Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Blagojevich In a lawsuit filed in Federal Court, four riverboat casinos claim they are victims of a pay-to-play scheme engineered by former Governor Rod Blagojevich and John Johnston, the owner of two Illinois horse-racing tracks. The casinos allege that […]
Travis and Jolene Bonte own a home in Wisconsin. In 2005, they took out a third mortgage with US Bank on their home and used the money, in part, to pay off their other mortgage […]
On March 16, 2011, the FDIC filed a civil lawsuit against former executives of Washington Mutual Bank alleging, among other things, that they engaged in fraud and were grossly negligent in allowing high risk mortgage loans. To read […]
On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago has upheld a decision by a trial court that entered a permanent injunction against Indian Prairie School District No. 204 that essentially allows students […]
In a 25-page opinion issued today, the Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a decision by the Illinois Appellate Court and held that Rahm Emanuel is eligible to run for Mayor of the City of Chicago. A […]
In a 42-page opinion issued today, the Illinois Appellate Court has reversed a trial court decision and held that Rahm Emanuel is not eligible to run for Mayor of the City of Chicago. A copy […]
In a decision that may slow foreclosures nationwide, Massachusetts’ highest court voided the seizure of two homes by Wells Fargo & Co and US Bancorp after the banks failed to show they held the mortgages […]
Time and time again, clients come to our firm seeking to pursue a party for breach of contract and ask if they can recover the attorneys’ fees they have to pay to chase the “bad guy.” […]
The website www.Formspring.me offers bullies another weapon to insult others — anonymously. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune today, this year old website has nearly 20 million users around the globe. Unlike text messages or postings on […]
DeBlasio Law Group, LLC has learned that The Humane Society of the United States announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against the nation’s third-largest poultry producer, Perdue Farms, over the company’s alleged false […]
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