August 7, 2013FOX 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 More August 7, 2013ABC 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 More August 7, 2013Today, 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 More June 24, 2013A 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 More May 23, 2013Unfortunately, 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 More May 20, 2013Last 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...
Read More April 30, 2013Last week, [[title]] filed lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of men who were sexually abused as children at three Congregation of Christian Brothers high schools: Brother Rice, Leo and St. Laurence. Each of these high...
Read More April 5, 2013On Tuesday, Central DuPage Hospital fired a part-time chaplain after learning about allegations of “inappropriate behavior” with a boy from years earlier. The alleged inappropriate behavior occurred while the chaplain served as a priest in the Joliet Diocese and resulted...
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