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read moreChicago pays $450,000 to 2 drivers falsely charged with DUIs:Win for Erickson & Oppenheimer
Chicago to pay $450,000 to 2 drivers falsely charged with DUIs;Settlement comes on eve of trial, ends litigation related to police Officer Richard Fiorito, says Chicago Tribune. Former Chicago police Officer Richard Fiorito was once honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his aggressive DUI arrests, but he was pulled off street duty three years..
read moreErickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd Win $50,000; Jury Adds 75 cents For Interupted Use of Air Pump
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $50,000.75 to a Chicago man who accused police officers of wrongfully arresting him while he was filing his car tires with air. Michael Oppenheimer of Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. led a the legal team. Court records show the award given to Pares Ratliff last week includes $50,000..
read moreErickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. Win $50,000; Jury Adds 75 cents For Cost of Interrupted Use of Air Pump
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $50,000.75 to a Chicago man who accused police officers of wrongfully arresting him while he was filing his car tires with air. Michael Oppenheimer of Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. led a the legal team. Court records show the award given to Pares Ratliff last week includes $50,000..
read moreErickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd Win $565,000 for Chicago cop whose home was raided
Chicago cop whose home was raided is awarded $565,000 in damages August 10, 2012|By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter When Chicago police broke into his Austin home with guns drawn and a search warrant, Markee Cooper Sr., a cop himself, and his family could only look on as drawers and closets were searched for crack cocaine based on..
read moreChicago cop testifies about raid on his apartment
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense Attorneys Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. Score Major Victory on Falsified Warrant Case Officer says gun team got warrant to search his home based on faulty information By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter August 5, 2012 Four officers had their guns pointed at him in his living room. His two young boys were..
read moreBoxing Champion Semajay Thomas, Represented by Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd., Beats Murder, Makes Emotional Return
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – Jul 16, 2012) – Two-time U.S.A. National Boxing Champion and Chicago native Semajay Thomas triumphantly returned to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center last Sunday as a free man dreaming of a world title. The light welterweight spent 15 months in the facility after being falsely accused of a 2009 murder that..
read moreReckless Homicide Vehicular Homicide
Reckless homicide (commonly referred to as Vehicular Homicide) is where a death results from the reckless driving of a motor vehicle. Under Illinois law, the reckless homicide statute is the same as involuntary manslaughter– but where driving a car is involved. Said another way, reckless homicide is the unintentional killing of a person while driving..
read moreDUI: Under the Influence or Presumed Impaired?
In a recent decision, the Illinois Supreme Court distinquished between the six various ways a person can be charged and found guilty of DUI in Illinois. ”Four ways require proof that a driver’s ingestion of alcohol or drugs impaired his ability to drive. Two ways do not.” In the two ways that do not, the..
read moreDUI Roadside Safety Checks
The Chicago Police are employing so called “road-side safety checks” with increasing regularity. Road-side safety checks or DUI roadblocks are temporary stations set up by Chicago Police to search drivers in order to find drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. The Chicago Police also utilize this techinique under the guise of a seat..
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