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  1. March 31, 2017

    Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit Transferred To Florida

    A precious metal dealer's legal malpractice suit alleging Winston & Strawn LLP's advice led to a $100 million fraud penalty was transferred from Illinois to Florida federal court Thursday, after a yearlong effort by the firm to get the case tossed on jurisdictional grounds after an earlier move for dismissal narrowly failed.

  2. May 24, 2016

    Winston & Strawn Rips Jurisdictional Claim In Negligence Suit

    Winston & Strawn LLP on Monday urged an Illinois federal court to dismiss claims by a precious metals dealer that the firm’s subpar advice led to a $107 million fraud judgment against it, arguing the case’s purported jurisdictional failings are too much for it to continue.

  3. May 10, 2016

    Receiver Rips Winston's Tactics In $107M Malpractice Row

    The receiver for a precious metals dealer on Monday slammed Winston & Strawn LLP for suddenly claiming the firm is based in Florida, urging an Illinois federal court not to toss her suit alleging the firm's bad advice led to a $107 million fraud judgment.

  4. April 18, 2016

    Winston & Strawn Wants $107M Malpractice Suit Nixed

    Winston & Strawn LLP on Friday told an Illinois federal court that a $107 million malpractice suit claiming that the firm's bad advice contributed to the downfall of Hunter Wise Commodities LLC must be dismissed because the court lacks jurisdiction to hear a state law dispute.

  5. March 04, 2016

    Winston & Strawn Can't Dodge $107M Malpractice Suit

    Winston & Strawn LLP must face a $107 million malpractice suit in Illinois even though a Florida judge found that Hunter Wise Commodities LLC's executives had ignored their lawyer's advice, in part because that ruling doesn't address the adequacy of Winston & Strawn's work, an Illinois judge ruled on Friday.

  6. August 21, 2015

    Receiver Fights To Preserve Winston & Strawn Malpractice Suit

    The receiver for Hunter Wise Commodities LLC urged an Illinois federal court Thursday not to dismiss her $107 million legal malpractice suit against Winston & Strawn LLP for providing bad advice that contributed to the company's downfall, saying the claims aren't barred by prior litigation and should survive dismissal motions.

  7. August 06, 2015

    Winston & Strawn Wins Stay In $107M Malpractice Suit

    Winston & Strawn LLP was granted relief from potentially costly discovery in a $107 million suit claiming the firm's bad advice tanked client Hunter Wise Commodities LLC, with an Illinois federal judge on Thursday giving the firm an opportunity to focus on its attempt to dismiss the case instead.

  8. August 04, 2015

    Winston & Strawn Wants Freeze On $107M Malpractice Suit

    Winston & Strawn LLP asked an Illinois federal judge on Monday to freeze a $107 million malpractice suit alleging the firm gave Hunter Wise Commodities LLC such bad advice that it destroyed its client.

  9. May 15, 2015

    Winston & Strawn Hit Again With $100M Suit Over Metals Scam

    Winston & Strawn LLP was hit in Illinois federal court Friday with a $100 million malpractice suit alleging one of its partners gave Hunter Wise Commodities LLC advice concerning a metals scheme that led to the securities firm's demise, after a Florida federal judge tossed the original complaint.