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Appeals panel: Family can sue Abbott over birth defects from drug, despite seeming contradictory claims vs doctors
Couple now suing Abbott Laboratories already won $18.5M jury verdict against doctors who prescribed the anticonvulsant Depakote -
Seventh Circuit upholds judgment for J&J in pelvic mesh case over contradictions in doc’s deposition, affidavits
CHICAGO – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle properly struck an affidavit of Effingham urologist Pernankel Nayak and granted judgment to Johnson & Johnson in a pelvic mesh suit, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on June 15. -
Judge: Moody Bible used religion as 'pretext' to hide alleged discrimination vs fired female teacher; Moody appeals
Chicago's Moody Bible Institute says a federal judge improperly ignored Supreme Court rulings on whether the First Amendment protects them from a discrimination lawsuit brought by a female instructor allegedly fired over doctrinal clashes. -
BRYAN CAVE: BCLP Strengthens Banking Practice with New Partner in Chicago Office
The international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) today announced that Paul Hoffman has joined the firm as a partner within the Banking Practice Group. -
BRYAN CAVE: DeBord Wins 2019 ABA Women of Legal Tech Award
Chief Innovation Officer Kathryn DeBord has been selected as a 2019 American Bar Association LTRC Women of Legal Tech award winner. -
New Cook County paid sick leave laws could mean legal trouble for employers if ignored
The new paid sick leave ordinances that have taken effect in Chicago and Cook County are not only likely to interfere with many employers' worker requirements, but could spell big trouble for employers who ignore them. -
Businessman's accusations vs ex-Speaker Hastert over use of funds 'strain credulity,' judge says
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed a court action by a suburban businessman, who alleged former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert misused public money for his private business interests, saying the businessman’s story could not be believed. -
Eyedrop class action decertified; Posner: 'That a seller doesn’t sell product you want is not actionable’
U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges have vacated a class certification order a federal judge had entered on a claim that producers of glaucoma medicine purposely dispense excessive eye drops. -
ESPN: Stephen A. Smith's rant on Jackie Robinson West protected from lawsuit by 1st Amendment, IL law
Cable TV sports network ESPN and the network’s prominent on-air pundit Stephen A. Smith have responded to a lawsuit brought by the parents of players of controversy-plagued Chicago Little League baseball team, Jackie Robinson West, asking a Cook County judge to dismiss the litigation because the parents’ lawsuit does little more than attempt to punish ESPN and Smith for reporting news and expressing opinion on prominent events, simply because the parents found the news and Smith’s opinion “upset -
Helzberg removes proposed class action suit over diamond weight to federal court
Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc. has removed a class action lawsuit involving the weight of its diamonds from Cook County Circuit Court to federal court.
