Chicago, IL
Litigation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Class Action ... +6 more
OUTCOME: Court awarded $272 million in damages (post-trial motions pending)
Breach of fiduciary duty and contract brought against former directors and officers of casino in Chicago suburb by minority and women investors and bankruptcy trustee.
OUTCOME: Judgment following trial required City to hire 106 new African American firefighters, and to pay about $80 million in back pay and pension contributions.
Title VII class action on behalf of class of over 6,000 African American applicants for the Chicago Fire Department, challenging discriminatory use of hiring examination.
OUTCOME: Settled for $5.9 million, a national record amount for employment related FCRA claims.
National class actions against two subsidiaries of largest public transportation provider in the US, challenging use of criminal background checks on employees and applicants in violation of the Fiar C ... redit Reporting Act.
OUTCOME: Settlement n the eve of trial prevented the destruction of the communities and millions of dollars of compensation for those displaced prior to the lawsuit.
Class action brought by residents and building owners of predominantly Mexican neighborhoods against suburban Chicago municipality alleging national origin discrimination in use of tax increment financ ... ing powers to coerce destruction and redevelopment of areas.
OUTCOME: Settlement provided for tens of millions of dollars in compensation.
Class action brought against Mexican government and three Mexican national banks on behalf of thousands of World War II era Mexican braceros (workers contracted to come to the US) , seeking to recover ... unpaid wages.
OUTCOME: Settled for $17 million and injunctive relief requiring objective criteria for pay and promotions.
Nationwide class action alleging gender discrimination in the pay and promotions for female managerial employees.
OUTCOME: Settlement providing for transparency in cost disclosures, over $400 million in class benefits and $4.5 million in cy pres grants to service organizations.
Nationwide class action brought against three largest money transfer companies in the US, alleging consumer fraud in concealment of costs in currency exchange rates.
OUTCOME: Judgement following trial required system wide integration of students and equal provision of resources.
School desegregation class action, alleging system-wide discrimination against minority students in second largest school district in Illinois.
OUTCOME: Injunctive settlement providing for the broadest protection of political speech and activity in the nation
Class action challenging political surveillance and harassment by local and national law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
OUTCOME: Settlement on the eve of trial for national record RICO damages.
Class action challenging international securities fraud perpetrated by organized crime entities in Canada, the US and the Bahamas.
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