Illinois business owners found guilty of violating the governor's stay-at-home-orders could land in jail for up to a year under new emergency rules filed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker late Friday, two months into his executive response to slow the spread of COVID-19.
EAST ST. LOUIS – State Farm, defending a claim that it corrupted the Illinois Supreme Court by securing the election of Justice Lloyd Karmeier in 2004, has filed two bits of a deposition swearing he knew nothing of support from State Farm.
It’s that time of year again, when a front group well-funded by big corporations and the insurance industry spreads misinformation, downright lies and uses disparaging terms such as “Land of Lawsuits” and “jackpot justice” to describe our state’s civil justice system. This annual observance should be seen for what it really is: a desperate attempt to distort public understanding of our state’s judicial system to influence the public and juries.
To the Editor:More than 70 percent of Illinois lawsuits are filed by businesses suing businesses for money. The number of civil cases filed in Illinois courts is down 26 percent since 2007. And the number of medical malpractice cases also has steadily declined – it’s down nearly 40 percent since 2003.These are the basic facts of Illinois’ civil justice system. Travis Akin, a paid lobbyist of a front
AkinThe Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) organization will be at courthouses in Edwardsville and Belleville today to promote "Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week."Travis Akin, director of I-LAW, said the group will be encouraging voters to become informed about candidates running for judge in next month's election. The theme of this year's event is "Good Judges Matter," he said.“Too many judges have allowed
MaischA lot of discussion has been given recently to several large businesses in Illinois who have gone to the Legislature and asked for tax incentives. As someone who represents 11,000 small businesses in Illinois, I don’t fault them for trying and for following the rules and the laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly.However, it strikes me that if Illinois lawmakers focused on making Illinois
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius: A Final Decision on Health Care Reform?, a LIVE studio webcast presented by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier SPRINGFIELD – Lawyers aiming to reopen a $1 billion class action against State Farm and disqualify Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier from hearing it haven't brought out any new evidence, according to State Farm.
