Vodak v. City of Chicago
Jan 01, 2012OUTCOME: Settlement
$11,000,000 damages and attorneys’ fees settlement for protestors falsely arrested during a demonstration in March 2003 against the Iraq war.
Chicago, IL
Civil rights Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Settlement
$11,000,000 damages and attorneys’ fees settlement for protestors falsely arrested during a demonstration in March 2003 against the Iraq war.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Settlement (amount under protective order) against Sheriff administrator of a county jail for maintaining policies that were deliberately indifferent to the needs of prisoners resulting in the suicide ... of a 17 year old pretrial detainee
OUTCOME: settlement
$2,200,000 settlement in malicious prosecution and false imprisonment lawsuit on behalf of Ronald Jones, who served 14 years in prison, 8 on death row, before he was absolved by DNA evidence and pardon ... ed based on innocence.
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict
$300,000 injury verdict in childhood sexual abuse case
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict
Verdict and fee award totaling $238,000 for excessive force lawsuit