A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of a group of exotic dancers just outside the Peoria area at a club called “Club Cabaret.” The suit is hoping to get class action status for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In plain English, it’s a lawsuit about wrongly calling the girls independent contractors […]
With Bruce Jenner and others in the news lately, a hot topic in Illinois law has been transgenders and laws that apply to them. In Illinois, if you are transgender and get harassed, you do have protections. We’ve been involved in lawsuits for those harassed while working for example. One area where this comes up […]
Medical malpractice lawsuits can be tough cases, but when a doctor or other health care professional seriously injures a patient, we believe in doing everything we can to hold that person or entity responsible. As a client, there is much that is in your hands, especially at the start of a case. It is up […]
There have been a ton of articles in the news about actress/model/great accent, Sofia Vergara. She was engaged to a man a couple of years ago and they tried twice, unsuccessfully, to have a baby. They froze some embryos that were injected with her ex-fiance’s sperm in case they wanted to try again. They broke […]
Parents have a financial obligation to support their children when they are minors. Court-ordered child support almost always continues until the age of 18. However, there are some circumstances in which a child might need continued support beyond the age of majority. Illinois law allows a court to order parents to support their children past […]
Married couples share a lot of things without thinking much about it. You probably have some property that you think of as your own, some you think of as your spouse’s, and much that you acquired together and think of as shared. However, when it comes to dividing property in divorce, state law often steps […]
We stress all of the time the importance of having a lawyer that is narrowly focused in the types of cases that they handle. A jack of all trades attorney will not have the knowledge of the law you need or the relationships that you need, especially in a tougher case. I saw […]
Not all referral services are the same. Actually, scratch that. Most of them are the same, but ours is very different. With us, you will get an attorney recommendation based on the particular facts of your case, not just the general area of law you’re dealing with. Our recommendation is also based on the experience, […]
When you co-sign for a friend or family member, you’re doing them a big favor. You are letting them use your good credit and reliable income, and it’s usually because theirs isn’t good enough. The creditor, whether it’s a mortgage lender, car dealer or landlord, thinks it’s too risky to lend to your friend or […]
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