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September 26, 2023

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Files 12 More Lawsuits Against OB-GYN Vernon Cannon and DuPage Medical Group

On Aug. 31, Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) filed an additional 12 misconduct lawsuits against OB-GYN Vernon Cannon and his former employer DuPage Medical Group, now Duly Health & Care. These new lawsuits accuse Cannon of performing exams while intoxicated...

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September 7, 2023

Top 5 Takeaways From the “Scout’s Honor: The Secrets of the Boy Scouts of America” Netflix Documentary

More than 82,000 alleged victims. Decades of sexual abuse. Thousands of lawsuits. These numbers define history’s largest case of sexual abuse connected to one organization: the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Netflix’s new documentary, “Scout’s Honor: The Secrets of the...

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September 6, 2023

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Featured in “Scout’s Honor” Netflix Documentary for Work on Sexual Abuses Cases Against Boy Scouts of America

Hurley McKenna & Mertz (HMM) is proud to announce that it has been featured in the Netflix documentary, “Scout’s Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America,” for its work in representing thousands of survivors of sexual abuse...

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August 28, 2023

BSA Settlement Trust Town Hall Meeting set for Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 8 pm EDT

Judge 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...

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August 16, 2023

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Files 4 New, 37 Coming Misconduct Claims Against OB-GYN Vernon Cannon and DuPage Medical Group, Formerly Duly Health and Care

Update: 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...

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July 10, 2023

The Northwestern University Football Hazing and Sexual Abuse Scandal

In 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....

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May 26, 2023

“The Church has been Concealing the Identities of Hundreds of Abusers”

Hurley 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...

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April 22, 2023

BSA Bankruptcy Update – Boy Scouts of America’s $2.4 Billion Fund to Pay Sex-Abuse Claims is Now in Effect

On April 19, 2023, the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan “went effective.” The Plan went effective when the Third Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals denied various objectors efforts to stay (or pause) the bankruptcy settlement. This...

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