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$750,000 Verdict in Chicago School Beating Case: Jury Holds School Board, Teacher Responsible for Student’s Trauma

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Chicago, IL – A Chicago family has been awarded $750,000 in damages after their child was subjected to a brutal beating at school, which a federal jury found was exacerbated by negligent behavior from educational officials. The conclusion of this contentious civil trial brings to close a case that began with a disturbing 2018 incident at Tilton Elementary School, involing Jomaury Champ, a then 9-year-old student with ADHD. Champ’s ordeal started when his fourth-grade homeroom teacher, Kristen Haynes, permitted Juanita Tyler, a non-employee of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and an estranged relative unfamiliar to the … Read more

Chicago Student Wins $750K in Lawsuit After Being Assaulted with Belts at School

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Chicago – A jury has awarded $750,000 in damages to a former student of a Chicago public school after a 2019 lawsuit revealed he was subjected to physical abuse by school employees. The verdict comes after a significant legal battle focused on the maltreatment of the student who, according to court documents, was beaten with belts within the school premises. The incident, which occurred in 2018, involved three staff members, one of whom was a security guard at the school. They were found to have coordinated the attack as a disciplinary measure after alleging misbehavior … Read more

Another Chicago Jury Declines to Award Damages in Zantac Cancer Lawsuit, as California Trial Begins

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Chicago, IL — A Cook County Circuit Court jury recently declared a mistrial in a lawsuit concerning the heartburn medication Zantac, marking the fourth such outcome in Chicago courts. These proceedings revolve around allegations that the manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim, failed to warn users that the drug could allegedly lead to cancer. This recent decision follows close on the heels of two other similar outcomes involving Zantac disagreements, with the notable instance last month when another jury reached a decision against GlaxoSmithKline, a different manufacturer of the same medication. The legal battles are far from confined … Read more

Chicago Student Awarded $750,000 in Damages After Teacher-Enabled Assault at Elementary School

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CHICAGO — A federal jury awarded $750,000 in damages to the family of Jomaury Champ, a 15-year-old former student of Tilton Elementary School in Chicago, after he was subjected to a severe beating by an unauthorized visitor at the school in 2018. The verdict concluded a civil trial that scrutinized the responsibilities of the educational system and the psychological aftermath experienced by Champ, who was only a fourth grader at the time of the incident. Champ departed from the courtroom before the delivery of the verdict on Wednesday, following a trial that emphasized the arguments … Read more