Commercial Settlement Report: May 2025

ADR Systems has released its Commercial Settlement Report for May 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. Michael J. Powers, (Ret.), Hon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.), Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, (Ret.), Hon. Mitchell L. Hoffman, (Ret.) and Hon. Larry G. Axelrood, (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 May 2025.

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ADR Systems Commercial Settlement Report: May 2025 Hon. Michael J. Powers, (Ret.) Class Action Settled a dispute dispute involving claims that defendant violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by allegedly obtaining plaintiff fingerprints without written consent, written biometric retention schedule policy or dissemination consent Hon. Thomas R. Allen, (Ret.) Contract Settled a dispute involving claims that defendant breached insurance policy by allegedly failing to pay plaintiff for direct physical loss caused by a hailstorm Hon. Magaret A. Brennan, (Ret.) Fiduciary Duty Settled a dispute involving claims that defendant failed to perform obligations detailed in an allegedly valid and enforceable purchase agreement Hon. Mitchell L. Hoffman, (Ret.) Partnership Dispute Settled a dispute involving valuation of partners’ shares and negotiation of buyout of those shares in a partnership Hon. Larry G. Axelrood, (Ret.) Property Damage Settled a dispute involving claims of insurer defendant’s refusal to pay allegedly covered water loss, constituting breach of contract 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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