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Recent News About Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

• Keefe to receive Leonard M. Ring 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at ITLA convention

  By Ann Maher | Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015 @ 2:43pm

  Keefe

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• Perry Browder of Simmons firm appointed president of ITLA

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015 @ 12:59pm

  Browder

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• Widow of slain state trooper appears at anti-tort reform forum

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 @ 1:19pm

  Black

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• Causation standards are needed to fix Illinois' work comp system, policy experts say

  By Amanda Robert | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 @ 7:25am

  Denison

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• Workers’ comp insurers: The true culprits behind Illinois’ stubbornly high rates

  By John D. Cooney | Wednesday, May 6, 2015 @ 7:12am

  Cooney

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• I-LAW holds rally day in Springfield; Calls for lawsuit reform

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Apr 30, 2015 @ 6:05am

  Gov. Bruce Rauner poses with I-LAW's Travis Akin and supporters at a rally Wednesday in Springfield.

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• The nightmare on North Main Street

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:22pm

  It was a bad dream, a nightmare.

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• Why we publish opposing views

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 16, 2015 @ 9:46am

  Regular readers of The Record know that we offer three categories of arguments: “Our View,” “Their View,” and “Letters to the Editor.”

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• Asbestos ‘rocket docket’ to blame for Madison County’s escalated Litigation Index number, ICJL study finds

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Apr 16, 2015 @ 9:21am

  Pastuovic

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• Political front group continues pushing junk science with lawsuit 'study'

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 16, 2015 @ 9:20am

  To the Editor:

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• Legal groups pen sharp reaction to Rauner's 'corruption' criticism; So. Illinois hosts high stakes cases that rely on court 'corruption' arguments

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Apr 9, 2015 @ 1:05pm

  Cooney

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• ITLA: Rauner showing signs of being a bully

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015 @ 3:52pm

  To the Editor:

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• Trial lawyers whip Rauner, 1260-2 -- in words, that is

  By Ed Murnane | Thursday, Feb 19, 2015 @ 8:37am

  Murnane

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• Gov. Rauner ‘reforms’ an attack on financial security and prospects of middle and lower income Illinoisans

  By John D. Cooney | Thursday, Feb 19, 2015 @ 6:38am

  Cooney

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• Rauner wants ban on trial lawyer donations to judges, merit-based judicial selection system

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Feb 4, 2015 @ 10:21pm

  Rauner

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• ICJL criticizes ITLA ad campaign as push against potential tort reform under Rauner

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015 @ 11:19am

  Murnane

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• The big money campaign to deny taxpayers’ constitutional right to seek justice from our courts

  By John D. Cooney | Monday, Jan 19, 2015 @ 7:44am

  Cooney

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• New laws affecting civil justice system prompt reaction

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Jan 8, 2015 @ 12:39pm

  Akin

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• 'Hellhole' report stokes prejudice and fear

  By The Madison County Record | Monday, Jan 5, 2015 @ 7:12am

  To the Editor:The intentionally distorted and deceptively titled ‘Judicial Hellhole Report’ has been re-packaged and rolled out once again by the American Tort Reform Association as part of ATRA’s ongoing campaign to stoke prejudice and fear, and warp public understanding of our legal system.ATRA is a major, well-funded front group working to undermine the civil justice system in order to help corporate

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• Madison County remains one of nation’s worst 'Judicial Hellholes'

  By Travis Akin | Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014 @ 3:07pm

  Akin

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