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Crowley v. Watson

3 published works

  1. Guideposts

    Illinois Appellate Court Upholds $2 Million Punitive Award Against Chicago State University

    By Andrew L. Frey, Evan M. Tager, Carl J. Summers

    The due process review of a punitive damages award for excessiveness has a number of interconnected parts. A series of relatively small errors can quickly add up and dramatically skew…

  2. Corporate Defense and Disputes

    Whistleblower’s Multi-Million Dollar Award Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court

    By Edward Young, Steven J. Pearlman

    A jury verdict awarding more than $3 million to Plaintiff James Crowley (Plaintiff) on his whistleblower retaliation claim under the Illinois State Official and Employee Ethics Act (Ethics Act) (5…

  3. Proskauer Whistleblower Defense

    Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Whistleblower’s Multi-Million Dollar Award

    By Steven J. Pearlman, Edward Young

    On March 2, 2016, an Illinois Appellate court upheld a jury verdict awarding over $3 million to Plaintiff James Crowley (Plaintiff) on his whistleblower retaliation claim under the Illinois State…