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August 7, 2013

15 Ex-Boy Scouts Sue Scouting Organization

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA “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...

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August 7, 2013

Ex-Boy Scouts File Suit After Abuse By Prolific Molester

LAWYERS.COM, NATIONAL LEGAL BLOG Christopher T. Hurley, managing partner of Chicago-based firm [[title]], discussed how the doctrine of fraudulent concealment essentially resets the statute of limitations and gives plaintiffs five years to file suit once they discover that information was...

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August 7, 2013

Lawsuit Alleges Boy Scouts Didn’t Protect Local Scouts From Serial Pedophile

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

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August 7, 2013

Boy Scouts Sued By 15 Former Suburban Men

DAILY 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...

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August 7, 2013

FOX 32 TV News Interviews Christopher Hurley About Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuits

FOX 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...

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August 7, 2013

ABC-7 TV News Interviews Christopher Hurley Regarding Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuits

ABC 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...

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August 7, 2013

HM&M Files Suit on Behalf of 15 Survivors of Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse

Today, 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...

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June 24, 2013

Man Sentenced in Tragic DUI Boating Case

A 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...

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