Blake Horwitz Law Offices
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Judge bounces court reporter's sex discrimination suit vs chief judge, over bullying by other Black female court reporters
A Chicago federal judge has tossed a sex discrimination lawsuit by a black female Cook County court reporter, who alleged some of her fellow black court employees bullied her for associating with white court personnel, ruling the alleged harassment was not based on the reporter's gender. -
Oct. 1: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Oct. 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Northwestern Memorial can't discard lawsuit from nurse allegedly fired for wearing N95 mask to work
Nurse alleges hospital fired her for bringing her own PPE to work with COVID-19 patients, and telling her colleagues to do the same thing -
Security guard, nurse target Advocate South Suburban, Mercy hospitals with complaints over alleged mask policies
Security guard at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, nurse at Mercy Hospital claim they were fired after complaining about their hospitals' alleged mask policies for workers. -
Northwestern Memorial nurse says hospital fired her for wearing N95 mask, telling coworkers mask was safer than hospital's
The nurse says the Northwestern Hospital forbade nurses from wearing N95 masks, and fired her when she emailed coworkers to say N95 masks were safer than hospital-issued masks, and showed up for work in an N95 mask. -
City of Chicago, police officers accused of civil rights violations in Mt. Greenwood shooting
A woman is suing the city of Chicago, a Chicago police officer and an unknown police officer for alleged battery and civil rights violations in connection with the death of Joshua Beal at the hands of two off-duty police officers in the Mt Greenwood neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2016. -
Chicago police officer seeks damages from fellow cops over alleged retaliation
A Chicago police officer is suing the City of Chicago and fellow officers, citing alleged retaliation for exposing purported illegal activity. -
Lawsuit: Kane County police using 'investigative holds,' asset forfeiture to run racketeering enterprise
Three people have taken action in Chicago federal court to allege the Kane County Sheriff’s Office is running a racketeering enterprise – and running roughshod over the U.S. Constitution in the process – by pulling over drivers, falsely arresting and searching them, and confiscating their cash and cars for the benefit of Kane County. -
Man sues Calumet Park police officer for alleged malicious prosecution
A Cook County man is suing a Calumet Park police officer over claims of malicious prosecution. -
City hit with federal lawsuit over allegations of police abuse at Homan Square facility
Claiming the city either hid the use of a secret police detention and interrogation facility– or, like the “proverbial ostrich,” opted to bury its head in the sand– a Chicago civil rights lawyer has filed suit on behalf of three Hispanic men who assert Chicago Police essentially abducted them and illegally held, interrogated and threatened to frame them if they told anyone about the facility or their