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February 26, 2024

BSA BANKRUPTCY UPDATE: Hurley McKenna & Mertz Town Hall Meeting for Clients with BSA Bankruptcy Claims

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On February 24, 2024, HMM Partner Evan Smola held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the...

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December 29, 2021

The National Trial Lawyers Announces Michael Mertz as One of Its Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Illinois

The National Trial Lawyers and Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. are pleased to announce that Michael Mertz has been selected for inclusion into the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Illinois.  Only a select group of...

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December 19, 2016

Eroding workers’ rights

The following letter to the editor by ITLA President Christopher T. Hurley appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business on December 5, 2016. Leave it to the Illinois Policy Institute to promote the fiction that the loss of manufacturing jobs has been...

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April 26, 2016

Premises Liability and Negligent Security: A Business Owner’s Obligation to Protect Its Patrons

Expecting parents often imagine what it will be like to hold their baby for the first time, ponder what their first words will be, and may even envision the adult their child will eventually become. Sadly, some parents never see...

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April 23, 2016

Insurance Companies Denying and Delaying Justice for Victims While Reaping in Billions

Insurance companies spend billions of advertising dollars on television ads, radio commercials, and print advertising to convince you that they are trustworthy, that they will be there when you need them. Unfortunately, their marketing tactics are nothing short of deceptive;...

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April 4, 2016

The Civil Justice System’s Role in Concussion Prevention

Contact sports are exciting for both the athletes and the fans, but they are also violent and competitive sports that cause millions of concussion injuries per year. While this is known and understood by the medical community, fans, and even...

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March 25, 2016

Despite Claims from Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration Does Not Benefit Consumers

Most Americans know that corporations who make the products they enjoy are out for profit, and that they often bend the truth to do so. But what they may not know is that, behind those companies, there are organizations that...

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February 29, 2016

Lawmakers Looking for Ways to Step in Against FDA’s Ineffective Monitoring of Dangerous Drugs and Medical Devices

Originally developed to protect consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for monitoring and investigating the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs and medical equipment used and prescribed in the United States. But patient advocates, federal auditors, and...

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