Case Overview

Kathleen Zellner settled Jerry Hobbs civil rights case for $7,750,000.00. Mr. Hobbs was incarcerated for 66 months. The largest civil rights settlement to date in Lake County. This the the largest pre-trial detainee settlement in the United States and in Illinois.

Press

• Jerry Hobbs wins $7.75 million settlement: National Trial Lawyers
• New Charges in Lake County Murder Cases, The Times
• The Prosecution's Case Against DNA, The New York Times
• Jerry Hobbs Describes His Five-Year Ordeal in Exclusive Interview With Tribune, Tribune
• Charges Dropped Against Jerry Hobbs, Father Accused of Murder, Associated Press
• Media Frenzy Aids Wrongful Jailing for Child Murder
• Wrongfully Accused Men Call for End of Death Penalty
• Fox, Hobbs Call For Mandatory DNA Testing
• Pair Wrongly Accused of Daughter's Murders: End Death Penalty, Chicago SunTimes
• Hobbs Freed After Five Years in Jail on Murder Charges, Chicago Tribune