Posted on 20 Sep 2024
When survivors of sexual abuse decide to take legal action against their abusers, there are two paths to justice: filing a civil lawsuit or a criminal complaint to law enforcement. FeganScott Managing Partner Beth Fegan, one of the attorneys representing…
Posted on 9 Sep 2024
In April 2023, 37-year-old Brandon Pace died while in custody at Tipton Correctional Center after being restrained and pepper sprayed by corrections officers, who then denied him medical care as he cried out that he couldn’t breathe and needed help…
Posted on 15 Aug 2024
FeganScott is proud to announce that Elizabeth Fegan and Timothy Scott, managing partners of the firm, have been named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America rating guide, and attorneys Jonathan Lindenfeld and Megan Shannon to the Best Lawyers: Ones…
Posted on 18 Jul 2024
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new framework for the prosecution of sexual assault cases. The guidelines have already had a palpable impact on how prosecutors approach these types of cases on behalf of survivors.…
Posted on 16 Jul 2024
FeganScott Managing Partner Elizabeth Fegan recently sat down with Women’s Hoops Network to provide a close-up look at our case against the NCAA on behalf of Black student-athletes at HCBUs who allege that its Academic Performance Program intentionally discriminates against…
Posted on 8 Jul 2024
A federal lawsuit filed by Grambling women’s basketball player Brenda McKinney against the NCAA seeks to certify a class of Black Division I athletes who competed for HBCU schools last year, alleging that they were victims of racial discrimination by…
Posted on 10 Jun 2024
Multiple colleges and universities face antisemitism lawsuits that cite in part unlawful encampments, verbal assaults, and hostile takeovers of their schools in recent months in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens on Oct. 7. Harvard, Northwestern,…
Posted on 21 May 2024
FeganScott attorney Jonathan Lindenfeld speaks with CBS Chicago about the complaint our firm filed against Northwestern University on behalf of students in response to rising antisemitism on campus. Click here to learn more about the case and the systemic changes…
Posted on 25 Apr 2024
Michael von Klemperer opens the firm’s Washington D.C. office FeganScott is pleased to announce that Michael von Klemperer has joined the firm and will serve its class action and complex litigation practice from its newly opened Washington, D.C. office. von…
Posted on 2 Apr 2024
A federal district court judge has granted final approval to a multibillion-dollar settlement between public water suppliers affected by “forever chemicals” and the company 3M, the parties announced Monday. Per the terms of the agreement, the Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer will pay these…
