A former Chicago Blackhawks independent contractor is suing Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz and the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation for breach of oral contract, fraud and violating the Gender Violence Act, among other counts.
The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Ill.) on Tuesday on behalf of Nina Sanders, whom the Blackhawks hired in 2020 to assist in their Native American community outreach. She is seeking a jury trial and an amount greater than $150,000.
In the lawsuit, Sanders accused the Blackhawks of failing to investigate and report sexual assault allegations...