The plaintiff in a proposed nationwide class action suit over late fees charged by Redbox DVD rental kiosks is asking that Illinois law be applied to the suit filed last year in St. Clair County.
Burke A Chicago law firm's plea to dismiss a new complaint in a dispute with a former colleague over legal fees will be heard in March in Madison County.
Crowder The Fifth District Appellate Court has received an appeal brought by a Highland surgeon who won a medical negligence and wrongful death suit earlier this year in Madison County.
A new plan to rescue flood plain dwellers from high insurance premiums contradicts federal legislation introduced in July by Congressman Jerry Costello.
Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder ended months of suspense by approving expansion of water contamination claims against makers of weed killer atrazine, but suspense remains over the statute of limitations.
In a story published earlier today, the Record reported that Chicago attorney Paul Weiss had been removed by U.S. District Judge Jose Linares from a roster of class counsel settling national litigation against Sprint telephone company. That is incorrect.
Illinois' New Rules of Professional Conduct: An Initial Overview, a Webcast presented by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be held from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Stack Plaintiff Timothy Campbell, a Godfrey attorney, has 60 days to respond to the Wednesday dismissal of both counts of his breach of contract suit against Chicago attorney Paul Weiss.
Lakin NEWARK, N.J. – Paul Weiss of Chicago believes his legal team deserves almost $6 million for settling a class action against Sprint telephone company, but his former teammate Brad Lakin believes Weiss and his team don't deserve a penny.
Cueto GREENBELT, Md. – The insurer of a bank facing a $7.4 million judgment in favor of disbarred lawyer Amiel Cueto is seeking a court ruling that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the bank.
Cueto A suit over a generic immunity booster sold by Kmart stores is set for a status conference early next week. The suit is similar to several others filed in 2008 against pharmacies and retailers selling their own forms of the popular "Airborne" supplement.