Kat Zeman

Kat Zeman joined Law Bulletin Media as assistant editor in March 2022. An accomplished journalist with years of experience in both print and digital publications, Kat has covered breaking news for major daily newspapers and appeared in various magazines. Her work has been featured in the Daily Herald, Insure.com, MSN Money, Consumers Digest and Money Talks News.

In her most recent role as senior editor at Knighthouse Media, Kat was responsible for writing and editing for more than a dozen trade magazines including Food & Drink International, Retail Merchandiser, Modern Home Builder, Construction Today, Inside Healthcare and Supply Chain World.

She has a journalism degree from Columbia College Chicago and has lived in the Chicago area for most of her life.

Recent Articles by CDLB staff

Illinois Supreme Court revives truck fines suit against Joliet

A group of commercial truck drivers can continue to pursue a lawsuit against the City of Joliet over its attempt to fine them for violating a city ordinance that enforces weight limits on designated roads, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled.
By Grace Barbic
Economic loss claims against Abbott over baby formula tossed

A group of plaintiffs, who claim they would not have paid for baby formula if they knew it was at risk of contamination prior to a recall, cannot pursue an economic loss suit against Abbott Laboratories, a federal appeals court ruled.
By Grace Barbic
Class OK’d in suit alleging religious exercise in schools

A federal judge certified a class of former Chicago Public School students to jointly pursue their claim that the City of Chicago Board of Education’s Quiet Time program was a forced religious exercise.
By Grace Barbic
Bid to bar Chicago nonprofit from suing abortion funds nixed

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that sought to prohibit the Chicago-based Thomas More Society from bringing any civil actions under a Texas law that restricts abortion against two organizations that help cover the costs of the procedure.
By Patricia Manson
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
Alleged victims of data breach can pursue negligence suit

Two women who maintain their sensitive personal information was exposed to third parties in a data breach have stated a claim for negligence against the company storing the information, a federal judge held.
By Patricia Manson
Due process suits over murder convictions can continue

Two women who allege a pair of former City of Chicago detectives fabricated evidence that resulted in their wrongful murder convictions in a 1992 double homicide can pursue claims of due process right violations.
By Grace Barbic
Cook County jury awards $10M in mesh sling case

A Cook County jury awarded $10.4 million to a woman who alleged she sustained permanent injuries from an improperly placed mesh sling meant to treat urinary incontinence.
By Grace Barbic