On May 12, 2023, a Cook County jury returned a verdict of ten million one hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars against the City of Chicago and two police officers engaged in a highspeed chase in a residential part of Chicago on June 24, 2017. The car they were...
The attorneys at Zane D. Smith & Associates obtained a victory on behalf of our client, Ms. Quatanya Seals, against the pharmaceutical giant, Walgreens. In this case of a terrible medication error, we helped to ensure our client secured justice. A long fight...
Mortgage foreclosure actions are long, complicated affairs that have a lot of moving parts. This space does not allow for a detailed analysis of the rights and obligations of the parties in a foreclosure action, but in light of recent events, there are certain rights that homeowners need to be aware of. There has been a trend by some lenders…
There is no more contemporary issue in law right now than the issue of the recent Supreme Court decision stating that gay marriages are legal in all 50 states and are backed by the US constitution. Although this decision by the Supremes has created as many headlines as it has controversies, from a legal perspective, the rights of the partners…
I receive many calls from people have been fired or discharged from their job. It is important to know that Illinois is considered to be an at-will employment state. This means that your employer is free to fire you for any reason they want, including no reason at all. However, termination becomes a possible legal cause of action when the…
There are many types of notifications of lawsuits that can occur in the state of Illinois at both the state and federal level. The most common way of notifying a defendant is through the personal service of a summons by the sheriff of the county in which the defendant resides. When you are served with a summons (i.e. an order…
One of the hottest issues being discussed in the news today is the question of minimum wage. With this issue comes the question of overtime pay. What both employers and employees may not realize is that overtime pay is both a federally and state mandated issue that requires compliance, and the failure to comply with federal and state overtime pay…
Many times an attorney will be presented with what appears to be both a great case but a difficult client. In my practice over the years, I have represented every imaginable type of client and case. What I have learned is it is as important to determine which cases not to take as it is which cases to accept. The…
When you have a potential medical malpractice lawsuit against any of the county owned hospitals, such as John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Provident Hospital, Oak Forest Health Center, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Community Clinics Ambulatory & Community Health Network Clinic, or Cermak Health Services, there are certain things you need to keep in mind that differ from other Cook…
Sports waivers and their enforceability in the state of Illinois is very complex and can be a very fact-specific issue. Today, most sports and sporting events will require either an express or implied waiver of liability for the participants or fans to participate in the event. For example, a visit to a climbing wall, a go-kart track or batting cage…
