Jul 31, 2020 | Civil Rights
Chicago Tribune investigates shocking shootings by security guards. Shocking Video Investigation The Chicago Tribune investigated shootings by security guards. Click the link to find out what the Chicago Tribune found. View the article page on the Tribune’s...
Jul 24, 2020 | Insurance Claims, Personal Injury
USA Swimming Scandal: Former Swimmers File Suit Claiming USA Swimming Ignored Coaches’ Sex Abuse A series of recent high-profile lawsuits in California assert a decades-long pattern of child sex abuse by USA Swimming coaches. Specifically, these lawsuits, which were...
Jul 23, 2020 | Personal Injury
Divvy Bikes in Chicago: City’s Latest Expansion Plan and Legal Consequences of Divvy Bike Crashes Similar to electric scooters, bike sharing is another new transportation trend that has been popping up in cities across the U.S. However, just as electric scooters can...
Jul 20, 2020 | Car Crashes
Truck Crashes: Common Causes and Best Steps for Victims to Take Commercial trucking is an essential component of interstate shipping in the U.S., but given the trucks’ typical size, speed, and cargo load, truck crashes can have devastating consequences. As we detailed...
Jul 11, 2020 | Golf and the Law
What Are COVID-19 Waivers and How Are They Impacting Professional Golf? So far this summer, Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series has provided readers with in-depth discussions of the latest golf-related legal issues. Overall, these discussions have centered on...
Jul 8, 2020 | Golf and the Law
Black Women Sue Pennsylvania Golf Course Alleging Race, Gender Discrimination As we discussed in our first post of the “Golf and the Law” blog series, golf has gained a reputation as one of the most litigious sports in the country. In today’s blog, we focus on a...
Jul 7, 2020 | Civil Rights, Wrongful Death
Systemic Injustice: How George Floyd’s Death Highlights a Widespread Issue Among American Police Departments The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, which was captured on video, has sparked social outrage in cities across the United States. After...
Jul 5, 2020 | Personal Injury, Product Liability
Two Types of Lawsuits E-Scooter Companies are Currently Defending In our previous blog about the City of Chicago’s electric scooter pilot program, we discussed the rising popularity of “e-scooters” as a mode of transportation in dense downtown areas. While these...
Jul 4, 2020 | Golf and the Law
Fan Pushed While Taking “Selfie” Sues Tiger Woods, Caddie Joseph LaCava Today, we focus on a recent lawsuit filed by a fan against golf legend Tiger Woods and his caddie, Joseph LaCava. In this case, a spectator at the Valspar Golf Tournament in 2018 attempted to take...
May 28, 2020 | Civil Rights
Coronavirus and the Law: Students Suing Universities over Tuition Fees, Coronavirus Response Continuing with our blog’s coverage of the latest legal news related to the spread of the Coronavirus, today we discuss a recent group of novel class action lawsuits filed by...
May 27, 2020 | Car Crashes, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Proceed with Caution: Recent Midwest Crash Demonstrates why Truck Crashes are so Dangerous Large trucks moving in interstate travel is a key part of our economy, but also poses significant risks to other drivers. In fact, several transportation agencies have published...
May 27, 2020 | Civil Rights, Covid-19 Cases
Coronavirus and the Law: Nurses Fired for Speaking Out over Deficient Facemasks file Retaliation Claims A few weeks ago, we covered the legal impact of the Coronavirus pandemic by discussing the lawsuits filed over the Grand Princess cruise ship outbreak. Today, we...
May 26, 2020 | Covid-19 Cases, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Coronavirus and the Law: Grand Princess Cruise Ship Passengers Sue over the Cruise Line’s Alleged Gross Negligence The sweeping impact of COVID-19, commonly known as “Coronavirus,” has been felt everywhere – schools, workplaces, restaurants, and more. Now, Coronavirus...
May 24, 2020 | Civil Rights, Covid-19 Cases, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Coronavirus and the Law: Nursing Homes Facing Coronavirus-Related Wrongful Death Lawsuits Since the Coronavirus outbreak began in the United States, we have covered breaking legal news stories such as the lawsuits filed against the Grand Princess Cruise Line and the...
May 22, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Meet the Firm Seeking Justice for Eric Logan On the morning of June 16, 2019, South Bend Police received a 911 call claiming that someone was breaking into cars near the Central High Apartments in downtown South Bend. Sergeant Ryan O’Neill responded to this call and...
May 22, 2020 | Personal Injury, Product Liability
Electric Scooters are Coming Back to Chicago – What Should Commuters Know? Electric scooters may be the latest transportation trend popping up in cities around the United States, but they are also accompanied by significant risks to riders and urban commuters in...
May 18, 2020 | Civil Rights
Polluted Air in the Windy City: How Ethylene Oxide Emissions at Sterigenics’s Chicagoland Facility led to a Lawsuit Filing Frenzy After a federal government investigation concluded that Sterigenics’s Willowbrook, Illinois plant was emitting dangerous levels of...
