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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Firm Fights for Black-Owned Business to get License Back

In 2018, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm represented Adam Shorter, a prominent African-American businessman and community leader whose business license was revoked following a shooting outside of his restaurant in Blue Island, the Island Sports Bar and Grill. As reported by CBS News, the ...

Nurse Settles for $78k for Her Unlawful Detention by Chicago Police Officer

In 2010, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a settlement from the City of Chicago for nurse Lisa Hofstra after she was unlawfully detained for simply following hospital procedures when she was asked by a police officer to draw blood from a drunk-driving suspect. As reported by the Huffington ...

Men Unlawfully Detained at Homan Square

In 2015, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of several men who were abused and illegally detained by Chicago police officers at the Chicago Police Department’s notorious Homan Square blacksite. As originally reported by The Guardian, the lawsuit alleged ...

Drowning in Blue Island Public Pool

In 2010, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm represented Carlos Salgado’s estate in a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Blue Island and its park district president after Mr. Salgado drowned during an after-hours party organized by Blue Island Park District officials. According to the Chicago ...