Attorney Timothy Liam Epstein's Legal Cases

Education

NCAA Infractions Case on Iowa State University

Sep 06, 2013

OUTCOME: Successful; closed

Represented a current Notre Dame football coach before he NCAA’s Committee on Infractions (COI) on a two-year-old review of inadvertent and impermissible phone and text messages self-reported by Iowa S ... tate University. The Committee’s findings were consistent with the self-report submitted by Iowa State University. Further, advocated so that no further additional individual punishments were levied against client or similarly situated coaches.

Construction and development

O'Connell v. Turner Construction, 1-09-3442, (1st Dist. IL)

Mar 25, 2011

OUTCOME: Summary Judgment granted; affirmed by the Appellate Court

Illinois' First District ruled in favor of Tim's client, Turner Construction, affirming the trial court's granting of summary judgment on plaintiff' s claims of injury as he was working for a subcontra ... ctor. Control alone does not trigger liability under section 414 (construction negligence), and Turner is not liable under section 343(a) (premises liability in a construction setting) because there is no evidence that Turner possessed the land at issue.

Education

NCAA Eligibility Case of Enes Kanter

Jan 07, 2011

OUTCOME: Appeal denied

Kanter, a 6-foot-10 freshman on the Kentucky Wildcats' mens basketball team in the 2010-2011 season, was ruled permanently ineligible after the NCAA ruled that he accepted expenses over what it believe ... s to be his actual and necessary from a club team in his native Turkey. As Kanter's lawyer, Tim worked hard with Kanter and UK to dispute this ruling.

Construction and development

Mendez v. Atl. Painting Co., 404 Ill. App. 3d 648

Sep 29, 2010

OUTCOME: Summary judgment granted for client; affirmed by Appellate Court

Decedent was killed when he fell from a platform while painting a bridge in Kentucky. He was an Illinois resident who was employed by a subcontractor that was an Illinois corporation. That subcontracto ... r had been hired by another Illinois corporation, the contractor [Tim's client], to work on the Kentucky bridge-painting project. His widow, the special administrator, received workers' compensation under Illinois law. She then sued the contractor in Illinois for negligence. The trial court granted the contractor's summary judgment motion, and held that Kentucky's substantive law applied and immunized the contractor from liability. The appellate court found that Kentucky and Illinois law conflicted and that Kentucky law under Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 342.690(1) (2005) provided workers' compensation exclusive remedy protection against liability in tort to contractors when an employee of a subcontractor was injured, while Illinois law did not. It then found that Kentucky law applied because it made the contractor responsible for providing workers' compensation coverage for employees of its subcontractors, and immunized the contractor from lawsuits in tort brought by employees of subcontractors.

Personal injury

Karas v. Strevell, 227 Ill. 2d 440

Feb 22, 2008

OUTCOME: Won on appeal to Illinos Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Case: A father's claims against hockey players and associations, arising from his son's injury when he was bodychecked by other players, were properly dismissed, as the contact s ... ports exception applied; there was no showing of intentional injury or conduct totally outside the range of the ordinary activity involved in the sport. Tim was part of team representing the Defendant hockey players.

Wrongful death

Venzon vs. American Baptist Assembly

Mar 15, 2006

OUTCOME: Settled

Recreational sports law case involving the death of the juvenile Plaintiff that drowned while utilizing a kayak provided by Tim's client. Settled for a nominal amount at trial after a series of signif ... icant victories on pretrial motions.

Entertainment

General Counsel to Producer of Pitchfork Music Festival

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OUTCOME: Ongoing work; non-litigation

Ongoing work for the producer of numerous music events, including the Pitchfork Music Festival

Entertainment

General Counsel to Producer of Life is Beautiful Festival

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OUTCOME: Ongoing work; non-litigation

Ongoing work for the producer of numerous events, including the Life is Beautiful Festival

Entertainment

General Counsel to Producer of Phases of the Moon Festival

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OUTCOME: Ongoing work; non-litigation

Ongoing work for the producer of numerous music events, including the Phases of the Moon Festival

Timothy Liam Epstein's Legal Cases (9)

NCAA Infractions Case on Iowa State University

O'Connell v. Turner Construction, 1-09-3442, (1st Dist. IL)

NCAA Eligibility Case of Enes Kanter

Mendez v. Atl. Painting Co., 404 Ill. App. 3d 648

Karas v. Strevell, 227 Ill. 2d 440

Venzon vs. American Baptist Assembly

General Counsel to Producer of Pitchfork Music Festival

General Counsel to Producer of Life is Beautiful Festival

General Counsel to Producer of Phases of the Moon Festival