On May 5th, the members of BLET Division 106 in Muncie, Indiana helped honor their fallen brother, Jeff York, when they participated with Jeff's widow, Lisa, in dedicating an interlocker near Muncie as "York Point".

HGSS founding partner was recently named as one of the leaders of the class action litigation pending against Enbridge and related entities in connection with the leak of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River.

The Chicago Tribune has broken a story detailing the presence of toxic diesel exhaust in passenger cars on Metra.

Holland, Groves, Schneller & Stolze, LLC has obtained preliminary approval of a class action against U.S. Title Guaranty Company (“U.S. Title”) in Circuit Court of St. Louis City, Missouri, alleging that U.S. Title collected certain fees at settlements from consumers and did not always perform the corresponding service in violation of Missouri law. Under the terms of the settlement, all class members from whom fees were collected and no service was performed are eligible to receive a full refund of the fees collected. In addition, U.S. Title has modified its practice with respect to the imposition, collection and disposition of the fees at issue.  

HGSS partner Steve Stolze recently received the distinct honor of being named one of the United States "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by The American Trial Lawyers Association".

As reported by the national media, the Holland Law Firm recently filed a class action lawsuit against Enbridge, Inc and related companies regarding the release of nearly a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River in central Michigan.

HGSS partners Steve Stolze and Eric Holland obtained a $17,000,000 jury verdict recently for a client with a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a fall from a defective railroad car in the Chicago area.  The defendant disputed the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s injuries and argued to the jury that there was no brain injury sustained. 

Law360, New York (May 05, 2010) -- BP PLC is currently facing at least 40 civil lawsuits by property owners, fishermen, seafood processors and restaurants in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida and, like the growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, the spread of litigation shows no signs of abatement.

On April 20, 2010, a series of events unfolded on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon (hereinafter “Deepwater Horizon”) that ultimately led to its sinking and the release of crude oil into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.  These events have been widely covered by the media and include an explosion and subsequent fire, along with the loss of a large number of lives as a result thereof. The sunken oil rig is releasing large amounts of oil which, despite initial estimates by certain Defendants and their representatives,  is now reported to be up to 5,000 gallons of crude oil per day that is being pumped into the Gulf waters from the sunken rig.