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.

Sexual Abuse 04/21/2020bhorwitz

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 $ 25 millones de dólares en nombre de John Doe, quien fue agredido sexualmente más de treinta veces por su ahora fallecida ...

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$395k Settlement for People Pepper Sprayed Celebrating Obama’s Election Victory

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct 04/15/2020bhorwitz

In 2017, Blake Horwitz obtained a $395k settlement on behalf of many Chicagoans who were celebrating Barack Obama’s election victory in 2008. America had elected its first black president who was also a former Chicago resident and Illinois state senator. As reported by DNAInfo, on Chicago’s ...

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Hospital Security Prohibited from Wearing Protective Mask Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Complex Litigation, Whistleblower 04/10/2020bhorwitz

The Blake Horwitz Law Firm recently filed another COVID-19 whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of a hospital security guard, Marvell Moody, who was prohibited from wearing a protective mask at work by Advocate South Suburban Hospital. On March 9, 2020, Mr. Moody arrived at the hospital wearing a ...

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The Blake Horwitz Law Firm Reaches $430K Settlement For Excessive Force by Naperville Police Officers

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Police Officers 03/31/2020bhorwitz

On January 23, 2020, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm reached a $430,000 settlement with the City of Naperville for its client, Fran Reitz—an elected official for the Town of Cicero. The settlement stemmed from an incident where Naperville police officers used excessive force against Ms. Reitz as she ...

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The Blake Horwitz Law Firm Files Coronavirus Whistle Blower Case Against Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Complex Litigation, Whistle Blower 03/27/2020bhorwitz

On March 18th, Lauri Mazurkiewicz, a nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, sent an email to fellow employees warning that the hospital’s masks were unsafe for treating patients with COVID-19. Despite servicing COVID-19 patients for several days, the hospital adopted a policy explicitly ...

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$5 Million Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Special Needs Student for Sexual Assault

Sexual Abuse 02/03/2020bhorwitz

On February 3, 2020, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed suit on behalf of a special needs student and his family against the Cunningham Children’s Home, the Circle Academy, and Allyssa Gustafson seeking $5 million for multiple instances of sexual assault. As reported by The News-Gazette, in 2019, ...

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The Blake Horwitz Law Firm Seeks $25 Million from Barrington School District for Special Needs Student Sexually Assaulted by Teacher

Sexual Abuse 02/03/2020bhorwitz

On February 3, 2020, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed suit against  Barrington Community Unit School District 220 seeking $25 million dollars on behalf of John Doe, who was sexually assaulted over thirty  times by his now-deceased special education teacher, Susan Maylahn. As reported by The ...

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Victim’s Family Seeks Justice for Deadly, Racially Motivated Shooting by Chicago Police Officers in Mount Greenwood

Police Misconduct 02/08/2019bhorwitz

On July 25, 2017, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed suit against the City of Chicago and several police officers on behalf of Ashley Phifer and her two children for the deadly shooting of Joshua Beal by two off-duty Chicago police officers.  On November 5, 2016, Mr. Beal and his fiancé, Ms. ...

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Kane County Settles Corruption Lawsuit for $50K

Police Misconduct 02/06/2019bhorwitz

In February of 2018, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned its clients a $50,000 settlement from Kane County for violating their constitutional rights. As originally reported by the Chicago Tribune, in 2015, then-Sergeant Ronald Hain—who is now the Kane County Sheriff—pulled over three individuals ...

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$125k Settlement for Man Yorkville Police Taunted, Tased

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct 02/06/2019bhorwitz

In 2019, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a $125,000 settlement for Tad and Charlene Johnson from the City of Yorkville after police officers taunted and tased Mr. Johnson while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, two Yorkville police officers were ...

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