Commercial Settlement Report: April 2025

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for April 2025, which features a sample of complex commercial cases settled by our mediators in the previous month. Review the report now.

Case Types, Neutrals & Claims

This month’s report features contract, legal malpractice, property damage and subrogation cases settled by Hon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.), Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), Hon. Thomas A. Meyer, (Ret.), Hon. William J. Haddad, (Ret.) and Hon. Brigid M. McGrath, (Ret.). In these cases, our neutrals navigated issues stemming from claims of material breach of a contract, professional negligence, bad faith, common law fraud and violations of state statutes.

Confidentiality

All cases mentioned in this report remain confidential. Only a brief description of the case, practice area and neutral involved will be mentioned. Besides case information, the report provides easy access to information about our neutrals. You can download the settlement report and click on a neutral’s photo to read their biography.

Value of this Resource

ADR Systems began to produce monthly Commercial Settlement Reports in 2022 to provide plaintiff and defense counsel with greater insight into the breadth of commercial matters that our neutrals routinely resolve. Each case at ADR Systems is unique, yet counsel often see similarities between cases they are litigating and those whose anonymous claims we have featured in our monthly reports. We hope that after making such connections, they will contact us at adrsystems.com and mediate their next dispute with our neutrals.

All neutrals at ADR Systems are retired judges and seasoned attorneys with decades of litigation, judicial and ADR experience. Learn more about our neutrals and the numerous types of cases they are qualified to resolve.

Download ADR Systems’ Commercial Settlement Report for April 2025.

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ADR Systems Commercial Settlement Report: April 2025 Hon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.) Contract Settled a dispute involving claims that defendant breached contract via termination on an allegedly improper basis, interfered with a prospective business advantage, delaying the process, and refused to pay owed commissions Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.) Contract Settled a dispute involving claims that defendant materially breached a contract by unilaterally terminating the agreement without basis, resulting in plaintiff’s alleged damages Hon. Thomas A. Meyer, (Ret.) Legal Malpractice Settled a dispute involving claims that defendant was grossly negligent in legally representing plaintiff divorcee, resulting in mishandled evidence and an allegedly unbalanced judgment Hon. William J. Haddad, (Ret.) Property Damage Settled a dispute involving claims of insurer defendant’s refusal to pay allegedly covered hail damage, constituting breach of contract, bad faith in violation of 215 ILCS 5/155 and common law fraud Hon. Brigid M. McGrath, (Ret.) Subrogation Settled a dispute involving claims by subrogee insurers that defendant ignored cybersecurity risks and failed to implement reasonable security, violating state consumer fraud and personal information protection statutes Please note: All cases mentioned in this Commercial Settlement Report will remain confidential. Only a brief description of the case, practice area and neutral involved will be mentioned.

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