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ANTONIO M. ROMANUCCI APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE STATE of ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULES COMMITTEE
CHICAGO (December 18, 2019) — Romanucci & Blandin, LLC announced today that Antonio M. Romanucci has been appointed Chairperson of the Rules Committee for the State of Illinois Supreme Court. His term begins January 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2020. In this role, he will lead the committee’s work to study and recommend new rules and modify existing rules for the State of Illinois Supreme Court. To learn more about the rule making process visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCou ... Read More
ROMANUCCI & BLANDIN SETTLES CHICAGO POLICE PURSUIT CARREON CASE FOR $19.25 MILLION
CHICAGO (December 12, 2019) — Romanucci & Blandin, LLC announced today it has reached a $19.25 million settlement with the City of Chicago after two of its police officers were found liable for the death of 37-year-old Maria Carreon. In April 2019, the Carreon family was awarded $21.3 million after a jury found that the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Department officers showed an utter indifference to or conscious disregard for their own safety and the safety of others, particularly th ... Read More
ANTONIO M. ROMANUCCI NAMED LEAD COUNSEL IN STERIGENICS LITIGATION
CHICAGO (October 28, 2019)—The Honorable Christopher E. Lawler of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered an order Friday appointing a Lead Counsel, Co-Lead Counsels, an Executive Committee, and a Liaison Counsel to advance discovery and manage pre-trial proceedings in the cases against Sterigenics: Willowbrook’s embattled and recently-shuttered medical sterilization facility.
Antonio Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC was appointed Lead Counsel for the group. Four Co-Le ... Read More
Romanucci & Blandin, LLC welcomes Jennifer McGuffin to the firm as Chief Communications Officer
CHICAGO (October 28, 2019) -- Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a leading personal injury and civil trial practice law firm in Chicago, today announced it is welcoming Jennifer McGuffin to the team as its Chief Communications Officer. In this newly created role, she will lead and execute media strategy and further advance the firm’s position as a thought leader in personal injury and national legal trends. She will also direct internal communication and assume a leadership role in communicatio ... Read More
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Settlement
Romanucci & Blandin Secures Settlement in Excess of $735 Million in Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Chicago Firm Represents 76 Victims from Route 91 Concert Massacre
Chicago – Attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin today announced a settlement with MGM International to resolve thousands of claims arising from the Route 91 concert massacre in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017, which remains the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history. The settlement will be in the range of $735 million to $800 millio ... Read More
All Four Romanucci & Blandin Partners Named to 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America©
CHICAGO -- Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is proud to announce that all four of its partners, Antonio M. Romanucci, Stephan D. Blandin, Gina Arquilla DeBoni and Frank A. Sommario, have been named to the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers lists are compiled annually following an extensive peer review.
This is the eighth consecutive year that both Romanucci and Blandin have been named to The Best Lawyers in America© list, and the fourth consecutive year for Sommario ... Read More
WIFE OF ARMY CAPTAIN KILLED IN BOEING MAX CRASH SUES, CALLS ON U.S. AIRLINES TO BAN 737 MAX FROM FLEETS
Investigators continue to find new flaws with MAX
Victim demands airlines prove they put safety first
CHICAGO (July 24,2019)—The wife of Antoine Lewis, a U.S. Army Captain from suburban Chicago who was a passenger on the fatal Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, today called on all U.S. airlines to ban the Boeing 737 MAX from their fleets after filing a lawsuit against the Boeing Company (Boeing) for strict product liability and negligence. Antoine Lewis died on March 10, when a brand-new ... Read More
Romanucci & Blandin, LLC Partner, Frank A. Sommario Named Secretary of the National Italian American Bar Association
CHICAGO, IL (June 12, 2019) – On June 7, 2019 at the Superior Court in New Haven, Connecticut, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr. (Ret.) of the Connecticut Supreme Court conducted an induction ceremony for the National Italian American Bar Association (NIABA) Officers and Directors. Of those introduced and sworn to an oath of service was Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, Partner, Frank A. Sommario who will serve as Secretary of the association for the 2019-2021 term.
NIABA originated in 1982 ... Read More
Victims: “No faith” that Sterigenics will follow Matt Haller Act, protect public from cancerous emissions
Victims urge IEPA to reject Sterigenics’ efforts to reopen
WILLOWBROOK, IL (July 1, 2019)--Victims suing Sterigenics, the scandal-ridden company found to be emitting cancer-causing ethylene oxide from its now-shuttered facility in suburban Willowbrook, are urging the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to reject the company’s attempts to reopen.
Sterigenics submitted a construction permit to the IEPA last week which included plans to install a new ethylene oxide emissions system t ... Read More
ANTONIO M. ROMANUCCI TO BE INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT OF ITLA
ANTONIO M. ROMANUCCI, founding partner at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, will be installed as the 66th President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on Friday, June 7, 2019, at its annual convention at the JW Marriott Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
Romanucci, 58, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1982. He continued his studies at John Marshall Law School in Chicago where he received his law degree in 1985. He was admitted to the ... Read More
