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Asbestos HeplerBroom LLC has been involved in defending asbestos-related disease claims since cases began in Madison County in 1986. The Firm has four trial partners that have tried asbestos cases to verdict in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Please see below for information and results on those trials. We have tried more asbestos cases to verdict in Madison County than any other firm. HeplerBroom LLC also serves as National Counsel for several clients as well as local and regional for others in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri. With nearly 1000 cases set for trial in a year, the firm has a team of 28 attorneys and 25 paralegals that handle asbestos lawsuits. Some of the Firm’s early clients included Raybestos-Manhattan, Celotex, W.R. Grace, Owens-Corning, GAF and Flintkote. Current clients number over 200. The Firm represents such manufacturers as Georgia-Pacific, Foseco, Trane/American Standard, and Ingersoll-Rand as well as premises defendants such as Ameren utilities, Conagra/Swift and SBC. With offices in Madison County, IL, Springfield, IL, and Chicago, IL as well as St. Louis, MO, the Firm can handle cases throughout the Midwest. The Firm also works regularly with nationally known experts such as Michael Graham, M.D., Gerald Kerby, M.D., Jim Rock, Ph.D., and Kim Anderson, Ph.D. The Firm represents manufacturers, premises owners, suppliers, and contractors. In addition to third party liability, the Firm also does workers’ compensation defense. HeplerBroom Asbestos Trials 2010 Case Name: Marilyn Eske, Individually and as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Wilbur Eske, deceased, vs. Georgia-Pacific LLC, et al Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Frederick ("Fritz") Jekel of Jekel-Doolittle (Mount Pleasant, SC) and Robert G. McCoy of Cascino Vaughan Law Offices (Chicago, IL) Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Michael W. Drumke of HeplerBroom LLC (Chicago, IL) and Brian J. Huelsmann of HeplerBroom LLC (Edwardsville, IL) Toxic Disease: Deceased mesothelioma Court In Which the Case was Tried: Milwaukee County Circuit Court (Milwaukee, WI) Name of the Judge: Hon. Charles F. Kahn Outcome: Defense Verdict 2009 Case Name: William Willis v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Troyce Wolf of Waters & Kraus, Dallas, TX Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank and Michael Drumke Toxic Disease: Living mesothelioma Court In Which the Case was Tried: Sangamon County, IL Name of the Judge: Hon. Cavanaugh Outcome: Defense Verdict 2008 Case Name: George Dancho v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: John Herrick of Motley Rice, Charleston, SC Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank and Michael Drumke Toxic Disease: Deceased mesothelioma Court in which the case was tried: Madison County, IL Name of the Judge: Hon. Ruscetti-Grussel Outcome: Defense Verdict 2007 Case Name: George Dancho v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Fritz Jekel of Motley Rice, Charleston, SC Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank and Michael Drumke Toxic Disease: Deceased mesothelioma Court in Which the Case was tried: Cook County, IL Name of the Judge: Hon. Ruscetti-Grussel Outcome: Hung Jury 2006 Case Name: Anita O’Connell v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Charla Aldous and Chris Panatier of Baron & Budd, Dallas, TX Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank Toxic Disease: Living mesothelioma Court in Which the Case was tried: Madison County, IL Name of the Judge: Hon. Daniel Stack Outcome: Defense Verdict 2005 Case Name: Willard King v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Troyce Wolf of Waters & Kraus, Dallas, TX Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank Toxic Disease: Living mesothelioma Court in Which the Case was tried: Madison County, IL Name of the Judge: Hon. Daniel Stack Outcome: $500,000 verdict for Plaintiff against one defendant ($0 verdict after set-offs); defense verdict against other defendant Case Name: Charles Arrington v. Georgia Pacific, et al. Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: Robert R. Hatten of Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein in Newport News, VA Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank Toxic Disease: Deceased mesothelioma Court in Which the Case was tried: City of Newport News, VA Name of the Judge: Unknown; we can search transcript to determine if requested Outcome: Hung Jury Case Name: Carl Golightly v. OCF Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff: P. Jay Cone II of Motley Rice in Charleston, S.C Lead Counsel for HeplerBroom: Jeffrey Hebrank Toxic Disease: Deceased mesothelioma Court in Which the Case was tried: McCracken County, KY Name of the Judge: Unknown; we will search transcript to determine if requested Outcome: $750,000 Verdict for Plaintiff |
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