安妮-路易丝·米塔尔专注于复杂商业诉讼与仲裁业务。 作为本所消费者法律、金融及集体诉讼业务组成员，同时参与上诉与商业诉讼业务，她曾代理客户处理各类消费者集体诉讼、商业合同与担保纠纷以及商业侵权诉讼。安妮-路易斯在州法院和联邦法院处理决定性动议及上诉方面经验丰富，在仲裁程序、诉状阶段、简易判决程序及上诉环节均为客户争取到有利结果。
Before joining Foley, Anne-Louise was a law clerk for the Honorable Diane S. Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
代表经验
- Defended a meter manufacturer against contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.
- Defended a manufacturer of electrical equipment against contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.
- Defended a manufacturer of dairy equipment in a class action involving contract, warranty, and deceptive trade practices claims.Represented a health care company in an arbitration hearing resulting in an award in excess of $288,000,000 in favor of our client.
- Mann v. LSQ Funding Grp., L.C., 71 F.4th 640 (7th Cir. 2023). Prevailed on appeal in Chapter 11 avoidance action.
奖项与表彰
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2024
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2021-2024
附属机构
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules
- Committee Member, Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Committee
- Chair-Elect, Wisconsin State Bar Appellate Practice Section Board
出版物和演讲
- 《第七巡回上诉法院律师指南》（2022年第七版），威斯康星州律师协会继续法律教育图书，合著者
- Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, Co-Author
- Comment, “A Breach of Trust: Rock-Koshkonong Lake District v. State Department of Natural Resources and the Future of Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine” Marquette Law Review (2015)
- “Are the Green Bay Packers Socialists?” Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (2015)
最高法院是否会就集体诉讼中第三条诉讼资格问题的巡回法院分歧做出裁决？
2025 年 4 月 29 日，最高法院就一个令各巡回法院产生分歧的问题听取了辩论："如果拟议的集体诉讼中有些成员没有受到任何第三条规定的伤害，联邦法院是否可以根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 23(b)(3)条认证集体诉讼？
第六巡回法院：即使依赖性并非消费者法定索赔的明示要素，仍可阻却集体诉讼认证
法院通常依据《联邦民事诉讼规则》第23(b)(3)条拒绝认证消费者集体诉讼，理由是欺诈或欺骗性商业行为主张中的信赖要素需要个别证明。
供应协议对食品制造中的风险管控至关重要：威斯康星州经济损失法则禁止食品制造商就受污染原料提起侵权索赔
威斯康星州东区法院近期的一项裁决，对威斯康星州经济损失原则的例外情形进行了有益阐述，并再次强调了该原则在供应链纠纷（包括涉及疑似受污染食品产品的争议）中限制索赔范围的关键作用。
福莱在避债诉讼中驳回LSQ融资集团的认证申请
历经多年诉讼，富乐律师事务所成功代理LSQ融资集团，成功驳回了第七章受托人道格拉斯·曼恩向美国最高法院提出的调卷令申请，标志着曼恩针对LSQ提出的优先偿付和欺诈性转移索赔彻底终结。最高法院已于2024年1月8日驳回曼恩的申请。
New Circuit Decisions Highlight When Individualized Damages Issues May Preclude Class Certification
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), a district court may certify a damages class if “the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for fairly and efficiently adjudicating the controversy.”
富理达律师入选 2024 年美国最佳律师排行榜
Foley & Lardner LLP 今天自豪地宣布，公司在美国 20 个办事处的 236 名律师入选 2024 年版《美国最佳律师》（The Best Lawyers in America©）。