The lawsuit accused Impax Labs of agreeing with drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals to delay the entry of its Opana generic equivalent. The deal came quickly after a jury found in favor of Endo on the antitrust claims
A bench trial that had been set to start Monday in St. Clair County Associate Judge Kevin Hoerner's court on claims that weed killer paraquat caused four plaintiffs to suffer Parkinson’s disease has been continued to June 1.
CHICAGO -- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) honored Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman and others in recognition of their public interest and pro bono contributions in Illinois at a luncheon on Wednesday.
Carr CHICAGO – Rex Carr concedes he owes Stephen Tillery and other former partners $635,171.21 for harassing them with lawsuits, but Carr insists one more suit would prove they owe him more than $1 million.
Carr EAST ST. LOUIS – Rex Carr, "immensely successful" in the words of an appellate court, pleads financial ruin and old age in a bid to escape a $635,171.23 sanction.
Durbin WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team, has raked in big bucks this year from trial lawyers and their political action committees, campaign finance disclosures indicate.
Carr CHICAGO – Federal appeals judges who blasted lawyer Rex Carr for litigating out of control conceded that his former partners apparently still owe him money.
Lakin arrives at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis prior to a hearing in which U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert accepted a plea deal. Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Sept. 10, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a plea agreement on various drug charges.
Phillips John Simmons and Jeff Cooper knew little about W.R. Grace and Company when they started filing asbestos suits that helped push Grace into bankruptcy in 2001, according to statements SimmonsCooper attorney Robert Phillips made at a hearing in 2006.
Bernick The law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, which has helped represent W.R. Grace for seven years in bankruptcy, has billed Grace's estate for about $98 million in fees since 2001.
Chris Manning WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Leading off a Legal Reform Summit sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, attorney Chris Manning offered a few images and asked a simple question -- which one of them didn't belong.
General Motors and Four Flags auto dealership in Glen Carbon, who are accused of overcharging customers for extended warranties, will be in court Dec. 29 on plaintiff's motion to compel discovery. Circuit Judge Andy Matoesian will preside.
