Schedule A trademark cases
May 24, 2025OUTCOME: Amicably resolved.
Successfully defended multiple "Schedule A" cases in the Northern District of Illinois.
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Joel Matthew Leroy Huotari's Legal Cases (11)
Rockford, IL
Litigation Lawyer at Rockford, IL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Trademark Infringement ... +6 more
Trial over Motor Fuel Supply Agreement under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA)
Jan 01, 2025OUTCOME: Won a judgment for my client, the plaintiff petroleum supply company
Bench trial before Judge Barch in Winnebago County Circuit Court over a Motor Fuel Supply Agreement under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), in which his client won a judgment on its breach ... of contract claim and defeated the Defendants’ counterclaim, winning compensatory damages, fees and costs.
Litigated significant trade secrets case in N.D. Ill. from start to successful finish
Dec 01, 2024OUTCOME: Amicably resolved on the eve of trial for a confidential amount
Trade secrets, breach of contract, computer fraud, and conspiracy claims brought on behalf of a software company.
Preliminary injunction trial in trademark, trade secret and contract case in U.S. District Court in Miami
Oct 12, 2024OUTCOME: Successfully resolved
Helped try a two-week preliminary injunction case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida over trade secrets, trademarks, and breach of contract concerning Major League baseball ... bats.
Breach of fiduciary duty case
Oct 30, 2022OUTCOME: Won a judgment for $3,482,007
Brought suit on behalf of interested trust beneficiaries against trustee accused of breaching his fiduciary duty.
Driveline v. Arctic Cat
Jan 23, 2018OUTCOME: Client won and was awarded its attorney’s fees as a prevailing party under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 505, after having defeated an $11 million dollar claim on summary judgment.
Federal commercial litigation and copyright case, which was tried “on the papers” under Fed.R.Civ.P. 52.
Williams v. Boone County
Nov 30, 2017OUTCOME: After trying a week-long wrongful death jury trial with his partner, Jim Devine, the jury exonerated the firm’s client of any wrongdoing, despite plaintiff’s request for a $12,500,000 award from the jury.
Wrongful death case against police who engaged in high speed pursuit, wherein fleeing suspects struck and killed a young lawyer.
Garza v. Com Ed, et al.
Jul 12, 2017OUTCOME: Summary Judgment for my client.
Wrongful death case, in which the Court held that my client owed no duty to prevent the unforeseeable electrocutions of decedents, and that the client was otherwise immune from liability due to the exc ... lusive remedy provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act, 820 ILCS 305/5(a).
Oldendorf v. Buckeye
Sep 07, 2016OUTCOME: Second chaired a jury trial with my partner, John Holevas, which ultimately exonerated the firm’s client of any wrongdoing, despite plaintiff’s request of over $4 million in damages.
A “Wrongful Tree cutting Act” case under 17 ILCS 185/1, et seq.
Marina Bay v. C.H. Robinson
Aug 16, 2012OUTCOME: Summary Judgment for my client.
Federal breach of contract / promissory estoppel case, in which my client, a national transportation company, was held to be free of any liability despite a claim for $1,700,000 in damages.