Chicago Computer Forensics
Forensicon is the Chicago-based computer forensics division of QDiscovery. Centrally located in the Chicago Loop, Forensicon has provided computer forensics investigative services to clients regionally and nationally since 2000. Our staff have earned various certifications including Access Data’s FTK, CompTIAA+ Certification, Paraben cell phone certified examiner, Certified Computer Examiner CCE, as well as many other certifications in the IT and security investigative fields. Our computer forensics expertise extends to mobile devices, computers, servers, digital video recording systems (DVR), cloud and social media accounts. Forensicon is a leading name in Chicago computer forensics, and we have a national reach as well. Our experts have been qualified as expert witnesses in several states including Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado and Michigan. Because Chicago is a major transportation hub, our forensic examiners are easily and inexpensively dispatched to projects nationwide.
FORENSICON NOTED CASES
Forensicon has achieved success on many cases including:
Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Withdrawn LOEST & McNAMEE, INC., d/b/a BOUTIQUE WINE COLLECTION v. KATHERINE CAMERA / BROADBENT SELECTIONS, INC. Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, No. 11 CH 31184
Trade Secrets & Non-Solicitation
$105 Million Agreed Settlement Paid to USG by LaFarge Involving Trade Secret Theft Litigation [Neutral Third Party Expert: August 15th, 2006: Charles US Gypsum Co v. LaFarge North America Inc, et al (N. Dist. IL. 03 C 6027)]
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin Published Opinion S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Morris, et al. 2010 WI APP 6
Pinstripe, Inc. v. Manpower, Inc. [2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66422, 2009 WL 2252131]
Bryant, et al v. Chicago Public Schools, et al.
Jury Awards S.C. Johnson $147 Million In Trucking Kickback Case [(Circuit Court of Racine County, Wisconsin, Case No. 04 CV) Plaintiff Representation: February 26th, 2008]
Forensicon Retained By Defense Counsel To Review And Critique Plaintiff Expert’s Report – Case Settles Favorably For Defendant [Defendant Representation: February 14th, 2007, Case Dismissed: ValuePart v. ITR – Plaintiff Petition for TRO Denied (N. Dist. IL. 06 CV 02709)]
Defendant Awarded Fees After Plaintiff Sanctioned For Destroying Evidence – Expert Testimony Upheld [Neutral Third Party Expert: August 15th, 2006: Charles A. Krumwiede v. Brighton Associates, L.L.C. and Ismael C. Reyes (N. Dist. IL. 05 C 3003)]