CLCCRUL - Jury Awards Chicago Family $520,000 in Hate Crime/Fair Housing Case



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Jury Awards Chicago Family $520,000 in Hate Crime/Fair Housing Case 09/04/2009

The Chicago Lawyers' Committee and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced that a jury has awarded a Chicago family of Puerto Rican descent $520,000 in damages in a hate crime and fair housing case filed against their neighbor earlier this year. A Cook County jury awarded the Jesse and Alisa Rodriguez family, including their two children, $140,000 in compensatory damages and $380,000 in punitive damages against their neighbor, Joseph Marrone, for violations of the Illinois Hate Crime Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, and for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The parties live on the northwest side of Chicago. Click here for press release. Click here for press coverage.

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