Scharf Banks Marmor is proud to announce that Associate Morgan Churma has been elected to serve on the Center for Disability & Elder Law’s (CDEL) Young Professional Board of Directors. Founded in 1984 by the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, CDEL provides pro bono legal aid services to low-income seniors and people ...
On March 11, 2020, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative $70 million Fourteenth Amendment “due process” class action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Cook County, represented by the Firm. Vargas v. Cook Cty. Sheriff’s Merit Bd. et al., Case No. 19-1686, _ F.3d __ (7th. Cir. 2020). The case was filed by eight ...
Author: NAMWOLF NAMWOLF’s Emerging Leaders Initiative (“ELI”) has put a huge emphasis on partnering with non-profit organizations to engage with the community at large and add an exciting new philanthropic component to NAMWOLF’s core mission. Last September, ELI partnered with A Place Called Home, a Los Angeles non-profit that provides a safe and nurturing ...
Dear NAMWOLF friends and supporters, First of all, and most importantly, I want to extend to you on behalf of the NAMWOLF team my thoughts for you and your family, friends and colleagues during this unprecedented and difficult disruption to your business and personal lives. I urge all of you to stay safe, healthy, and ...
The owner of a 164-foot yacht was granted summary judgment in a wrongful death case where a crewmember engaged the bow thruster at the time an invisible, unknown and unannounced diver was scrubbing the hull. The shipowner had contracted with a commercial diver company to clean its hull in June 2017. An exact date and ...
Fabiola Ortega Guzman (Plaintiff) alleges she was injured when she slipped and fell on an oily substance in the vestibule floor of a Sam’s Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ortega Guzman claims Sam’s failed to maintain the club in a reasonably safe condition and that it failed to warn her of the oily substance ...
Wendy Donnelly alleged she was injured when she slipped and fell on a liquid substance on the floor of Wal-Mart’s store in Port St. Lucie, FL. Donnelly alleged that Wal-Mart negligently failed to warn her of the liquid on the floor and also failed to maintain the store in a reasonably safe condition. Wal-Mart moved ...
Francine Griesing Discusses How Legal Leaders Can Protect People Who Speak Out Against Bias Without Fear of Retaliation in The Legal Intelligencer Francine Griesing, Managing Member of the Firm, published an article in The Legal Intelligencer entitled, “6 Ways Legal Leaders Can Combat Silence and Truly Advocate for D&I.” The article introduces six concrete steps legal leaders can take to ...
Author: Nukk-Freeman Cerra Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection that has been deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Employers are struggling to deal with multiple issues on a daily basis in the face of constantly changing circumstances. Read more for an Employer’s Guide to Preparing for COVID-19 by clicking “Read ...
Wargo French partner and Georgia Super Lawyers honoree Stacey Godfrey Evans was interviewed in the 2020 edition of the Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters magazine. Stacey has advocated for years to maintain and expand The HOPE Scholarship: Helping Others Pursue Education program, which has provided more than $3 billion in merit-based financial aid to ...