OAK LAWN PATCH Former scouts from St. Louis de Montfort’s troubled Troop 1600 claim they were sexually assaulted by convicted pedophile, Thomas Hacker, during the 1980s. Representing the plaintiffs are Chicago attorneys Christopher Hurley and Evan Smola. See More
Read MoreDAILY HERALD Fifteen former Boy Scouts from the suburb of Burbank filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the organization failed to protect them from a scout leader who was later convicted of molestation. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit...
Read MoreFOX 32 NEWS “These victims, and their parents, placed their trust and confidence in the Boy Scouts, and the Scouts let them down,” attorney Chris Hurley said in a statement. “When abuse was reported, BSA turned its back and not...
Read MoreABC 7 CHICAGO Although he’s listed as a defendant in the lawsuit, Christopher Hurley says the suit isn’t about Hacker. He says it’s about exposing the Boy Scouts of America and preventing this kind of systematic abuse from ever happening...
Read MoreToday, Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of 15 men who were sexually abused by notorious pedophile Thomas Hacker. These men, who wish to remain anonymous, were repeatedly molested...
Read MoreA Lake County judge has sentenced David Hatyina to 10 years in prison for killing a 10-year-old boy while driving his boat under the influence of alcohol and cocaine last summer. The horrific accident occurred while the boy was inner-tubing...
Read MoreUnfortunately, many elderly individuals face abuse and neglect in nursing homes today. As a Chicago personal injury attorney who tries many nursing home abuse cases, I have seen the devastating impact of nursing home abuse and neglect on the elderly...
Read MoreLast week, Hurley McKenna & Mertz filed five lawsuits against the Diocese of Joliet for failing to protect children from predatory and pedophile priests and teaching staff within the Diocese. This abuse occurred during the 1970s and ‘80s while the...
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