Sauder Schelkopf Recognized Among Nation’s Leading Law Firms in 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms®

BERWYN, PA — Nov. 6, 2025 — Sauder Schelkopf LLC is honored to announce that the firm has once again been recognized among the nation’s leading law firms in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, published by Best Lawyers®. The firm earned national recognition in Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions for its work representing consumers, sex abuse survivors, and employees in complex, high-impact litigation nationwide. “This recognition reflects the tireless efforts of our entire team and our continued commitment to holding powerful institutions accountable,” said the firm’s partners. “We

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November 6, 2025

Sauder Schelkopf Filed Lawsuit Alleging Childhood Sex Abuse and Neglect at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System

CHICAGO, IL – November 4, 2025 — A lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges that BHC Streamwood Hospital, Inc., doing business as Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System alleging that it failed to protect a young patient from sexual abuse, physical restraints, and retaliation while she was in their care. According to the complaint, filed under the pseudonym Jane Doe S.M., the plaintiff was repeatedly assaulted and subjected to seclusion and chemical restraints during hospitalizations at Streamwood between 2004 and 2006, when she was

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November 5, 2025

Testing Vendor Moves to Dismiss Class Action Over Botched California Bar Exam

October 7, 2025 — A federal judge may now decide whether to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of California bar exam test takers whose February 2025 exam was disrupted by widespread technical failures. Defendant ProctorU, operating as Meazure Learning, has asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to throw out the case, arguing that its one-time-use testing software is an “intangible item” not covered by California’s consumer protection laws. The company also contends that no contract existed between it and the test takers, since

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October 7, 2025

Families Gain Court Victory in Harvard Anatomical Gift Program Case, Announce Sauder Schelkopf and Bochetto & Lentz

October 6, 2025 Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a landmark decision reinstating lawsuits brought by families whose loved ones donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program, only to have those remains grotesquely desecrated and sold on the black market. The Court reversed a lower court ruling that had dismissed all claims, holding that plaintiffs alleged “peculiarly pervasive noncompliance” by Harvard and its senior morgue director sufficient to overcome statutory immunity defenses. The Court concluded that Harvard and its leadership may be held accountable

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October 6, 2025

Sauder Schelkopf and Co-Counsel File Class Action Against Eagle Rock Resort Developers in Hazleton, PA

September 5, 2025 – Sauder Schelkopf together with Levin Sedran & Berman, has filed a class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on behalf of property owners who purchased undeveloped lots at the Eagle Rock Resort in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The lawsuit alleges that Eagle Rock Resort Co., LLC, Eagle Rock Real Estate Co., United Equitable Mortgage Corporation, and Double Diamond – Delaware, Inc. engaged in a long-running scheme that misled consumers into purchasing undeveloped lots at inflated prices. According to the complaint, Eagle Rock developers

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September 9, 2025

Joe Sauder Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

Berwyn, PA – September 5, 2025 – Sauder Schelkopf LLC is proud to announce that partner Joe Sauder has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, a prestigious guide recognizing the nation’s most accomplished trial lawyers. The Lawdragon 500 honors: “The outstanding advocates recognized here have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles. They have changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the

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September 6, 2025
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