Emma Oxnevad

Emma Oxnevad is a Staff Writer for Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. She is a native of the Chicagoland area and graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2021. Before joining the Law Bulletin, she served as a managing editor for The DePaulia, DePaul’s student newspaper, and has bylines in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reader.

Recent Articles by Emma Oxnevad

$1M judgment for exploding vape batteries vacated

A vape store does not have to pay $1 million in damages over a man’s burn injuries after a state appellate panel found it was unfairly sanctioned over discovery responses.
By Emma Oxnevad
Panel won’t revive consumer fraud suit against ComEd

ComEd and its parent company do not have to face a lawsuit alleging that its bribery of associates of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan caused its customers to pay higher fees.
By Emma Oxnevad
State civil rights act can apply retroactively to Title IX suit

VanderCook College of Music must face a claim under the Illinois Civil Rights Remedies Restoration Act (CRRRA) in a lawsuit by a former student who alleged that it violated Title IX.
By Emma Oxnevad
Carpentry worker settles spinal injury claim for $13M

A Chicago man who required spinal fusion surgery after a 30-foot wall fell on him at a construction site will receive a $13 million settlement.
By Emma Oxnevad
Suit revived over car crash into restaurant

A Waukegan restaurant must face a lawsuit alleging that its negligent construction caused a customer multiple leg fractures when a car crashed into its front entrance.
By Emma Oxnevad
Panel won’t revive malpractice suit against attorney

A Decatur law firm does not have to face a lawsuit alleging that one of its partners negligently represented a client in relation to a real estate development, a state appellate panel held.
By Emma Oxnevad
USPS must face ex-employee’s disability claim

The U.S. Postal Service must face a lawsuit by a former employee who alleges failure to accommodate, discrimination and retaliation related to her age and disability.
By Emma Oxnevad
Union Pacific must face suit by driver who hit train

Union Pacific Railroad Co. will have to face a lawsuit alleging that its employee’s negligence caused a driver to crash into a train.
By Emma Oxnevad