Politics & Government
Late Hinsdale Firefighter's Family Drops Lawsuit
Her family alleged she was the victim of discrimination in the fire department.
HINSDALE, IL – A late Hinsdale firefighter's family, which alleged she was the victim of discrimination, dropped its lawsuit against the village late last year.
On Oct. 30, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by 25-year-old Nicole Hladik's estate, at the family's request. Each side would bear its own legal costs, the judge said.
A spokeswoman for Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices, which represented Hladik's family, declined to comment Friday on the reasons for dropping the lawsuit.
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The lawsuit was filed in June 2021, about a year after Hladik took her own life.
Patch wrote about the family's lawsuit in December 2021.
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At a Village Board meeting in January 2022, Hladik's family and her supporters confronted village officials about the situation.
Hladik was a graduate of Lyons Township High School.
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