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Madison Co. Actos suit transferred to Cook Co. for pretrial discovery
A Madison County man's product liability lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Walgreens and Eli Lilly involving the Type 2 diabetes drug Actos has been transferred to Cook County. -
Speeder impresses high court with ticket challenge; But Troy PD’s non-compliance with rule doesn't excuse fine
SPRINGFIELD – Christopher Geiler corrected a deficiency in the Troy police department and impressed the Illinois Supreme Court with his challenge to a speeding ticket, but his ticket still stands. -
Madison County still #1 in asbestos filings; Gori Julian ranked second nationally
Story CopyMadison County remains the top jurisdiction in the country for asbestos cases, according to 2015 and first quarter data presented at a recent asbestos litigation conference. -
From injustice to justice: Lessons learned from the Madison County tobacco litigation
These plaintiffs alleged they were harmed; they sought their day in court; they had it; in 2006 they lost. The defendant, the employer of thousands of citizens, spent millions in fees and expenses on the case, and received no reimbursement upon prevailing, rather than having that money available for salaries and benefits for its employees, other benefits for its customers or the public, charitable causes and other good deeds. -
Brexit and Chicago's potential bankruptcy
Pension funds aren’t immune to the volatility of the stock market. Even before Brexit, Moody’s warned that low investment returns are already putting Chicago’s pension funds at risk. A major stock market correction or another recession just might put Chicago and CPS over the edge if their already-underfunded pension systems collapse. -
Appellate Lawyers Association proposes Illinois Supreme Court rule changes to expedite appeals
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments July 8 at a public hearing on three proposals, including one submitted by the Appellate Lawyers Association (ALA) that would make changes to a Supreme Court rule dealing with interlocutory rights to authorize the filing of supporting records instead of full records on appeal. -
Finally, it’s curtains for one Stephen Tillery drama
With 25,000-plus performances since its premiere in London in 1952 and still going strong, Agatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap is – and is likely to remain – the longest-running play of all time. -
Philip Morris brief: Price lawyers can’t fabricate basis for Karmeier’s recusal through ’14 attack ads
“Campaign for 2016’s ads repeatedly and falsely portrayed Justice Karmeier as being corrupted by contributions in 2004 that supposedly came from Philip Morris and its unnamed allies,” Philip Morris lawyers wrote. “Litigants surely cannot fabricate a basis for recusal through attack ads.” -
End of the road for Price v. Philip Morris
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined attorney Stephen Tillery's petition for review in the 15-year-old Price v. Philip Morris case. -
Musial bridge worker’s reverse discrimination suit settles
Builders of the Stan Musial Bridge, facing trial on a suit claiming they fired crane oiler Terry Deets because of his white skin, chose to settle with him instead. -
Herndon rejects State Farm elections witness, but allows one pointing to anti-Karmeier contributions as ‘insurmountable conflict of interest’
U.S. District Judge David Herndon rejected former state election board director Ronald Michaelson as a witness for State Farm at trial in a $9 billion claim that the insurer corrupted the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Ford's personal jurisdiction appeal in Madison County asbestos case will go to Fifth District; Supreme Court orders it so
The Fifth District Appellate Court has been ordered to hear Ford Motor Co.'s appeal on whether Madison County has personal jurisdiction over the Michigan-based auto maker in an asbestos case brought by Florida plaintiffs. -
High court agrees to hear Union Pacific's 'sole cause' defense appeal; Fifth District had overturned verdict for railroad
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Union Pacific Railroad which seeks relief from an appellate court ruling that reversed a jury verdict in its favor. -
Supreme Court hands down discipline to two area attorneys
The Illinois Supreme Court on May 18 imposed sanctions on two area attorneys for misconduct that included concealing the death of a clent and selling marijuana. -
Case that sat idle five years can proceed; High court finds Prairie Farms should have put an end to it
SPRINGFIELD – Defendants who apparently win lawsuits must obtain final orders or the suits can start up again, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on May 19. -
Flora attorney Tungate helps swear in daughter to Illinois Bar
Flora attorney Mark Tungate helped welcome new attorneys into the practice of law during swearing-in ceremonies earlier this month, an exceptional moment for him as one of the new attorneys was his daughter. -
McGlynn affirmed in denying sanctions sought by asbestos removal company
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn properly denied sanctions that an asbestos removal company sought against the Illinois Department of Public Health, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 10. -
Man convicted by Cook gets new hearing after challenge to court’s judgment and public defender’s counsel
MOUNT VERNON – Former St. Clair County circuit judge Michael Cook accepted a guilty plea without making sure the defendant understood it, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 11. -
Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Fitzgerald remembered for warmth, wisdom
SPRINGFIELD—Colleagues of former Supreme Court Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald remembered him as a rare combination of a warm, generous friend and colleague, as well as a sharp-minded lawyer, jurist and an ethical, dedicated public servant. -
Annual report on Illinois' legal workforce shows gender imbalance, aging practitioners
CHICAGO - The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) recently released its annual report for 2015, and some are troubled by trends in the state's legal profession.