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October 29, 2024

TOWN HALL MEETING: Status of the BSA Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plan, Awards and Claim Payouts – October 26, 2024

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On October 26, 2024, HMM’s Evan Smola held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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October 7, 2024

TOWN HALL MEETING FOR HMM CLIENTS IN THE BSA BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING: Status of the Trust Distribution Plan, Awards and Claim Payout Procedures

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On September 25, 2024, HMM’s Evan Smola held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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February 5, 2024

BSA Bankruptcy Update – How You Can Help HMM Support Your Claim

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have made claims in the Boy Scout bankruptcy proceeding.  We believe that the strength of your BSA abuse claim will depend on supporting your claim with...

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August 16, 2023

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Files 4 New, 37 Coming Misconduct Claims Against OB-GYN Vernon Cannon and DuPage Medical Group, Formerly Duly Health and Care

Update: On Aug. 31, 2023, Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. has filed 12 additional new cases against former OB-GYN Vernon Cannon and DuPage Medical Group/Duly Health and Care. They include: Borkowski v. Cannon and DuPage Medical Group Bozich v. Cannon...

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July 10, 2023

The Northwestern University Football Hazing and Sexual Abuse Scandal

In the developing story of the Northwestern University football team hazing and sexual abuse scandal, The Daily Northwestern has reported that at least two former Northwestern football players have confirmed that hazing within the football program included coerced sexual acts....

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May 26, 2023

“The Church has been Concealing the Identities of Hundreds of Abusers”

Hurley McKenna & Mertz partner Michael Mertz spoke to the Associated Press about the Illinois Attorney General’s long-awaited report regarding the sexual abuse of children in Illinois by Roman Catholic priests, brothers, and other church officials.   The Attorney General’s investigation...

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August 20, 2022

The Latest in the DuPage Medical Group Negligence Lawsuit

DuPage Medical Group, Illinois’ largest independent multispecialty physician group, has been accused of negligence in its disregard for patient safety amid sexual abuse and sexual assault and battery accusations against obstetrician-gynecologist Vernon Cannon, M.D. of Bloomingdale, Illinois. The lawsuit was...

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February 18, 2022

Sexual Predators In The NHL: The Developing Chicago Blackhawks Story

The beloved Chicago Blackhawks franchise has skeletons in its closet. While it has a loyal following of fans, the thought of this organization for sexual assault victims is gut-wrenching.  In the developing story of the Chicago Blackhawks, three victims have...

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