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CBS News: Northwestern Athletics Should Improve Misconduct Reporting, Investigators Say
EVANSTON (June 28, 2024) – Thursday, a team lead by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch released a report following a nearly yearlong investigation into reports of widespread hazing and abuse within Northwestern University’s athletic program. In the nearly 50-page report, the investigators looking into the claims found groups within…
Madison Record: Fayette County jury returns first plaintiff verdict on record; Tractor trailer driver awarded $12.2 million following collision
CHICAGO (May 10, 2024) – On April 26, a Fayette County jury delivered the county’s first verdict, granting a tractor-trailer driver $12.2 million after a 2018 collision on I-70 resulted in the plaintiff sustaining back injuries. The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Brian L. Salvi, Rob L. Kohen, and Emily…
ABC 7: City motions to keep Lightfoot deposition private in wrongful death lawsuit for 10-year-old girl
CHICAGO (May 2, 2024) – Lawyers on behalf of the City of Chicago have filed a motion requesting a Cook County judge to prevent any public release of any part of the video and transcript of the deposition of former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the wrongful death case of…
Law360: Truck Driver Wins $12.2 Million in Crash Case
CHICAGO (May 1, 2024) – A Fayette County Circuit Court jury awarded a $12.2 million verdict to a semitruck driver who suffered a spinal injury in a rear-end collision with a pickup truck. The $12.2 million verdict includes damages for past and future mental pain, suffering, permanent impairment and medical…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Fayette County Jury Awards $12.2 Million in Truck Crash
CHICAGO (April 30, 2024) – A Fayette County jury awarded $12.2 million to a truck driver who injured his back in a car crash on Interstate 70 in southern Illinois. The case went to trial April 22 before 4th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Martin W. Siemer and the jury returned…
Media Coverage: Former football players win motion to consolidate cases with Pat Fitzgerald’s lawsuit against Northwestern
CHICAGO – This week, a group of former Northwestern University football players who have filed hazing lawsuits against the school were granted a request to consolidate the plaintiff’s cases with former head football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s lawsuit against Northwestern for discovery purposes. The Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Patrick A….
WLS-AM: Patrick A. Salvi II to Defend Pericles as a Hero During National Hellenic Museums Trial Series
Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II is participating in the National Hellenic Museum’s 2024 mock trial. Each year, NHM takes people from ancient history and brings them to light during a trial using present-day situations. This year, it is the Trial of Pericles. Mr. Salvi was a guest on…
Media Coverage: Chicago City Council Approves $45 Million Settlement for Teen Catastrophically Injured in Police Chase
CHICAGO (March 21, 2024) – The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a proposed $45 million settlement on behalf of Nathen Jones, a boy that suffered catastrophic injuries during a police chase in 2021. The Estate of Nathen Jones is represented by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Patrick A. Salvi II, Lance D….
FRA NOI: Patrick A. Salvi’s Baseball Prowess Earns a NIASHF Nod
CHICAGO (March 18, 2024) – Salvi Sports CEO and Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. Managing Equity Partner and Chairman Patrick A. Salvi was honored as Sportsman of the Year at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony and gala in December. NIASHF presents the Sportsman of the…
News coverage: Family of man killed by CTA worker files wrongful death lawsuit against CTA
CHICAGO (March 5, 2024) – The family of a man who was brutally beaten to death by a CTA employee at the LaSalle Street Blue Line stop last year, filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the Chicago Transit Authority. The family is represented by attorneys Lance D. Northcutt…
