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ISBA committee on judicial recusal to lay out proposal next month; Changes could 'inspire confidence,' Thies says
Thies More money has been making its way into judicial elections for some time now, but it wasn't until the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 ruling in Caperton v. A.T. Massey that states started to put judicial recusal standards into place. -
Employee benefits attorneys continue to advise clients on Obamacare, say more guidance is needed
Wofford A lot of employers waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a ruling over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before they started making major decisions. -
Panelists discuss age-old debate over judicial reform
From left to right: Thies, Young, Gladstein and DiVito Although he wasn't rapping about judicial elections, the late Notorious B.I.G. may have pinpointed one of the major problems facing the judiciary in his 1997 single, "Mo Money, Mo Problems." -
Judges to bring Constitution and courts to high school students
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder and Associate Judge Donald Flack plan to bring the courtroom to the classroom, starting Monday. -
Philip Morris case continues; Attorneys file additional documents
Tillery The decade-old class action suit over cigarette labeling continues to smolder as attorneys on both sides of the fight file documents that Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth requested at last month's hearing. -
Philip Morris files proposed answer to petition in cigarette labeling suit; Includes emails from Tillery
Tillery When St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery made the argument earlier this month that Philip Morris had admitted the facts alleged in his latest petition by not filing a formal answer, attorneys for the tobacco giant claimed the two parties had reached an agreement to do so. -
Ruth makes it clear that Philip Morris labeling case will not end with him
Tillery While Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth didn't immediately issue a ruling on a motion that has the potential to reignite the decade-old lawsuit over cigarette labeling, he did make a few things clear at Tuesday's hearing on the matter. -
7th Circuit vacates Herndon's judgments over Alton lawyer's claim for attorneys' fees
Herndon A panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated U.S. District Judge David Herndon's judgments in a case over attorneys' fees. -
Ruth hears arguments over petition in cigarette labeling case; Declines to issue immediate ruling
Lombardi After a nearly eight-hour hearing today, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth declined to immediately rule on a petition seeking relief from the dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict over "light" and "low tar" cigarette labeling. -
Stephen Tillery's latest cry for help
If you think it's hard to give up using tobacco, imagine how hard it might be to give up suing tobacco companies. -
Hearing set for Tuesday in decade-old case over 'light' and 'low tar' cigarette labeling
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will hear arguments next week over a petition seeking relief from the Illinois Supreme Court's dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict in the class action lawsuit brought against Philip Morris in 2000. -
ABA panel discusses Obamacare opinion; attorneys say Medicaid ruling will have biggest impact
Phillips When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision over President Obama's healthcare reform package in June, attorneys had to flip through nearly 200-pages to find out exactly how the court ruled. -
Napp outraises, outspends Burkart in Madison County circuit judge race
Napp Madison County Associate Judge Kyle Napp raised about 23 times more money than her Republican opponent, Thomas Burkart, during the same three month period in their race to be circuit judge, records show. -
ABA panel discusses class action lawsuits and their bad repuation
Karon CHICAGO - After the rule governing federal class actions was adopted in 1938, a constitutional lawyer who co-authored a treatise on federal practice and procedure commented that the rule made a "bold attempt" to encourage class action lawsuits. -
Benjamin talks about Caperton; says there is 'no magic bullet' to judicial independence
Quince and Benjamin CHICAGO - Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Caperton v. Massey, West Virginia Justice Brent Benjamin said attendants of a local judicial gathering asked him for his take on the court's blockbuster ruling. -
Herndon denies motions to dismiss in Pradaxa cases; MDL ruling expected soon
Herndon As plaintiffs across the nation wait to find out whether Multi District Litigation will be set up to handle lawsuits over Pradaxa, U.S. District Judge David Herndon continues to move forward with the complaints filed in his court. -
ISBA hosts NFIB v. Sebelius seminar Aug. 15
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. -
Benjamin to discuss Caperton at conference in Chicago
Benjamin The West Virginia justice who found himself at the crux of Caperton v. Massey after declining to recuse himself from an appeal in the case will speak about judicial independence next month in Chicago. -
Republicans ask Illinois SC to reconsider denial of redistricting challenge
Cross The state's top Republican leaders on Thursday asked the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider its June decision denying their attempt to revive a constitutional challenge to the Democratic-drawn legislative maps. -
Reaction mixed to Supreme Court's Obamacare decision
Keefe The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, saying that the provision requiring individuals to purchase health insurance falls under Congress' taxing powers, not the Constitution's Commerce Clause.