New research shows remote learning spurred the enrollment declines plaguing public schools. Schools with more in-person instruction lost fewer students.
Less than two weeks ago, JB Pritzker’s administration told us we would soon see a “plan” for addressing the gaping hole in Illinois unemployment trust fund. It’s the source of money for unemployment claims but it is underwater by something well over $5 billion. Most of that hole is in the form of the repayment obligation of about $4.5 billion for money borrowed by the trust fund from the federal government during the pandemic.
McCambridge Edward McCambridge had been waiting a long time for last week's ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. And, Lester Brickman knows the feeling.
Calfee WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme Court decision this month affirming the right to sue in state court over complications from federally-approved medications could have far-reaching effects on Americans, a scholar says.
Ted Frank Two years since the passage of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), new cases are no longer clogging state courts to the extent they once did. Instead, they're gumming up dockets in federal court.
Joe Barton, R-Tx. After a medical expert and law professor tore apart the validity of national asbestos and silicosis litigation before a congressional committee Wednesday, doctors responsible for diagnosing nearly 10,000 disputed claims chose to remain silent.
Steve Cohen, executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, speaks during a press conference Wednesday where the group "honored" Bridgeport radiologist Ray Harron. CHARLESTON, WV – There was no red carpet and no fancy dresses.
Federal Judge Janis Jack While an aggressive national asbestos litigation firm waits for its 172 cases to pick up speed in Madison County Circuit Court, more and more judges around the country are putting the brakes on silicosis and asbestos lawsuits.
A medical screening firm that was banned by a major asbestos trust fund and scorned by a report on attorney-funded disease testing is believed to be responsible for the diagnoses of multiple plaintiffs in recent Madison County litigation.
Stan Anderson WASHINGTON, D. C. – Business advocates celebrated a new era in asbestos litigation at a national conference and swapped ideas for building momentum.
