Charles S. Bergen
Principal
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EDUCATION
Harvard College (A.B., 1977)John Harvard Scholar
Harvard Law School (J.D., 1981)
Recipient of Harvard Graduate National Scholarship and Rotary Foundation Fellowship
PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial LitigationBAR ADMISSIONS
- State of Washington (1981)
- State of Illinois (1984)
- United States Supreme Court (2003)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar (1985)
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Chuck Bergen concentrates in commercial litigation, including antitrust, breach of contract, class action defense, fraud, intellectual property, insurance coverage, and privacy claims, on behalf of various financial and commercial institutions. Mr. Bergen has tried cases in both state and federal courts in many jurisdictions throughout the country.
Representative Cases:
Antitrust:
Republic Tobacco v. North Atlantic Trading Co., 381 F. 3d 717 (2004); 2002 Westlaw 531349 (N.D. Ill. 2002); CQL Original Products v. National Hockey League Players' Association, 39 Cal. App. 4th 1347 (4th Dist. 1995).
Contract/Fraud:
American National Bank v. AXA Client Solutions LLC, 2006 Westlaw 760183; American National Bank v. Allmerica Ins. Co., 304 F. Supp. 2d 1009 (N.D. Ill. 2003) and 2004 WL 785049 (N.D. Ill. 2004) (on rehearing); DH2, Inc. v. Athanassiades, 404 F. Supp. 2d 1083 (N.D. Ill. 2005); BCM Electronics v. LaSalle Nat’l Bank, 2006 WL 760196 (N.D. Ill. 2006); Sain v. Nagel, 997 F. Supp. 1002 (N.D. Ill. 1998).
Class Actions:
Wilson v. Brawn of California, Inc., 132 Cal. App. 4th 549, 33 Cal. Rptr. 3d 769 (Cal. App. 1st Dist., 2005); Martin v. Hanover Direct, 135 P.2d 251 (Okla. Ct. App. 2006); Morris v. Hanover Direct, No. 8830-02 (Bergen County, NJ, Feb. 14, 2005) (denying class certification); Draiman v. American Express, 892 F. Supp. 1096 (N.D. Ill. 1995).
Insurance Coverage:
Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Dow Chemical Co., 10 F. Supp. 2d 800 (1998); Dow Chemical v. Associated Indemnity Corp., 1991 WL 568033 (E.D. Mich. 1991); Dow Corning v. Continental Casualty Company, Inc. et al., (Cir. Ct. Wayne County MI) and 1999 Westlaw 33435067 (Mich. App. 1999).
Intellectual Property:
Republic Tobacco v. North Atlantic Trading Co., No. 06 C 2738 (N.D. Ill.) (defamation, false advertising, unfair competition) (pending); Top Tobacco, L.P. v. North Atlantic Operating Co., No. 06 C 0950 (trademark) (pending); Rosemont Hockey Partners, L.P. v. World Wrestling Enterprises, No. 04 C 0966 (trademark infringement).
Privacy (all class actions):
Dwyer v. American Express, 273 Ill.App.3d 742 (1st Dist. 1995); Walton v. American Express, 883 S.W.2d 703 (Tex. App. 1994); Arcidiacono v. American Express, 1993 U.S. Dist. Court, Lexis 4042 (D.N.J. 1993).