Fatal Stabbing in Walgreens Could Have Been Prevented CHICAGO (September 16, 2020) — Romanucci & Blandin, LLC is calling for justice in the stabbing death of Olga Maria Calderon who was killed while stocking shelves at the Walgreens at 1372 N. Milwaukee September 6, 2020. The 32-year-old mother of two from Humboldt Park was attacked on the job. Her family and community leaders are outraged, saying her death could have been prevented, but multiple warning signs were ignored.  Sources s ... Read More

CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2020) — Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC together announce that Stephan Blandin and Adam Levitt have been named Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the class-action lawsuit that they filed on behalf of consumers and businesses, alleging that Commonwealth Edison and Exelon (collectively “ComEd”) violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and unjustly enriched itself through its admitted scheme to bribe elected officials to secure passage of favorab ... Read More

Prude’s children calling for justice: A call for help in an emotional crisis became a death sentence in Rochester, New York CHICAGO  (September 7, 2020)— Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and Ben Crump Law are pleased to announce that renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is joining the legal team representing the children of Daniel Prude, who died at the hands of Rochester, New York police. On March 23, 2020, Daniel was having a mental health episode, in which he was naked and disoriented ... Read More

50-year-old Black man stopped for not having a bicycle light, then handcuffed and restrained with a knee on his back LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the legal team representing the family of George Floyd are calling for immediate transparency by the Las Vegas Police Department on the one-year anniversary of the death of Byron Williams, a Black man who died in police custody after being stopped for a minor offense and eventually handcuffed with an ... Read More

Family expresses anger and hurt over killing of mentally ill father in Rochester, New York CHICAGO  (September 3, 2020)— Romanucci & Blandin, LLC held a press conference via ZOOM on September 3, where Tashyra Prude, the daughter of Daniel Prude, shared the family’s intense emotion and called for justice over his mistreatment and death at the hands of Rochester, New York police. On March 23, 2020, Daniel was having a mental health episode, in which he was naked and disoriented. Video ... Read More

HICAGO (August 31, 2020) – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a national personal injury firm primarily based in Chicago, is proud to announce that, in a divided opinion, the First District Appellate Court has ordered a new trial against St. Alexius Medical Center and radiologist Dr. Jeffrey Chung. According to lead plaintiff’s counsel, Robert Baizer, the 2018 jury rendered a $25 Million verdict against an obstetrician in favor of Jesse Perez and his then 4-year-old twins, but found Dr. C ... Read More

CHICAGO (August 27, 2020) – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, a national personal injury firm primarily based in Chicago, is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Bruno R. Marasso has begun a term with the Justinian Society of Lawyers as its Second Vice President.   Bruno focuses his practice in the areas of automobile collisions, wrongful death, premises liability, police misconduct and institutional misconduct. Bruno has served on the Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association and ... Read More

Hundreds of new filings this week show the magnitude of injury caused by Ethylene Oxide emissions in Willowbrook, Illinois CHICAGO, IL (August 21, 2020) –  Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and the other law firms representing the victims of toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions in Willowbrook, Illinois, have filed more than 600 additional individual lawsuits this week for cancers, miscarriages and other health problems caused by the airborne carcinogen. While some of these new cases were gro ... Read More

CHICAGO (August 20, 2020) — Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is proud to announce that the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© has included all four of the firm’s partners, Antonio M. Romanucci, Stephan D. Blandin, Gina Arquilla DeBoni and Frank A. Sommario, along with Joseph E. Kolar and David Neiman. Best Lawyers lists are compiled annually following an extensive peer review.  This is the ninth consecutive year that both Romanucci and Blandin have been named to The Best Lawyers ... Read More

Class Action lawsuit paves the way for more daycare centers to be compensated CHICAGO (August 18, 2020) – Nationally respected personal injury law firm Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, along with insurance policyholder’s law firms Rutter & Russin, LLC and Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP, together announce the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of a Chicago daycare center and others that suffered devastating financial losses in the COVID-19 crisis, and are seeking payment ... Read More