November 19, 2025: Waupun, WI – Pedestrian Accepts Settlement Offer
On November 21, 2021, at approximately 03:40 hours, Ryan Vande Zande, who was walking home, was lawfully crossing a street in Waupun, WI, using a marked crosswalk, was struck by a City of Waupun police squad operated by police officer Annie Cedarquist (now a Dodge County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Deputy). The collision, which was caught on […]
Plaintiff Accepts Settlement Offer from Bayfield, WI Police Department
On August 2, 2023, at approximately 2203 hours, Anthony Gardner, a Native American member of the Red Cliff Tribe, was walking northbound on STH 13 in Bayfield, WI, on the east shoulder of the highway (there are no sidewalks in this area). At the same time, a City of Bayfield (former) police officer, Lane Koltermann, […]
Verdict: $2 Million – West Bend, WI
On February 5, 2025, Dan Billington’s expert testimony in a civil case in West Bend, WI, resulted in a $2 million jury verdict. The logging truck’s negligent entry onto the highway, obstructing visibility, led to severe injuries. The passenger vehicle’s electronic data recorder played a crucial role in discrediting opposing claims.
Verdict: $4.26 Million in Crash Caused by Former Cop
A Delaware County, IA jury delivered their verdict, finding that former cop, James Wessels, committed reckless acts and did so with willful disregard for life in the death of a Northeast Iowa Man in 2021. The jury has demanded that he and the City of Manchester, Iowa pay $4.26 Million to the man’s family! On […]
Homicide Acquittal – Shelby County, IA
GLFE’s Dan Billington’s testimony was used by the legal team representing a Western Iowa farmer accused in the death of an intoxicated motorcyclist who had also been consuming marijuana. Mr. Billington’s testimony before the Shelby County jury focused on the speeds of the vehicles, perception and response considerations, and avoidability. The jury deliberated for several […]
Rochester, MN – Homicide Acquittal
Homicide charges were brought against a man with diminished mental capacity, for a tragic accident that took the life of his girlfriend. Police made no effort to properly investigate the core issues of lighting and visibility, and as a result, the State of MN public defender had to retain Dan Billington. Mr. Billington completed a […]
Kalispell, MT – Jury Verdict
After a week-long trial, a jury ruled in favor of our client’s estate in a wrongful death case, awarding $650,000. The case centered around the reckless conduct of a Flathead County worker who, knowing that a pedestrian was present along the roadside, continued backing with full disregard of the danger he (through testimony) knew he […]
Wausau, WI – Full Acquittal
Felony charges for a homicide-related traffic offense were levied against a man after he turned left across the path of a vehicle that was travelling more than 25 mph above the posted speed limit. After testimony before a jury, the man was acquitted of all charges with blame being placed exactly where it belonged, on […]
Kaiserslautern, Germany – Conviction
Mr. Billington was called to testify at an international trial as the prosecution expert. His hard work and attention to detail was instrumental in obtaining the prosecution of a vehicle operator who was speeding at more than 107 mph (172 kmh) in a posted 50 kmh (31 mph) speed zone when he struck a vehicle […]
Marquette, MI – Full Acquittal
A Wisconsin man, accused of homicide while operating a vehicle while intoxicated, was acquitted after a jury deliberation. Mr. Billington was the sole expert for the defense, testifying as to the tragic death of an American Indian. The prosecution offered witness testimony from numerous FBI agents and police officers, as well as “eye witnesses” to […]
