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Recent News About Heyl Royster
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Foodmaker Conagra argued it followed FDA guidelines for listing ingredients, which don't require it to disclose all chemicals in its packaging
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The Illinois Supreme Court says an appellate court decision to grant a new trial on a count decided by directed verdict does not also remand a count decided by jury verdict
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An Illinois appeals panel has overturned a McLean County jury’s verdict in an asbestos case, saying there was not enough evidence for the jury to find a deceased glazier contracted lung disease from a company's weatherproofing products.
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justices slammed Fifth District appellate judges on Dec. 19, for allowing a conspiracy claim against asbestos defendants.
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The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Sept. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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A Chicago federal appeals panel has upheld a decision by a downstate federal judge, who gave no traction to a lawsuit brought by a pair of Caterpillar shareholders over Caterpillar executives' allegedly ill-advised decision to buy a Chinese company, saying the company officers acted in what they believed to be Caterpillar's best interests.
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Heyl Royster attorney John Heil was elected to serve as the 2019 President of the Federal Bar Association’s Central District of Illinois Chapter.
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Heyl Royster is pleased to announce that 17 of our lawyers have been named either Illinois Super Lawyersor Rising Stars.
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Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., is pleased to announce that Craig S. Young has been elected as the firm’s next Managing Partner effective October 1, 2018.
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Mike Kokal was featured in the “Top Business Lawyers in Illinois” issue of Leading Lawyers Magazine in an article entitled “Springfield Advocate’s Tech Background and Calm Demeanor Shine.”
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In a 2-1 decision, a Chicago federal appeals panel upheld a lower court's finding that a physically disabled Evanston High School athlete can’t use federal disability law to force the Illinois High School Association to lower standards for track and cross-country events.
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A Chicago federal judge has benched litigation brought by a disabled suburban student athlete against the Illinois High School Association, who wanted lower qualifying standards, saying the IHSA has to guarantee the athlete's opportunity to compete, but not to give him an unfair edge over the non-disabled.
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A landlord is suing 7-12 Food Mart Inc., a convenience store, citing alleged breach of contract for unpaid rent.
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A state appellate panel in Springfield has scrapped a jury verdict that awarded $245,000 to a man whose lungs were scarred by asbestos, saying, despite the scarring, they did not believe the man suffered any impairment.
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The Illinois Supreme Court has shot down a plaintiff’s attempt to change judges after she dropped a lawsuit and then re-filed it, saying her attempt to “reset the clock” on the process was a loophole those who wrote the rules did not intend to be exploited. State law allows each party to a lawsuit to request one substitution of judge without cause, as long as the motion is made before the judge has ruled on matters of substance in the case.
