Bresser v. The Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:24-cv-02034

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

442 Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Honorable Joan H. Lefkow

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  1. October 23, 2024

    Law Firm Accuses Ex-Paralegal Of 'Sabotage' In Bears Case

    An Illinois law firm has accused one of its former paralegals of attempting to stiff the firm for work it did settling his discrimination suit against the Chicago Bears, alleging that the erstwhile employee declined to file key paperwork and deleted critical files.

  2. August 29, 2024

    Chicago Bears Settle Hiring Bias Suit From White Law Student

    The Chicago Bears have quietly settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a DePaul University law student who accused the team of discrimination when it declined to hire him as a "legal diversity fellow" because he is a white male.

  3. March 15, 2024

    Off The Bench: QB 'Extortion,' Bears Bias Suit, Trans Athletes

    In this week's Off The Bench, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott claims a woman wants him to buy her silence about an alleged sexual assault, a man says the Chicago Bears denied him a job because he is white, and an inclusive roller derby team fights a county order denying facilities access to transgender girls and women.

  4. March 11, 2024

    White Male Law Student Claims Bias From Chicago Bears

    A law student on Monday lodged race and sex discrimination claims against the Chicago Bears in Illinois federal court, claiming that the NFL team wrongly refused to hire him as a "legal diversity fellow" because he's white and a man.