Author Archives: Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Montgomery couple files federal lawsuit against Kendall, deputy

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By Steve Lord slord@stmedianetwork.com February 21, 2013 4:20PM Updated: February 22, 2013 2:35AM A Montgomery couple has filed a federal lawsuit against a Kendall County Sheriff’s Department deputy who pulled a gun on them in an altercation at a Walmart … Continue reading →

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Police: 4 Attacked By Pit Bulls In Nassau County

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Inside 30 Minutes, 2 Wild Dogs Altered The Lives Of A Teen Boy And 3 Women February 13, 2013 10:50 PM LAKEVIEW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Police on Wednesday were searching for two dangerous dogs that attacked four people within half … Continue reading →

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Chicago cops argue in lawsuit they deserve overtime for answering calls, scanning emails

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Published February 07, 2013 Associated Press CHICAGO – Does scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit winding its way through federal court in Chicago says that it … Continue reading →

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County To Pay $20M To Settle Lawsuit Over Boy’s Brain Damage

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

February 5, 2013 5:37 PM CHICAGO (CBS) – The Cook County Board has approved a $20 million settlement for the family of a toddler who suffered severe brain damage after surgery at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. … Continue reading →

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$109 million personal-injury award in Western Pennsylvania offers insight into tort system

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Feb. 04–When Carrie Goretzka’s two young girls ran out onto the porch of their suburban home 30 miles east of Pittsburgh in the late afternoon on June 2, 2009, what they saw was a scene of unrelenting horror. “Mommy, Mommy,” … Continue reading →

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“Sexually Suggestive” Exercises Center of LA Fitness Lawsuit

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

PLANO (CBS 11 NEWS) – A Dallas woman has filed suit against L-A Fitness for comments and exercises her trainers made her do. She says they were sexually suggestive. You would think the suit filed would be for sexual harassment. … Continue reading →

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Radio host charged in $10 million mortgage fraud

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By Annie Sweeney Tribune reporter 6:16 p.m. CST, January 28, 2013 A south suburban attorney and national radio host who bills himself as the “people’s attorney” has been charged in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme, federal officials announced today. … Continue reading →

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Former Harvey cop gets $600,000 in federal lawsuit

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

BY KIM JANSSEN Federal Courts Reporter kjanssen@suntimes.com January 24, 2013 4:25PM A Harvey cop who was forced to patrol in an unsafe squad car without his K-9 partner as revenge for his political opposition to Mayor Eric Kellogg was awarded … Continue reading →

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The Drawn Out Process of the Medical Lawsuit

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. She was one of the most highly sought radiologists in her hospital, a doctor with the uncanny ability to divine the source of maladies from the shadows of black and white X-ray films. But one … Continue reading →

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Woman Sues Match.com For $10M After Getting Matched With Murder Suspect Who Brutally Attacked Her

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas/AP) — An online dating service says a Las Vegas woman has no legal basis for her lawsuit seeking $10 million after she was matched with a man who hid in her garage and brutally attacked … Continue reading →

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