Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm obtained a cash settlement for a prominent Chicago Rabbi after his synagogue failed to pay him the deferred earnings it has promised to pay in a written plan. The synagogue had failed to keep up with changes in the tax laws, creating a...
Nationally recognized franchise and dealership trial lawyer, Carmen D. Caruso will lead Franchisees in a discussion of “Class actions or Other Means to Resolve System-Wide Disputes” at the inaugural Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) Legal Symposium set for...
The American Bar Association Section of Litigation is republishing a webinar Carmen D. Caruso recently hosted on jury selection and jury argument in divisive cases in our divisive times. Read the full article here.
On March 22, 2018, Balestriere Fariello of New York and Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm in Chicago filed a defamation lawsuit against William (“Bill”) James O’Reilly, the former host of The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Network, LLC, on behalf of Plaintiff Laurie Dhue, a...
In a recent article for Blue MauMau, Carmen D. Caruso argued (absent a specific agreement) there is no general requirement that the Awards issued in arbitration must remain secret and that Lawyers that try cases for a living know both intrinsically and anecdotally the...
“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny” - Robert A. Heinlein. Arbitration is heralded as a way of providing for the just and efficient resolution of disputes. Frequently arbitration fulfills this promise, but too often it does not. Carmen D. Caruso discusses the...
Carmen D. Caruso will serve as moderator and a panelist for the American Bar Association webinar discussing “Jury Selection and Jury Argument in Divisive Cases in Our Divisive Times”. The program will explore strategies for jury selection and argument framing in...
Carmen D. Caruso recently wrote an article for the American Bar Association (Section of Litigation) focusing on the Growing Wave of Gender Discrimination Lawsuits Against Big Law.
Carmen Caruso will present the franchisee perspective on issues of vital importance to any franchisee facing the prospects of an unhappy ending to a franchise relationship and effective ways to counter aggressive franchisor tactics, avoid needless legal exposure, and...
Trying cases is the art of storytelling. When we stand in front of juries, judges or arbitrators, we tell our client’s story in the best light and in the most interesting light to hold the decision-makers’ attention, and hopefully lead them to the conclusion we desire...
Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has ranked principal attorney Carmen D. Caruso in “Franchising: Mainly Franchisee Nationwide” for 2017. Caruso is nationally known for taking on challenging cases and being a strong advocate achieving...
Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm Associate Xiaoyin Cao attended the International Society of Franchising Conference (ISof) 31st Annual Meeting in Atlanta in June 2017. This event is the premier conference for researchers in franchising and is aimed at all academics,...