Allen v. Berger

Plaintiff David Allen and his former business partners, defendants Andrew Berger and Thomas Wolf, were jointly indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in bribery and competitive bid rigging in order to obtain supply contracts with the Chicago Housing Authority. Berger and Wolf pled guilty; however, the charges against Allen were dismissed. Allen then sued Berger and Wolf for malicious prosecution and conspiracy to maliciously prosecute, contending they had knowingly made false accusations against Allen after he alerted federal authorities to their criminal activity. Berger and Wolf…