May 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Writ of Certiorari to Property Owners’ Class Action Against Railroads Related to 2008 Flood

Media Only Inquiries Contact: Sam Sheronick of Sam Sheronick Law Firm, P.C. at (319) 366-8193 (Press Release on behalf of: Sam Sheronick Law Firm, P.C.; Cutter Law PC; Eric Ratinoff Law Corp.; Wexler Wallace LLP; Law Offices of Russell G. Petti) PRESS RELEASE (May 30, 2019)—The United States Supreme Court on March 18, 2018 denied the Property Owners’ Class Action Lawsuit seeking restitution for over $6 billion in property damages from Defendant Railroads related to the 2008 Flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reports Sam Sheronick Law Firm, P.C., Cutter Law, P.C., Eric Ratinoff Law Corp, Wexler Wallace, LLP, and the Law Offices of Russell G. Petti. The United States Supreme Court did not rule on whether the Defendants caused the flood damage in Cedar Rapids in 2008, but rather, the U.S. Supreme Court decided it would not review the [...]

What Playing Baseball Taught Me About Being A Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Attorney

Another day at the office (L-R: Alfonso Mota, Vicente Javier, Sam Sheronick, Bruce Spurgeon). What playing baseball taught me about being a Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Attorney. (Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Law Attorney)—When I was a kid, long before being a Cedar Rapids Personal Injury Attorney, my friends and I dreamed of playing pro baseball. It was, we thought, the pinnacle of what we could hope to become. The beginning of each baseball season brought us renewed hope that our aspirations would be realized. This week marks the opening of yet another baseball season, and everything seems possible; hope springs eternal once again. Hope sprung eternal 65 years ago this week when Mr. Branch Rickey, President and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, dared to knock down the first domino: he hired Jackie Robinson to become the first [...]