September 26, 2023On 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...
Read More September 7, 2023More 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...
Read More September 6, 2023Hurley 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...
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 April 22, 2023On 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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