Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Northwestern Retaliation Case.

As reported by Law360. Northwestern Memorial Hospital cannot dismiss its lawsuit against a nurse who was terminated for warning colleagues that masks provided by the hospital were inadequate to protect against COVID-19. “Northwestern had argued that Mazurkiewicz’s concerns were, ...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Fails to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Nurse

As reported by the Evanston Patch. As reported by the Evanston Patch. The judge presiding over the case ruled on Tuesday to allow the lawsuit to proceed. The Blake Horwitz Law Firm, representing nurse Lauri Mazurkiewicz, believed that a judge delivered a major win for our client. ...

NURSE WINS FIRST BATTLE IN COVID-19 LAWSUIT AGAINST NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

On 09/15/2020 a judge delivered a major win for nurse Lauri Mazurkiewicz in her lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Lauri was fired by Northwestern less than twenty-four hours after she warned her coworkers that the masks the hospital distributed were ineffective at protecting ...

Estrella de la UFC Falsamente Arrestado por el CPD

En el 2007, el abogado Blake Horwitz representó a la entonces prometedora estrella de UFC Terry Martin en una demanda presentada en contra de la Ciudad de Chicago y dos oficiales de la policía que arrestaron falsamente al Sr. Martin mientras iba de camino a una estación de la policía para ...

Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Exposes Racial Profiling in McHenry County

In 2010, attorney Blake Horwitz effectively put an end to racial profiling within the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, which was specifically targeting Latinos with traffic tickets, through representing former-McHenry County Sheriff Deputy Zane Seipler in multiple wrongful termination ...

Lawsuit Filed After Ex-Inmate’s Beating Caught on Camera

In 2016, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Randall Brown, whose beating at the hands of a Cook County Jail guard in 2013 went viral after being captured on surveillance footage. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Mr. Brown was waiting to receive his ...

Class Action Lawsuit Against Stone Park for Prostitution Sting

In 2005, attorney Blake Horwitz filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against the Village of Stone Park for running a longstanding undercover sting operation designed to generate revenue for the municipality through false citations for soliciting prostitution. As originally reported by ...

UFC Star Falsely Arrested by CPD

In 2007, attorney Blake Horwitz represented then-rising UFC star Terry Martin in a lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago and two police officers who falsely arrested Mr. Martin as he was on his way to a police station to report those same officers’ misconduct the day before. As originally ...

Class Action Lawsuit Against City for Cell Phone Ban

In 2007, attorney Blake Horwitz filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago, elected officials, and several police officers over the City improperly implementing a law that prohibited people from talking on their cell phones while driving. As originally reported on ...

Lawsuit Filed After CPD Kills Man Who Was Running Away

In 2009, attorney Blake Horwitz filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago on behalf of the family of Marcellus Perry, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer while he was trying to flee. As originally reported by the Chicago Tribune, the lawsuit ...