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U.S. Attorney goes after Medicaid fraud
BlagojevichAn executive order signed by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continues to cost state taxpayers hundreds of millions annually.Early on during the disgraced governor's administration, Blagojevich granted state employment privileges to Medicaid assistants without the supervision that attaches to state jobs.The rules guarantee abuse, for disabled persons can hire anyone but a spouse.They -
Open letter to President Obama
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Quinn signs law to improve safety of Illinois judges
Madigan Illinois judges will soon be able to request the removal of their personal information from websites and other documents available to the public. -
Obamacare will be found unconstitutional
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7th Circuit hammers Krislov in denying rehearing in Sears class action
Krislov CHICAGO – Attorney Clinton Krislov has taken a second pounding from the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Take a walk, Jay
Illinois is one of those states, like Louisiana and Massachusetts, that has a long history of "colorful" politicians. -
Clinton County elects Middendorff circuit judge
Middendorff Despite a strong GOP showing in Clinton County, atttorney Doug Gruenke, a Republican from New Baden, was defeated by Associate Judge Dennis Middendorff, a Democrat from Carlyle, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Judicial Circuit. -
Zicam suit filed in St. Clair County
Weilmuenster A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the makers of a homeopathic cold medicine, alleging she lost her sense of taste and smell after taking the drug. -
Trial lawyer tax break attracts attention of two dozen senators
Thune WASHINGTON - One-quarter of the U.S. Senate has expressed concern that the U.S. Department of the Treasury may be planning to issue an order giving trial lawyers tax breaks on contingency fee lawsuits. -
Medicare kicked off injury suit recovery in '09
West BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kicking off a campaign to recover proceeds of personal injury suits, lawyers for Medicare claim a share of a $300 million settlement of chemical contamination claims in Anniston, Ala. -
Blumenthal regrets his unintentional misplaced words that were misunderstood
Proft Being a politician means never having to say you're sorry. -
It's curtains for Ali G
Proft Who would have thought that pawn broker Scott Lee Cohen, the deposed Democrat Lt. Governor candidate, would have turned out to be a more competent lender than former Democrat golden boy Ali G? -
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Trial Lawyers)
If he who pays the piper calls the tune, Dick Durbin is playing nothing but trial lawyer favorites. -
Gino's plan for new jobs
Alexi "Gino" Giannoulias, the Illinois Democrats' nominee for U.S. Senate, says he has "a plan for new jobs." -
Manhattan Institute probes lobbying efforts of lawyers
Copland NEW YORK - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C. -
Democrats could have tough electoral road ahead
Murnane WASHINGTON - In an epic political upset Tuesday night, a Republican won the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by liberal icon Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts - something that political observers say could signal danger for Democrats nationally. -
Blagojevich had signed caps on damages bill into law
Blagojevich signs bill into law in 2005. More than four years since medical malpractice reform was enacted in Illinois, stakeholders anxiously await a state Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality. -
Obama: Senate to pass health care bill this month
Obama (D) WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate will pass its health care overhaul bill this month, President Barack Obama said Sunday evening.