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Chicago, IL 60654

Judge nixes bid by Sterigenics, other corporate defendants to avoid trial, risk of bigger payouts for EtO emissions

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022 @ 9:18pm

A Cook County judge denied requests from medical device sterilization company Sterigenics and other defendants, including Griffith Foods, for summary judgment as the first trial date approaches over claims the companies allowed emissions from a Willowbrook plant that allegedly caused cancer
Sterigenics plaintiffs to ask IL Supreme Court to step into dispute over how looming trial will proceed

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jun 21, 2022 @ 6:24pm

Hundreds of lawsuits are pending, claiming EtO emissions from Sterigenics caused cancer in Willowbrook. The first trial is scheduled to begin next month
Equity firm GTCR, formerly headed by Rauner, says it never owned, operated Sterigenics, should exit EtO suits

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Mar 28, 2022 @ 8:36pm

Lawsuits accusing Sterigenics' emissions of causing cancer have long included GTCR as a co-defendant, which enabled current Gov. JB Pritzker to blame former Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 campaign. GTCR says it only advised other investors associated with Sterigenics' parent