Record $28 Million Verdict for Police Brutality
In 1999, attorney Blake Horwitz won a verdict from a federal jury awarding Joseph Regalado $28 million for debilitating injuries he suffered from Chicago police officers—this was and remains the…
Chicago Archdiocese Pays $8 Million Dollars The Largest Priest Sex Abuse Settlement In The Country
In March of 2019, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm reached the largest out-of-court settlement with the Chicago Archdiocese on behalf of John Doe, who as a minor was sexually assaulted…
$2.75 Million Settlement for Family of Deceased Inmate
In 2017, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm successfully represented a deceased inmate’s estate in a lawsuit against Lake County, Indiana that settled for $2.75 million. As originally reported by the…
$1.8 Million Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Police Vehicle
In 2002, attorney Blake Horwitz earned a $1.8 million settlement from the City of Chicago for the family of Juan Vega, a man who died while being held in a…
Danger on the street. Blue flasher on the police car at night.
Verdict for $1.6 Million against City for Police Officer who was Disabled by High-Ranking Firefighter
In 2017, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a $1.6 million verdict and eventual settlement from the City of Chicago for Joseph Smith, a 25-year Chicago police veteran who was…
$1.4 Million Settlement: 16 Years in Prison for Wrongful Conviction
The Blake Horwitz Law Firm settled a federal lawsuit against the state of Indiana, the city of Anderson, and others for $1.4 million on behalf of Walter Goudy, who spent…
Arrestee Settles with Maywood for $750,000 After Beating in Police Custody
Attorney Blake Horwitz secured a $750,000 settlement from the Village of Maywood for George Caithamer after he was brutally beaten by another detainee while in custody. As reported by the…
Family Settles with the City for $700,000 After Months of Abuse by Corrupt Cops
In 2012, the City of Chicago agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by The Blake Horwitz Law Firm on behalf of a family from Chicago’s South Side that was abused…
Seventh Circuit Grants New Trial for 2014 Excessive Force Incident by Zion Police
On August 24, 2018, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a new trial for Kasey Burton when the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court abused its…
La Oficina del Abogado Blake Horwitz Demanda $25 Millones de Dólares Por Estudiante con Necesidades Especiales quien fue Abusado Sexualmente por un Maestro del Distrito Escolar de Barrington.
El 3 de febrero de 2020, la Oficina del Abogado Blake Horwitz presentó una demanda contra el Distrito Escolar 220 de la Unidad Comunitaria de Barrington, en busca de $…