Ald. Settles With Genoa Over Arrest
Originally posted on Chicago Law Bulletin Ald. settles with Genoa over arrest A northern Illinois city will shell out $225,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a resident — now an alderman — who claimed he was the victim of police brutality and malicious prosecution. The federal lawsuit brought by plaintiff Charles Cravatta against Genoa […]
Cronauer Law Representing More Than 20,000 American Farmers
Originally posted on Chicago Law Bulletin Local Sycamore Attorney C. Nicholas Cronauer is part of a legal team representing more than 20,000 American corn farmers in the growing lawsuit against Syngenta, the Swiss-based seed company. Last week two members of that legal team were appointed by the Minnesota State Court as the co-lead counsels in the litigation, giving […]
Ex-Metra Engineer Gets $5.3M After Slip
Ex-Metra engineer gets $5.3M after slip Originally posted on Chicago Law Bulletin Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pocket Ex-Metra engineer gets $5.3M after slip A Cook County jury on Tuesday awarded $5.3 million to a man who needed a spinal fusion after slipping on snow and ice while wearing an oily boot. Plaintiff Christopher Cravatta, a locomotive […]
Metra Case analysis
Verdict $5,300,000 Case Christopher P. Cravatta v. METRA and Northeast Regional Illinois Commuter Railroad, No. 2014-L-006667 Court Cook COunty Circuit Court Judge Joan E. Powell Date 3/21/2017 Plaintiff Attorney(s) Brett Emison, Langdon & Emison, Kansas City, MO Ken Barnes, Barnes Law Firm LLC, Kansas City, MO C. Nicholas Cronauer, Burns, Cronauer & Brown, Sycamore, IL Timothy […]
Nicholas Cronauer Joins Sycamore Law Firm
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2011/12/19/nicholas-cronauer-joins-sycamore-law-firm/arg007i/ Nicholas Cronauer has joined the law firm of Charles E. Cronauer & Associates at 1101 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, as an associate attorney. Cronauer graduated summa cum laude from Illinois State University in 2008 with a degree in accounting and graduated magna cum laude from Valparaiso University Law School as a published member of the […]