Disparti Law Group has filed an amended lawsuit against the City of Chicago and DCASE Acting Commissioner Kenya Merritt, adding new claims that retaliation against former First Deputy Commissioner Kim Grigsby didn’t stop at her firing—it escalated.
Grigsby, the department’s second-in-command, was terminated on February 27, 2026—just one week after reporting alleged misconduct to the City’s Inspector General and Human Resources. The lawsuit claims she was targeted for speaking up and for agreeing to testify truthfully in an investigation.
The amended complaint adds claims of defamation and post-termination retaliation, alleging that after Grigsby was fired, Merritt made false statements to