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Judge OKs antitrust class actions vs big turkey producers over prices
The class actions will include retailers, restaurants and other commercial and institutional customers who purchased turkeys from large U.S. turkey producers from 2010-2016. The lawsuits, similar to those filed against chicken and beef producers, assert the turkey producers conspired to constrict supply and boost prices -
Colleen Beverly Elected to Clausen Miller Board of Directors
After nearly three decades of service as a strong client advocate in a multitude of complex insurance matters, Clausen Miller has elected Colleen Beverly to serve on its Board of Directors. -
Supreme Court says condo sellers can't sue over association's 'excessive' documentation fees
Unanimous opinion overturns appeals court's ruling which held the fees were illegal under Illinois' condo law -
DuPage SWAT officer injured in training exercise gets to keep $7.5M from trial against maker of shotgun shells
Federal judge upholds jury verdict for failure to adequately warn that the shells, specially designed for breaking in doors and locks, pose a danger to people because they don't dissolve into powder unless they hit something made of metal -
CLAUSEN MILLER: Three Clausen Miller Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2020
Clausen Miller is proud to announce Amy R. Paulus, Sava Alexander Vojcanin and Edward M. Kay have been named to the Best Lawyers in America 2020 ranking. -
CLAUSEN MILLER: Clausen Miller Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers
Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that five attorneys were selected as 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers. -
CLAUSEN & MILLER: Clausen Miller’s Appellate Practice Group Nationally and Regionally Ranked By U.S. News and World Report
Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that its Appellate Practice Group has once again been ranked both nationally and regionally (Chicago) in U.S. News and World Reports 2019 “Best Law Firms.” -
Appeals panel affirms $1.5M award to woman who chipped tooth on soda can in 2013 collision
An expert witness' failure to produce financial documents is leaving an Edwardsville transportation company on the hook for a $1.5 million jury award to a woman who chipped her tooth on a soda can during a rear-end collision in 2013. -
CLAUSEN MILLER: What’s Next Now That The Restatement Of Liability Insurance Was Approved?
Lawyers must stand up for the integrity of the law. -
Ex-attorneys allege members of influential O'Brien clan owe $2.1 million fee for estate struggle
A pair of law firms based in Chicago's Loop are alleging in a lawsuit a daughter and grandson of Chicago's well-heeled, politically connected O'Brien family have refused to pay the firms $2.1 million in fees wracked up fashioning a settlement in court fights over the family estate. -
Machinist's claims work fumes caused cancer vs Union Pacific, Safety Kleen headed back to Cook court
A machinist’s case against Union Pacific, claiming the railroad should be made to pay for allegedly exposing him to toxic fumes and products at work, allegedly causing his renal cancer, has been sent back to Cook County court, after a federal judge determined the Federal Employees Liability Act doesn't let it pull out of state court. -
Chicago State pays ex-finance officer $1.3M to end whistleblower lawsuit
A former financial officer at Chicago State University has secured a $1.3 million settlement from the university, ending his litigation against the school over his claims he had been fired in retaliation for exposing misdeeds by the university’s administration, including former university president Wayne Watson. -
Judge tosses Slovakian painter's sex discrimination suit vs Morton HS District, laments law can't apply
A male Slovakian painter who formerly worked at Morton East High School has failed in his bid to make the district and his former supervisors pay for failing to stop what a federal judge described as “appalling” harassment from his coworkers. -
Appeals panel upholds $22 million verdict to family of carpenter injured in McCormick Place crash
A state appellate panel has upheld a $22 million verdict awarded to a former carpenter who was seriously injured while constructing booths for a trade show at McCormick Place. -
Divided IL Supreme Court tosses rule protecting police, fire depts from lawsuits, says rule outdated, despite precedent
For decades, Illinois cities, villages, fire protection districts and others providing police, fire protection and ambulance services have enjoyed general immunity from lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who may accuse paramedics, firefighters and police officers of failing to provide the level of protection or response individuals may believe they should have. On Jan. 22, however, a majority of justices on the Illinois Supreme Court decided the time had come to undo the judicial rule. -
Canadian Pacific takes Quebec train disaster cases from Cook County to federal court
Families of victims of a fiery oil-fueled train derailment and explosion that claimed 47 lives in a town on the eastern edge of Canada’s Quebec Province will need to press their wrongful death claims in federal court, after lawyers for Canadian Pacific Railway and other corporate defendants asked to transfer cases from local to federal jurisdiction. -
Plastic in the pepperoni: Food flavor makers Griffith Labs, Innova sue India-based supplier over product contamination
An Illinois-based food manufacturer has brought suit against two India-based companies it alleges are responsible for contaminating certain seasonings used to make pepperoni with bits of plastic. -
Insurance company claims it's not liable to cover City of Waukegan in suit over wrongful conviction
SobczakAn insurance company filed a complaint for declaratory judgment earlier this month in Chicago's federal court, asserting it should not be held liable to cover the defense costs of an Illinois city being sued over a wrongful conviction.Landmark American Insurance Co. wants the court to determine the City of Waukegan’s policy does not cover the costs associated with defending it and some of its
