Profile of Judge Abraham
DCBA Brief
It was no surprise to Ken Abraham when the Strong Interests test he took while at Morton West High School showed he would like practicing law. From the time he was twelve years old and watching television series like "The Defenders" and "Judd for the Defense", he had known that he wanted to be a lawyer. After high school, he went on to the University of Illinois at Champaign where he majored in Political Science.
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Class Calls Barbizon School 'Worthless'
Courthouse News Service - June 25, 2010
CHICAGO (CN) - The Barbizon School dupes aspiring models for thousands of dollars in tuition by falsely promising "print, television, commercials and film" work at $50 to $150 per hour or more through "Barbizon's placement agency," Royal Model & Talent Management, a class action claims in Cook County Court. But in truth, Barbizon reported in 2009 that "of the 172 students who completed its course in the previous year, none were employed," according to the complaint.
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Lawsuit Claims Hair Treatment a Scam
Chicago Sun Times - August 5, 2009
When laser therapy, scalp messages and dietary supplements didn't work, two clients of Deerfield-based Natural Hair Growth Institute sought refunds.
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Vincent DiTommaso Profile
FRA NOI - October 2008
As a result of Vincent L. DiTommaso's talent as a lawyer and his hard work in a particular class-action lawsuit, the Chicago-Kent Law School was awarded a $100,000 cy pres award. "Cy pres, which can be described as a form of court-sanctioned philanthropy, is often involved in class-action judgements when it's not feasible to disperse the settlement funds to the plaintiffs," DiTommaso explains. "Cy pres really is a win-win situation, because not only is the 'bad act' that was the subject of the lawsuit rectified, but the settlement is dispersed to organizations that advance the public good and/or protect consumers."
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The Kane Center Advocate - Winter, 2004
The Mandel Clinic was recently named as a recipient of funds remaining from several class action suits brought by the law firm of DiTommasoLubin on behalf of a class of plaintiffs who were improperly charged an "occupancy" tax during their stays in several suburban hotels.
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Chicago Sun-Times - June 3, 2004
Did lawyers for one side of a case hire the judge's former law partner just so the judge would recuse himself? It doesn't matter -- it "just simply looks bad," Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird, presiding judge of the Cook County Circuit Court's Chancery Division, wrote in a rare order knocking an attorney off of a case.
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Hotel tagged for allegedly labeling business cost as tax charge
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - June 5, 2003
An increasingly common tactic by retailers is to advertise a product or service at a particular price and then tack on extra fees and charges. One particularly deceptive variation of this maneuver is to label extra fees in a way that makes them appear to be taxes or other government-imposed charges.
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Chicago Tribune - Apr 30, 2002
All Donald Ramsell wanted was to hear some Doobies. But when he showed up for the Oldies 104.3 Summer Jam in August at the Kane County Events Center in Geneva, the Doobie Brothers were not there. Now, the Wheaton attorney has filed a lawsuit, claiming the group never returned for a follow-up concert and he never received a refund for the $100 he spent on four tickets.
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Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill., Mar. 11, 2000
Illinois' 102 county Circuit Court clerks are the defendants in a class-action suit filed Friday alleging the clerks collected fines against juveniles who were denied proper legal representation in court.
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Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill., Mar. 11, 2000
When municipalities such as Schaumburg issued P-tickets, they were cutting errant drivers a deal: Pay a fine of $25 to $75 for minor traffic offenses and avoid seeing a judge or getting a blemish on your driving record.
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Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill, Jan 19, 1999
In an unusual ruling, a judge has ordered the DuPage County Board to reduce future property taxes by an estimated $2.25 million once claims and legal fees have been paid in a controversial class-action lawsuit that sought the refund of impact fees wrongfully collected in 1989 and 1990.
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Chicago Tribune - Chicago, Ill. - Aug 9, 1999
Will County has settled for $50,000 a civil rights lawsuit brought by a University Park man who said he was passed over five times for jobs that went to younger, less qualified white applicants.
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Chicago Sun-Times - July 24, 1999
The judge's decision is in, and the winner of the 1999 Mrs. Illinois contest is: Mrs. Illinois 1999. Backers of reigning beauty queen Monica Skylling-Burke turned back a legal challenge Friday by first runner-up Lisa Appleby, who had sued last month to wrest the title from her.
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Chicago Sun-Times - February 19, 1998
If you have ever paid a late fee on your Tele-Communications Inc. bill, you are suing the cable TV giant to get a refund. On Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Aaron Jaffe certified a class-action suit against TCI, a legal step allowing lawyers to pursue their case against the company. A trial could come as soon as late summer.
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Chicago Sun-Times - February 2, 1998
SPRINGFIELD Illinois' cable industry did not conduct any research to justify the fairness of a $5 late fee before it rushed legislation through the state House last fall, new court documents show. The documents obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times also make clear that the industry pushed the initiative to better position itself against a class-action lawsuit seeking lower fees.
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Chicago Sun-Times - September 28, 1997
Cable TV companies that charge millions of dollars in late fees are being investigated by the Illinois attorney general's office for possible consumer fraud, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. At the same time, the City of Chicago is preparing to get tough on Prime Cable and Chicago Cable TV over their late fees.
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Daily Herald - July 25, 1996
The parties went in fighting and came out peacefully. In so doing, they settled the first case in what approaches a DuPage County version of the People's Court. Taxpayers may be interested to know the case took four hours to conclude, compared to more than a year that a typical civil case drags through the court.
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A long dispute between Chicago's infamous Lincoln Towing and State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka may be near a conclusion. Topinka just got a favorable ruling in her class-action suit, but INC. hears the towing company, despite filing an appeal notice, is very interested in reaching a compromise.
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Crain's Chicago Business - October 02, 1995
A soon-to-be-settled class-action suit against a Chicago-area auto dealer could cause headaches for dealers nationwide. The suit, filed last year in U.S. District Court in Chicago against Currie Motors Lincoln-Mercury Inc., challenges how costs of extended warranties are disclosed in sales financing contracts.
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Chicago Tribune - Aug 28, 1991
A Libertyville auto dealer was accused in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday of pocketing a $400 rebate in 1988 that was due a customer.
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Chicago Tribune - Aug 2, 1990
A Cook County judge Wednesday ordered 178 new car dealers, virtually all in the Chicago area, to notify nearly 1 million customers that they are entitled to refunds averaging about $50 because of overcharges on fees for license plates, title registrations and transfers.
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Chicago Tribune - Aug 2, 1990
Cy pres, which can be described as a form of court-sanctioned philanthropy, is often invoked in class-action judgments when it's not feasible to disperse the settlement funds to the plaintiffs," DiTommaso explains. "In class-action settlements, it isn't always possible or economically efficient to reimburse each and every plaintiff," says DiTommaso.
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