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Prenda lawyers Steele, Hansmeier indicted over work to 'extort' $6M from porn downloaders
A Chicago lawyer, already accused by Illinois legal regulators of running a “shakedown” scheme, and his former partner have been criminally charged for their work, purportedly on behalf of businesses holding the rights to pornographic videos, to collect millions of dollars in settlements from people across the country they accused of illegally downloading the porn content. -
Easy Access: For shops hit with ADA access lawsuits, compliance can be costly
Whether it’s the cost of compliance - in the form of handicapped restrooms, ramps, elevators or even simple signage – or the cost of a trial, the dollars can add up quickly for small businesses facing accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Easy Access: Shops hit with ADA accessibility lawsuits likely to be targets of 'serial litigators'
Last year, of the 94 ADA accessibility lawsuits filed in Chicago's federal courts, 77 of them came from just eight plaintiffs. And most of those were represented by one of two legal practices, leading some of those sued to assert they were targeted by serial litigators. -
Easy Access: Chicago shops large & small latest targets of growing trend of ADA Title III accessibility lawsuits
The odds that an individual shop or restaurant could be hit with a disability equal access lawsuit under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act remains small. But the likelihood is increasing, as more lawyers take aim at shops of all sizes, including owners of small mom-and-pop shops in older buildings. -
ARDC: Chicago lawyer affiliated with Prenda Law made millions in 'shakedown' scheme
A Chicago attorney who made millions pursuing copyright and computer hacking litigation on behalf of businesses purporting to hold the rights to pornographic videos is being accused of carrying out a shakedown scheme in courts in Chicago, as well as in St. Clair County and other jurisdictions around the country.Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Administrator Jerome Larkin on Aug. 20 brought seven charges against lawyer John L. Steele over his conduct in courts that also -
Cook County man sues Los Alamos restaurant over disability entrance issue
A Cook County man is suing Los Alamos restaurant, of Chicago, over claims it violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. -
Bar lacks ADA entrances, sued by man in wheelchair
A man bound to a wheelchair is suing a local bar for lacking accessible entrances. -
No wheelchair ramp leads to lawsuit for local business, building owner
CHICAGO -- A disabled man who must use a wheelchair is suing a local restaurant and its building owner over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ollie Franklin Jr. filed a complaint on July 16 in Cook County Circuit Court against Karyn's Cooked Inc. and 738 North Wells Building LLC. -
Updated: Judge gives Prenda, Duffy until Feb. 19 to pay sanction, file financial info in defamation case
Editor's note: This story was updated Friday to reflect an order that was filed after the publication of the story about Thursday's hearing.