Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) is proud to announce that it has been featured in the Netflix documentary, “Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America,” for its work in representing thousands of survivors of sexual abuse...
Read MoreUpdate: 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...
Read MoreIn 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....
Read MoreHurley 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...
Read MoreAbuse of children by Roman Catholic priests, brothers, or other church officials is physically and emotionally devastating. In these cases, the victims put their trust and faith in a clergy member, only to be exploited sexually and left with a...
Read MoreDuPage 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...
Read MoreThe ongoing lawsuit against DuPage Medical Group has raised many questions from current and former patients. Here’s what we know: DuPage Medical Group is under fire for alleged negligence with regard to a female patient who claims she was sexually...
Read MoreDuPage Medical Group, Illinois’ largest independent multispecialty physician group, is involved in legal proceedings (see the details of the lawsuit here). DuPage has been accused of negligence in its disregard for patient safety amid sexual abuse and sexual assault and...
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