Lisa Baron and Matthew Knight obtained a defense verdict for Defendant, Kosciusko County, in Marshall County Circuit Court on May 13, 2026. The case involved claims that the County was negligent in its construction and maintenance of a culvert installed back in the late 1970s or early 1980s under a county road such that it repeatedly caused a corner of …
Defense Verdict in Police Pursuit in St. Joseph County, Indiana
Lisa Baron and Matt Knight obtained a verdict for the Defendant City of Mishawaka in St. Joseph County Circuit Court on August 21, 2025. The case involved a police pursuit which was initiated after a suspected felon fled on foot from responding officers, was observed grabbing at his waistband, and continued his flight by getting into the rear passenger side …
Summary Judgment Granted in General Liability Case in Winnebago County, IL
In Javon Bea Hospital v. City of Rockford (Winnebago County IL 2025) CJK was retained to represent the City of Rockford against Javon Bea Hospital who maintained that a flooding event in 2018 resulted in over $32 million dollars of damage to the hospital. The allegations asserted that Rockford negligently installed an undersized sewer system along the hospital property that …
Summary Judgment Granted for Defendants in Jail Deprivation of Medical Care CaseDefense Verdict for Kosciusko County, Indiana in Drainage Case
Lisa Baron and Matthew Knight obtained a defense verdict for Defendant, Kosciusko County, in Marshall County Circuit Court on May 13, 2026. The case involved claims that the County was negligent in its construction and maintenance of a culvert installed back in the late 1970s or early 1980s under a county road such that it repeatedly caused a corner of …
Complete Defense Victory for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office
In April 2025, attorneys Matthew Knight and Susan Eberhardt secured a complete defense victory for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office in Decatur, Illinois through a Rule 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law at the close of Plaintiff’s case. Over the course of five (5) days in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, …
Jury Returns Defense Verdict for City of Elkhart
In June 2024, Matthew Knight and Katlyn Christman obtained a defense verdict on behalf of the City of Elkhart, Indiana. The case was tried over three days in the Elkhart Circuit Court. The claims against the City arose from a tragic occurrence involving a driver who failed to negotiate a jog in the roadway and drove onto the sidewalk, striking …