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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION, 

MCDONALD’S USA, LLC, LEXI 

MANAGEMENT, LLC, and DAK4, LLC,

No. 20-cv-5057

Plaintiffs,

Judge John Robert Blakey

v.

Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert

AUSTIN MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Defendant.

AUSTIN MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Counter-Plaintiff,

v.

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION, 

MCDONALD’S USA, LLC, LEXI 

MANAGEMENT, LLC, and DAK4, LLC,

Counter-Defendants.

JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants McDonald’s 

Corporation, McDonald’s USA, LLC, Lexi Management, LLC, and DAK4, LLC, and Defendant

and Counter-Plaintiff Austin Mutual Insurance Company (collectively “the Parties”) hereby move 

to dismiss the above-captioned matter and related causes of action and counterclaims with 

prejudice. In support thereof, the Parties state as follows:

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1. Dismissal with prejudice of all claims is appropriate at this time as the Parties have 

settled their disputes and have entered into a Settlement Agreement incorporating the terms and 

conditions of the same. 

2. The Parties request that all claims asserted by Plaintiffs and that all counterclaims 

asserted by Defendant be dismissed with prejudice to the refiling of same, with each Party to bear 

its own costs and attorneys’ fees. 

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court enter an order dismissing all 

causes of action and counterclaims in the above-captioned matter with prejudice, and any further 

relief as the Court deems just and proper. 

Date: June 17, 2022 

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION and 

MCDONALD’S USA, LLC

By: /s/ Paul Walker-Bright 

One of the Attorneys for 

Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants 

 McDonald’s Corporation and 

McDonald’s USA, LLC 

Angela R. Elbert (ARDC# 6236964) 

aelbert@nge.com

Paul Walker-Bright (ARDC# 6226315) 

pwalkerbright@nge.com 

NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLP

Two North LaSalle Street, 17th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

Telephone: (312) 269-8000 

Facsimile: (312) 269-1747

LEXI MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Christopher D. Willis 

One of the Attorneys for 

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant 

Lexi Management, LLC

Edward K. Grasse 

edgrasse@grasselegal.com

Christopher D. Willis

cwillis@grasselegal.com

Grasse Legal, LLC

1900 E. Golf Road, Suite 950 

Schaumburg, IL 60173 

Telephone: (312) 307-7236 

Facsimile: (312) 348-5127 

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DAK4, LLC

By: /s/ Sande S. Shamash 

 One of the Attorneys for 

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant DAK4, 

LLC

Anthony J. Madonia (ARDC# 6205042) 

amadonia@madonia.com 

Sande S. Shamash (ARDC# 6216829) 

sshamash@madonia.com 

Anthony J. Madonia & Associates, Ltd. 

2700 South River Road, Suite 150 

Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 

Telephone: (312) 578-9300 

Facsimile: (312) 578-9303 

AUSTIN MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY

By: /s/ Michael L. Rice 

 One of the Attorneys for 

Defendant/Counterplaintiff Austin 

Mutual Insurance Company 

Holly A. Harrison (ARDC# 6191675) 

Michael L. Rice (ARDC# 6325385) 

HARRISON LAW LLC

141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2055

Chicago, IL 60604 

(t) (312) 638-8776 

(f) (312) 638-8793 

hollyharrison@hlawllc.com 

mikerice@hlawllc.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 The undersigned, an attorney, certifies that on June 17, 2022, a true and correct copy of 

the foregoing Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice was filed with the Court via the Court’s 

CM/ECF system, which will provide notice to counsel for the parties.

 /s/ Michael L. Rice _________________ 

 One of the Attorneys for Defendant/Counterplaintiff

 Austin Mutual Insurance Company 

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