U.S.A. ex rel. Lokesh Chandra, M.D. v. Sushil A. Sheth, M.D., Case No. 06 C 2191 (N.D. Ill.) (False Claims Act case; $20 million settlement with the United States government)
Owner of Chicago-based trading company received $17 million buyout after we helped initiate litigation in response to him being forced out of the company he founded and where we sought injunctive relief in Circuit Cook of County, Illinois.
Brown v. Cook County, No. 17-C-8085, 332 F.R.D. 229 (N.D.Ill.) (class of 532 assistant public defenders and law clerks certified in suit alleging hostile work environment due to egregious harassment by pre-trial detainees; $14 million settlement approved on November 2, 2020).
For links to media coverage, click here:
Lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct at Illinois jail settled - ABC News (go.com)
$14 Million Payout Ends Jail Masturbation Class Action Suit | Chicago, IL Patch
Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Misconduct at Illinois Jail Settled | U.S. News® | US News
Lawsuit: Public Defenders ‘Forced to Endure Heinous Sexual Misconduct’ | Chicago News | WTTW
To read case documents about the Chicago based lawsuit, click here:
Cook County Assistant Public Defenders Sexual Harassment Class Action | Fish Potter Bolaños, P.C. (fishlawfirm.com)
Our $9.9 class action settlement for Illinois residents received final approval in Chicago federal court.
On behalf of members of the Chicago Teachers Union, we reached a $9.25 million settlement for our teacher and educator clients in a nearly decade long-hard fought race discrimination case. Our team, along with the University of Chicago Law School Edwin F. Mandel Legal Clinic, reached this historic result for black CTU teachers, PSRPs, and staff displaced by the 2012-2014 turnarounds in the City of Chicago. To read more, click here: Board Approves $9M Settlement for Fired Black CPS Teachers, Staff | Chicago News | WTTW or Fired Black educators reach $9.25M settlement with CPS - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com) To review case documents click here. Fish Potter Bolaños, P.C. | CTU (fishlawfirm.com)
To read more, visit: Judge OKs $9.25M settlement between Chicago schools, union - The Washington Post
Bell v. UPS, Case No. 94 CH 1658 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co., IL.); $7.25 million settlement of class action overtime case for 3000+ Illinois package car drivers.