Tried 4/18/24 – 4/24/24
Amy L. Anderson and Christopher A. Leach defended a gynecologist who performed a robotically assisted minimally invasive myomectomy procedure to remove a patient’s fibroids. Plaintiff, 42, was... read more
Tried 1/4/24 - 1/25/24
Amy L. Anderson and Christopher A. Leach defended a stroke neurologist from University of Illinois Hospital who was acting as a telestroke neurologist for a community hospital. Plaintiff, 51, awoke... read more
Tried 09/06/23 - 09/20/23
Mary Kay Scott and Nicholas Riley represented an ophthalmologist and the ophthalmology corporation in a case alleging improper measurements and lens choice for cataract surgery. The claim of... read more
Tried 01/03/23 - 01/11/23
Randall C. Monroe and Christopher A. Leach tried a medical malpractice case from January 3 through January 11, 2023, and received a not guilty verdict from the jury on behalf of the... read more
Tried 09/14/22 – 09/23/22
Mary Kay Scott and Christopher Leach represented a defendant obstetrician gynecologist in a case brought by a plaintiff regarding an alleged injury to the ileum during a DaVinci Robotic surgery. ... read more
Tried 07/05/22 – 07/11/22
Mary Kay Scott and Christopher Leach represented a defendant gynecologist and her corporation in a lawsuit involving a gynecologic procedure to surgically remove a gluteal cleft condyloma with the... read more
February, 2022
Austin C. Monroe has again been selected to the Illinois Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers – Thomas Reuters. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the... read more
Law Bulletin Media has recently named Randall C. Monroe, Mary Kay Scott, Amy L. Anderson, and Teresa R. Maher to its list of “Leading Lawyers,” a distinction that is bestowed upon less than five... read more
August 17, 2021
Austin C. Monroe returned to host a webinar presented by the Illinois Chiropractic Society on August 17, 2021 titled “Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.” The continuing medical education... read more
February, 2021
Austin C. Monroe has been selected to the 2021 Illinois Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to... read more
August, 2020
On March 9, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker declared all counties in Illinois disaster areas in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. On May 1, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order... read more
May 29, 2020
Randall C. Monroe and Austin C. Monroe co-authored an article published by the Risk Management Division of NCMIC regarding a chiropractic malpractice case they took to a jury trial in Cook County,... read more
Tried 01/08/20 – 01/21/20
Mary Kay Scott and Christopher Leach represented a defendant pediatrician and the practice corporation in a law suit involving a minor male plaintiff (who was of age by the time the case went to... read more
October 12, 2019
Mary Kay Scott was accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) on October 12, 2019, with an induction ceremony on November 21, 2019, in Chicago, IL. ABOTA dedicates itself to the... read more
Tried 09/23/19 – 10/25/19
Mary Kay Scott and Christopher Leach represented a defendant obstetrician in a medical negligence lawsuit from September 23, 2019, through October 25, 2019, in the Circuit Court of Cook County,... read more
July 16, 2019
Austin C. Monroe hosted a webinar presented by the Illinois Chiropractic Society on July 16, 2019 titled “Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.” The continuing medical education course was... read more
Tried 11/11/18 – 12/12/18
Mary Kay Scott and Teresa Maher tried a medical negligence case in Cook County, IL, from November 11, 2018, through December 12, 2018, and obtained a not guilty verdict on behalf of a defendant... read more
Austin C. Monroe presented and successfully argued a motion to dismiss on behalf of our nursing home client on November 2, 2018 and December 21, 2018. The plaintiff was a resident at the defendant... read more
Randall Monroe, Mary Kay Scott and Amy Anderson were named top lawyers in Illinois for civil litigation defense in the October, 2018 publication of Chicago Lawyer. The honor was based upon... read more
10/11/18
Amy L. Anderson and Sheldon A. Brenner honored at the 2018 Jury Verdict Reporter Awards for “Outstanding Defense Verdict in a Legal Malpractice Case”. The award was presented on October 11,... read more
Tried 10/01/18 – 10/09/18
Plaintiff, an Uber driver, had dropped a passenger at Terminal 3 at O’ Hare. As he was exiting the end of the terminal, he alleged a vehicle was reversing toward his Suburban causing him to come... read more
Tried 05/01/18 - 05/21/18
Plaintiff was a 42 year old woman who was seen in the emergency room at St. Alexius Medical Center for abdominal pain. An abdominal and pelvic CT scan taken showed a large ovarian mass known as a... read more
11/27/17
Amy L. Anderson and Sheldon Brenner represented an attorney who had acted as an Escrow Agent in an Articles of Agreement for Deed transaction for the purchase of a home health business and some... read more
Law Bulletin Media has recently named Randall C. Monroe and Mary Kay Scott to its list of “Leading Lawyers,” a distinction that is bestowed upon less than five percent of all lawyers licensed in... read more
Tried 11/9/17 – 11/17/17
A worker’s compensation attorney had been retained to represent a Walgreens’ employee who had been injured in the store room at Walgreens when 4-5 pallets of 20 oz. bottles of soda fell on her... read more
The 8th Annual JVR Awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence, hosted by the Jury Verdict Reporter a division of Law Bulletin Media, took place October 26, 2017, at the Peninsula Hotel Chicago. More than 300... read more
Tried 10/11/17 – 10/25/17
Mary Kay Scott tried a medical negligence case to a not guilty verdict from October 11, 2017, through October 25, 2017. The plaintiff on May 30, 2010, at 2:00 a.m., while intoxicated drove his... read more
Tried 09/14/17 – 09/22/17
Randall C. Monroe tried a chiropractic malpractice from September 14 through September 22, 2017, and obtained a not guilty verdict on behalf of his chiropractor client. The plaintiff, a 29 year old... read more
The firm was recently awarded a spot on the University of Illinois College of Law Employer Honor Roll for 2016, the second consecutive year that the firm has received the award. The 2016 Employer... read more
Tried 02/08/17 – 02/09/17
Randall C. Monroe tried a chiropractic malpractice case from February 8 through February 9, 2017, and obtained a not guilty verdict in favor of his chiropractor client. The plaintiff was a... read more
Tried 10/7/16 - 10/17/16
Plaintiff, a minor, was born on on September 14, 2008 at Westlake Hospital via C-section. She was noted to be a normal healthy baby by a neonatologist and family practice physician at the hospital.... read more
Decision dated 6/13/16
David Bogenberger, a student of Northern Illinois University, was found dead on the morning of November 2, 2012 at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house located near the campus of Northern Illinois... read more
Tried 07/07/16 –07/15/16
Randall C. Monroe tried a medical malpractice case from July 7 through July 15, 2016, and obtained a not guilty verdict in favor of his orthopedic surgeon client. The plaintiff was a 69-year-old... read more
Tried 8/31/15 – 9/11/15
In a case tried August 31, 2015, through September 11, 2015, Mary Kay Scott and Joshua Bell represented a radiologist and the corporation in a case involving a 73 year old man who fell from a height... read more
Randall Monroe of Brenner, Monroe, Scott and Anderson, Ltd. and Dr. Stuart Hoffman of ChiroSecure recorded a webcast show on August 31, 2015, addressing the topic "The Malpractice Suit." The show is... read more
Tried 5/27/15 – 6/03/15
In a case tried May27 through June 3, 2015, Sheldon Brenner and Teresa Maher represented an obstetrician/gynecologist in a case involving the still birth of a baby girl on December 9, 2007, at... read more
Tried 5/11/15 – 5/15/15
Plaintiff was driving north on Naperville-Plainfield Rd. with his 14 year old son in the front seat. He was travelling at or near the speed limit of 45 mph as he neared the intersection with... read more
Tried 5/4/15 – 5/14/15
Randall C. Monroe and Teresa Maher tried a medical malpractice case from May 4 through May 14, 2015, and obtained a not guilty verdict in favor of their anesthesiologist client. The plaintiff was a... read more
Tried 10/14/14 – 10/24/14
Mary Kay Scott represented a defendant endocrinologist in a medical negligence matter for Survival Action and Wrongful Death in Woodstock in McHenry County Illinois recently. The two week trial took... read more
Tried 8/27/14 – 9/11/14
Plaintiff presented to the emergency room with his wife on August 3, 2010, reporting for a brief moment he had considered shooting himself with his gun, difficulty sleeping and anxiety about reduced... read more
Tried 6/5/14 – 6/18/14
From June 5 through June 18, 2014, Mary Kay Scott and Amy Anderson defended an ob/gyne and her practice group in DuPage County, IL, in a professional negligence claim for events that occurred July... read more
Mary Kay Scott of Brenner, Scott & Anderson, Ltd., Kathleen Konstantelos of MIS Computer Corp., and Jim Pekarek of PMB, recently presented a webinar entitled “Modifications to HIPAA Privacy,... read more
Tried 5/12/13 – 5/23/13
Mary Kay Scott tried a medical negligence case in Lake County, IL from May 17 to May 23, 2013, and the result was a jury verdict of not guilty in 50 minutes. The case filed in 2011, alleged the... read more
Randall C. Monroe tried a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois, from July 20 to August 1, 2012. The plaintiff’s decedent was a 59-year-old male with a cardiac history... read more
Plaintiff filed suit in Federal Court alleging that his civil rights were violated at the time of his arrest for unlawful possession of a gun on August 13, 2009 by the defendant officers. Plaintiff... read more
Tried 3/6/13 – 3/18/13
Sheldon Brenner: On March 18, 2013, Sheldon Brenner and Joshua Bell obtained a Not Guilty verdict for an attorney in a legal malpractice trial despite admitting liability. The defendant attorney... read more
Tried 4/30/12 – 5/16/12
Sheldon Brenner recently tried a case in Waukegan, IL, on behalf of a Board Certified Pediatrician employed as a hospitalist at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. The doctor was in house... read more
Randall C. Monroe tried a chiropractic malpractice case from August 10 through August 16, 2012, and obtained a not guilty verdict on behalf of his chiropractor client. The plaintiff sought treatment... read more
Sheldon A. Brenner and Mary Kay Scott were both named to Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers 2012 Edition in the area of Medical... read more
Randall C. Monroe tried a medical malpractice case from June 26 through July 9, 2012, and obtained a not guilty verdict in favor of his cardiologist client. The plaintiff alleged that the cerebellar... read more
On June 29, 2010, the First District Appellate Court affirmed an order of summary judgment entered on behalf of defendants in a medical negligence case. Amy L. Anderson represented a family practice... read more
Mary Kay Scott has been a speaker in a series of Risk Management Seminars to Illinois physicians this year. The focus has included documentation, hand off of patients, supervision of advanced... read more
On September 20-24, 2010, Shelly Brenner and Teresa Maher tried a medical negligence case alleging that LASIK surgery was contraindicated to a not guilty verdict for the defendant physician. After... read more
Shelly Brenner and Amy Anderson tried a medical negligence case June 21-30, 2010, involving the death of a newborn baby one hour after delivery. The mother presented for delivery of her fourth child,... read more
On May 24-June 2, 2010, Shelly Brenner and Teresa Maher tried to a not guilty verdict a case involving LASIK surgery. The plaintiff underwent bilateral LASIK surgery in 1999, without any noticeable... read more
Mary Kay Scott appeared in March 2009, before a group of physicians and spoke on the topic of Improving Communications to Reduce Your Malpractice... read more
Mary Kay Scott spoke recently to the Chicago Urological Society regular meeting. The topic was "How to Give a Deposition From a Defense Lawyer's... read more
Mary Kay Scott completed at trial recently before Judge Ward in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The defendant general practitioner began treating a minor as of the age of five months. The child at... read more
Mary Kay Scott obtained a recent not guilty verdict in a medical negligence case involving a board certified radiologist and the corporation that employed the defendant physician. Plaintiff 52 year... read more
Mary Kay Scott recently spoke to a group of physicians and health care providers in regards to the legal issues related to Electronic Health Records, HIPAA issues related to the use of such records... read more
The number of food-borne pathogens has increased five-fold since 1942. In a September 1999 study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it was reported that there were 76 million reported cases... read more
In March 2006, Amy L. Anderson obtained a not guilty verdict in a wrongful death medical negligence case in Cook County. Plaintiff's decedent was an 89 year old man who was being followed by the... read more
On November 4, 2005, a jury in Cook County, Illinois returned a not guilty verdict in favor of Sheldon Brenner's client, an ophthalmologist. The plaintiff, a retired 76 year old woman, underwent... read more
On October 27, 2005, Shelly Brenner and Amy Anderson were awarded a not guilty verdict in Cook County. The defendant ophthalmologist performed a cataract surgery on the retired female plaintiff. ... read more
Mary Kay Scott recently obtained a not guilty verdict on behalf of a defendant physician in a case tried in February and March, 2006, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, IL. The minor male... read more
Amy Anderson gave a speech and presentation on risk management and charting related issues to Illinois doctors in September. She also gave a seminar and update on Illinois Civil Procedure to the... read more
Mary Kay Scott recently tried a case to verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook county, in which the plaintiff was awarded $60,000, reduced to $30,000 by comparative negligence. Plaintiff a commercial... read more
Plaintiffs were four minors who were allegedly sexually abused by another minor residing in their apartment complex. Plaintiffs brought suit against the offending minor and his custodial and... read more
In two consolidated cases, City of Chicago v. Beretta, et al. and Young v. Bryco Arms, et al. (itself consisting of three consolidated actions), the City of Chicago and several families of victims of... read more
Mary Kay Scott tried a case in Cook County, October 6-9, 2003.
Westside Association for Community Action (WACA) and the owners of the building, Gloria and Ernest Jenkins, obtained a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff's case in a recent Cook County jury... read more
Amy Anderson tried a case in Cook County, September 10-12, 2003.
In Earl Campbell v. John Cernuska and Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago, plaintiff was crossing Lake Street in Chicago from North to South on December 23, 1999 at approximately 5:30 PM.... read more
Randy Monroe tried a wrongful death case in Kane County, February 10-21, 2003.
The plaintiff’s decedent, a 38 year old black male, was electrocuted while breaking into George O’s Place, a bar owned by the co-defendant. Mr. Monroe represented Alarm One, who installed the... read more
January 14, 2003 - Sheldon Brenner has been appointed to serve on a special panel comprised of prominent trial attorneys and judges within the Circuit Court of Cook County. This panel is assigned the... read more
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