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McDonnell & Associates has extensive experience handling high exposure, high profile civil matters arising from criminal acts of third parties, including abductions, mass shootings, and assaults. Our firm regularly works with some of the nation’s largest retailers on these sensitive matters. Because of our vast experience in this business segment, the firm brings unique skill sets to investigate, preserve evidence, engage experts, and successfully defend cases seeking to impute liability for criminal acts onto businesses. Our attorneys are sensitive to the unique problems and challenges that these cases bring, including concerns about the potential for punitive damages and harm to reputation and business goodwill. In many of these cases, the firm utilizes focus groups to develop trial and settlement strategies.

The firm also handles claims of false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution resulting from routine receipt checks, self-checkout problems, and stops for retail theft. Our attorneys are well versed in the defenses and routinely obtain favorable outcomes in these types of matters.