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

Insurance company won’t have to defend doctor in assault

An insurance company does not have a duty to defend a doctor accused of sexually abusing a patient, a state appellate panel ruled.
By Emma Oxnevad
Law and the Loop: Attorneys reckon with past, future of community’s longtime nexus

As Chicago wrestles with the changing nature of the Loop, lawyers who enjoyed a centerpoint of activity around the Daley Center say its heyday as a legal hub isn’t likely to return.
By Emma Oxnevad
Orbitz could get settlement setoff in suit alleging rapes

Orbitz Worldwide LLC is entitled to a percentage of a previous settlement between an advertising company and two of its employees if found liable for negligently retaining and supervising an alleged sexual predator, a state appellate panel held.
By Emma Oxnevad
ARDC panel advises suspension for misuse of client funds

An attorney who used more than $4,600 of client funds without authorization should be suspended for one year, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee hearing board.
By Emma Oxnevad
Wrong intersection dooms fall claim against CTA

The Chicago Transit Authority will not have to face claims that it negligently caused a broken leg in a bus passenger whose filing incorrectly located the incident, a state appellate panel held.
By Emma Oxnevad
Ex-firefighter with cancer should get health benefits, panel rules

A former suburban firefighter who allegedly developed cancer from his duties is entitled to health insurance premium benefits from his employer, a state appellate panel held.
By Emma Oxnevad
Father of infant cut from womb can’t sue hospital for intentional distress

Claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress cannot succeed in a lawsuit against Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp. and several of its physicians by the father of a child who was cut from his mother’s womb after she was killed, a state appellate panel ruled.
By Emma Oxnevad
Slip-and-fall suit against Kankakee hospital revived

A Kankakee hospital will have to face a negligence lawsuit filed by an employee who allegedly suffered injuries after slipping and falling on campus.
By Emma Oxnevad