Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office, was featured in the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2021 “Who’s Who in Law,” which recognizes top attorneys in Birmingham, and to the publication’s 2021 “Women to Watch” list. Asked about a pivotal moment in her career, Fu said it came when she began representing cities and counties against … Continued
CHICAGO — DiCello Levitt partner Amy E. Keller has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 listing of the nation’s leading female litigators. Amy is one of only ten women Benchmark has recognized in Illinois, and one of only twenty women recognized across the entire Midwest region, in its entire guide, currently in its tenth edition. The 2021 “Top 250 Women in … Continued
NEW YORK – On August 3, 2021, United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California appointed DiCello Levitt Gutzler partner David A. Straite, CIPP/US as part of the six-person team to lead the consolidated privacy cases challenging Google’s broadcast of user data in Google’s online Ad Exchange. See … Continued
CHICAGO —Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and DiCello Levitt LLC as co-lead counsel in the class action against ComEd for the impact of its admitted bribery scheme provided comments about efforts by its parent company, Exelon, to threaten Illinois lawmakers who are currently considering a bailout of the utility. Exelon claims it needs additional state funding because its nuclear … Continued
CHICAGO — DiCello Levitt Gutzler Partner Daniel R. Flynn has been appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel by Judge Donna R. Honzel in the Winnebago County, Illinois lawsuit related to the fire and explosions that occurred last month at the Chemtool, Inc. chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois. In the early hours of June 14, 2021, a fire … Continued
CLEVELAND – July 22 – The DiCello Levitt trial team, led by Robert “Bobby” DiCello, Mark DiCello, and Justin Hawal, was awarded Public Justice’s prestigious 2021 Trial Lawyer of the Year award for its successful prosecution and trial of the landmark Black v. Hicks verdict –a case of police brutality and corruption in the City … Continued
On July 6, 2021, Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois appointed DiCello Levitt Gutzler partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (PEC) supervising the In re Paraquat Products Liability Litigation. After careful review of written submissions and oral statements by the Court, … Continued
CHICAGO—On June 7, 2021, Chief Magistrate Judge Eddy of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania largely denied the motion to dismiss the class action against Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (“BNY Corp”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BNY Mellon, N.A. (“BNY Mellon”) (collectively, “BNY”). The class action alleges that BNY, among other … Continued
CHICAGO – National plaintiffs’ law firm DiCello Levitt today announced that Diandra “Fu” Debrosse has joined the firm as a partner in its new Birmingham, Alabama, office and member of the firm’s public client, environmental, mass tort, civil rights, and trial practice groups. Widely known for her passionate and relentless client advocacy, Debrosse arrives from … Continued
