consisting of Chicago Office Managing Partner Demetra Arapakis Christos and Attorney Jessica Espinoza successfully argued a forum transfer on behalf of their client in an alleged legal malpractice suit. The plaintiff, who previously resided in Peoria County but currently resides in Cook County, alleged professional negligence arising…

On October 10, 2025, the Honorable Judge Nancy J. Rosentengel of the Southern District of Illinois upheld a defendant’s snap removal of a cosmetic talcum powder case to federal court by Foley Mansfield, PLLP. The plaintiffs filed a motion to remand, which the court denied. The court’s opinion upholding the…

A Foley Mansfield team consisting of Partner H. Wayne Clark and Attorney Lydia Signorin has successfully secured summary judgment for their client, a hotel operator. The team filed the motion on behalf of the client, seeking summary judgment in a personal injury lawsuit stemming from an alleged slip and fall…

Attorney Ebony Morris Hughes of Foley Mansfield’s New Orleans office successfully secured a dismissal with prejudice in a Louisiana workers’ compensation matter. The claim was initially filed in the wrong court, and the client was untimely served with the suit. In response, Ebony filed a peremptory exception of prescription, arguing…

Foley Mansfield is pleased to share that a team consisting of Firm Managing Partner Kyle Mansfield, Partner Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, and Attorney Sean Mansfield recently obtained the dismissal of our clients in a PFAS-related case in Minnesota. This result reflects our attorneys’ ability to successfully navigate the unique scientific, regulatory,…

David Jaffe, Of Counsel in Foley Mansfield’s Denver office, recently secured a not guilty verdict for a client charged with Operating Under the Influence (OUI), prosecuted by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. The case involved serious allegations: police claimed the client was driving on the wrong side of the…

Foley Mansfield Partners Angela Sayre, Chair of the Real Estate practice group, and Margaret (“MJ”) Johnson, Chair of the Appellate practice group, teamed up for a second victory on appeal on behalf of Chico’s FAS, Inc. in a case dating back to 2020 involving a commercial lease. In first appeal,…

Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce a significant litigation victory in Hollman v. KSK 786 Inc., et al. (Index No. 516953/2020), where the Supreme Court, Kings County, granted summary judgment in favor of FM’s Client, dismissing all claims against it. The Plaintiff alleged neurological and musculoskeletal injuries due to a…

CHICAGO – On May 25, 2022, in Cook County Illinois, lead trial attorney Thomas Burns, second chair Joseph Rejano, and Steven Carlson of von Briesen & Roper, s.c, won a defense verdict in a wrongful death mesothelioma case. The allegations involved a 62-year-old, 40-year pipefitter exposed to asbestos who died from…

Foley & Mansfield attorney Eddie Medina obtained a dismissal on behalf of an equipment manufacturer in a federal lung cancer case brought by a plaintiff alleging that he was exposed to asbestos from equipment he worked with during his service in the Navy. Defendant had filed a motion to dismiss…

Foley & Mansfield attorneys Diane Babbitt and Brian Smith won a significant victory for client Pryor Giggey, a manufacturer of boiler insulation accused of sending asbestos-containing insulation to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where the plaintiff worked as a boilermaker and sought $27 million in damages. The Foley & Mansfield…

On June 3, 2020, Bankruptcy Judge Michael E. Ridgeway approved the terms of a post bankruptcy loan under the Federal Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”).  There is currently a split among bankruptcy courts around the country whether Chapter 11 debtors are eligible for the PPP funds.  The debtor, Rancher’s Legacy Meat…