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Jenner & Block Secures Compensation for Pro Bono Client After City of Harvey's Discharge Injunction Violations

A Jenner & Block team representing pro bono client Rose Thomas secured sanctions against the City of Harvey, Illinois, after the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois found the city willfully violated the discharge injunction by shutting off Ms. Thomas's water for 273 days following her Chapter 7 discharge....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Secures Largest Civil Jury Verdict in Michigan History for Consumers Energy and DTE Electric

On December 18, Jenner & Block secured a landmark jury verdict of $394,424,138 for clients Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, representing what is believed to be the largest civil jury verdict in Michigan history....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Named Litigators of the Week Runners-Up for Landmark Civil Jury Verdict

A Jenner & Block team led by Partners Terri Mascherin and Dan Weiss were named Runners-Up for Litigators of the Week by The American Lawyer for securing a landmark jury verdict of $394,424,138 for clients Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company, representing what is believed to be the largest civil jury verdict in Michigan history....READ MORE

Associate Sam White Discusses Wrongful Conviction Matter on Undisclosed: Toward Justice Podcast

Associate Sam White joined the Undisclosed: Toward Justice podcast to discuss the wrongful conviction of Chris Bynum, one of the firm's pro bono clients. He was accompanied by Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D., who is also advocating for Chris as a Professor of Criminal Justice at Purdue University Northwest and Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Exoneration Network. The episode, "TJ Weekly – Free Chris Bynum," examines evidence that challenges Bynum's original conviction, as part of an in-...READ MORE