Diandra “Fu” Debrosse has received a Black Leadership Award from Profiles in Diversity Journal®. The Black Leadership Award recipients are people from around the world who reflect a commitment to excellence, a passion for mentoring and advocating for the next generation, and an ongoing involvement with the larger community. This is only the third class … Continued
The attorneys representing the family of Ruth Whitfield, one of the victims of last summer’s racially-motivated mass shooting in a Buffalo, NY supermarket, today addressed the media following the gunman’s guilty plea in a New York state court. DiCello Levitt’s Kenneth Abbarno, along with co-counsel Terry Connors and Ben Crump, and members of the victim’s … Continued
DiCello Levitt Partner and Privacy, Technology, and Cybersecurity Practice Chair Amy Keller has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ “40 Under 40” list. The annual list profiles leaders from the Chicago metropolitan area who have made an impact in their respective industries and the greater Chicagoland community. Amy’s meteoric rise to prominence began when she founded … Continued
DiCello Levitt is pleased to announce that Partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse has been recognized as a 2022 Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. 2022 has been a trailblazing year for Fu. She recently made history as the first Black woman ever appointed to lead an MDL, being named co-lead counsel in the massive, high … Continued
Chicago, October 21, 2022 – DiCello Levitt filed a mass tort lawsuit today on behalf of women – many of whom are Black – who have contracted or are at greater risk of contracting uterine cancer and other significant health conditions from their use of chemical hair straightening products. The suit has been filed by … Continued
On October 10, 2022, The Honorable Stephen E. Balogh, Associate Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois, certified a class of Illinois citizens who have suffered a myriad of property-related injuries resulting from a fire and series of explosions that occurred June 2021 at Chemtool, Incorporated’s plant in Rockton, Illinois. The class includes … Continued
DiCello Levitt has one of the strongest and most successful agricultural biotechnology practices in the United States, with its attorney having recovered close to $2 billion for farmers and other landowners in several of the largest agricultural biotechnology class actions in history, and currently represents hundreds of claims of individuals, including farmers, suffering from Paraquat-caused … Continued
MILWAUKEE, October 11, 2022 – On September 6, DiCello Levit, together with co-counsel Gary Burger of Burger Law, LLC and Michael Flannery of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, appeared in court in Milwaukee County on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, seeking certification of a class of more than 5,000 correctional officers and sergeants who have worked … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO, October 4, 2022 –In a rare class action trial verdict, a California federal jury today found that the nation’s largest automobile manufacturer hid an engine defect that resulted in excessive oil consumption, leading to engine damage, stalling, and premature breakdown in tens of thousands of General Motors’s (NYSE: GM) 5.3-liter SUVs and light … Continued
