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Court Rules TIF Investment Committee is a Public Body and Violated the Open Meetings Act
A victory for transparency and accountability, the Cook County Circuit Court has ruled that the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Investment Committee is a public body under the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and violated the law by failing to provide proper notices of meetings, agendas, and public access to meetings. This decision stems from a lawsuit
PRESS RELEASE: DraftKings Sued in New York for Deceptive Practices
Today’s lawsuit marks the fourth state where the online gambling giant faces class-action lawsuits for alleged violations. NEW YORK CITY – Today, attorneys from the Chicago-based civil rights law firm of Loevy + Loevy filed a new class-action lawsuit in the name of two individual New York plaintiffs against the online gambling site DraftKings. The
PRESS RELEASE: The Schweitzer Brothers—Framed for the 1991 Murder of Dana Ireland—File Federal Lawsuit in Hawaiʻi
HONOLULU, HI — On the afternoon of December 24, 1991, the Hawaiʻi County Police Department (HCPD) received a report of a damaged bicycle on a rural road on the east side of the Big Island. A little while later, a badly injured young woman—23-year-old vacationer Dana Ireland of Virginia—was found on a deserted fishing trail.
Why Do I Practice Media and Intellectual Property Law at a Civil Rights Firm?
It’s a fair question, and one I get a lot. It starts with why I became a lawyer. I believe in the principles of the profession. The sacred relationship between lawyer and client. The privilege and pressure of advocating for someone else when everything is on the line. The thrill of an argument. The practice
Ben Baker and Clarissa Glenn receive $7.5 Million Settlement in first federal case against disgraced Chicago cop Ronald Watts
On January 15, 2025, the Chicago City Council voted to approve a settlement of $7.5 million for Loevy + Loevy clients Ben Baker and Clarissa Glenn, in the first federal lawsuit brought against disgraced former Chicago police officer Sgt. Ronald Watts. Mr. Baker and Ms. Glenn were arrested by Watts in 2005, in retaliation for
Thomas Sierra, framed by notorious Chicago cop Reynaldo Guevara, receives $17.5 Million Settlement
On January 15, 2025, Chicago’s City Council voted to approve a $17.5 million settlement for Thomas Sierra, who was only 19 when he was framed by notorious Reynaldo Guevara for the murder of 24-year-old Noel Andujar in 1995. No physical evidence ever linked Sierra to Andujar’s killing, but he was convicted through the fabrications and
Thomas Sierra, framed by notorious Chicago cop Reynaldo Guevara, receives $17.5 Million Settlement
On January 15, 2025, Chicago’s City Council voted to approve a $17.5 million settlement for Thomas Sierra, who was only 19 when he was framed by notorious Reynaldo Guevara for the murder of 24-year-old Noel Andujar in 1995. No physical evidence ever linked Sierra to Andujar’s killing, but he was convicted through the fabrications and
$7.5 Million Settlement in First Federal Case Against Disgraced Chicago Cop Ronald Watts
On January 15, 2025, the Chicago City Council voted to approve a settlement of $7.5 million for Loevy + Loevy clients Ben Baker and Clarissa Glenn, in the first federal lawsuit brought against disgraced former Chicago police officer Sgt. Ronald Watts. Mr. Baker and Ms. Glenn were arrested by Watts in 2005, in retaliation for
Brittany Watts, Charged with “Abuse of a Corpse” After Miscarriage at Home, Files Federal Lawsuit
“I don’t want what happened to me to ever happen to any other woman,” says Watts. One year ago, Brittany Watts stood in a park in Warren, Ohio, addressing a crowd of people who had rallied to support her as she faced down criminal charges in a case that had focused national attention and outrage
Online Gambling Giant DraftKings Sued in Multiple States for Hooking Users with Deceptive Promotions
Class action plaintiffs gamble on a big payoff in court, arguing that the online sportsbook’s promotions are at odds with Illinois, Kentucky, and New Jersey law. CHICAGO – Since a 2018 decision by the United States Supreme Court paved the way for legalized sports betting, American consumers have lost billions of dollars to online sportsbooks. The
PRESS RELEASE: Two Men Framed by L.A. County Sheriff’s Department File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits
Jofama Coleman and Abel Soto each spent two decades in jail before being exonerated earlier in 2024. “These people robbed me of years I should have had with my dad,” Coleman’s daughter, also a plaintiff, says. LOS ANGELES – In May 2003, teenager Jose Robles was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on the
Kirstin Blaise Lobato Awarded $34 Million in Wrongful Conviction Suit Against Police
After a week of emotional testimony, jury sides with Kirstin Blaise Lobato, who sued detectives she says framed her for the 2001 murder of a homeless man. LAS VEGAS – Kirstin Blaise Lobato was only 18 years old when she was wrongfully arrested for the much-publicized murder of Duran Bailey, who was found beaten, stabbed,
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