WILMINGTON, Del. – David Gordon of California, who filed a bankruptcy plan as owner of defunct asbestos defendant Owens-Illinois in January, triggered a mighty battle among insurers the last time he filed one.
President Trump isn’t the only chief executive plagued by leakers. There are plenty of leakers wreaking havoc in the private sector, too, in the form of disgruntled employees, opportunistic competitors, and adversarial attorneys.
BENTON – Chrysler shared its science with plaintiffs in a half secret class action over the vulnerability of its vehicles to hacking, yet it needed a court order to find out where plaintiffs took their vehicles for maintenance.
Illinois House Speaker and state Democratic Party Chairman Mike Madigan is ideally situated to perpetuate himself and fellow Democrat lawmakers in office by soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists looking for legislation that benefits their interests. Trial lawyers comprise one of the wealthiest blocs, and they know from experience that they’ll get what they pay for when they donate to Madigan.
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith scheduled a jury trial in a medical malpractice suit alleging a patient died after her adrenal gland infarction went undiagnosed.
Lawyers in Illinois have until April 22 to evaluate associate judges (outside Cook County) in a poll conducted by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County woman is suing Shell, alleging the defendant's operations contaminated her Roxana home and caused her to develop leukemia.
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County man is suing Shell Oil Company and other related companies, alleging the defendants exposed him to cancer-causing chemicals.
A frequent target of asbestos litigation, Crane Co. appears to have substituted counsel with a St. Louis asbestos defense firm in all of its local pending asbestos cases in early January.
Madison County Associate Judge Neil Schroeder granted asbestos attorney Randy Gori’s petition to rescind summary suspension after he was charged for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
MEDIA – Opioid litigation in Pennsylvania appears to be in chaos as a prominent law firm has withdrawn from a leadership position on the plaintiff side and unions and the county surrounding the city of Allentown fight efforts to consolidate all lawsuits in a single court.
SPRINGFIELD - Fifteen plaintiff law firms poured $1,695,850 into Democratic campaigns in October, records of the Illinois State Board of Elections show.
Madison County circuit judge candidate and Maryville attorney Marc Parker’s campaign committee received $72,500 in October with less than a week until Election Day.
Three local Democrat House members seeking re-election next week are among the top beneficiaries of campaign cash raining down from House Speaker Mike Madigan, whose interests in recent weeks have been showered with greenbacks from the trial bar.
