August 27, 2024This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On August 19, 2024, HMM Partner Michael Mertz held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the...
Read More February 5, 2024This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have made claims in the Boy Scout bankruptcy proceeding. We believe that the strength of your BSA abuse claim will depend on supporting your claim with...
Read More August 28, 2023Judge Houser, the Trustee of the BSA Settlement Trust, will host a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PDT. Also speaking will be Claims Administrator Randi Ilyse Roth. Last week, Judge Houser...
Read More August 16, 2023Update: 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 More July 10, 2023In 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 More May 26, 2023Hurley 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 More August 20, 2022DuPage 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 More February 18, 2022The beloved Chicago Blackhawks franchise has skeletons in its closet. While it has a loyal following of fans, the thought of this organization for sexual assault victims is gut-wrenching. In the developing story of the Chicago Blackhawks, three victims have...
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