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British law firm Baker & McKenzie must face lawsuit in Chicago over seized Russian coal mine, appeals panel says
Dissent argues ruling makes Illinois' already clogged courts even more appealing to foreign plaintiffs, even if the cases have no real connection to the U.S. The Baker firm says the case is a prime example of "forum shopping," and the decision is an "affront" to legal doctrines governing where cases are heard -
Samsung: Prominent plainfiffs' firm Labaton Sucharow seeking to press 'frivolous' biometrics claims in 'mass arbitration'
Samsung says the Labaton lawyers have 'weaponized' the arbitration process to extract a large, quick, potentially undue settlement. Labaton says Samsung is throwing a 'tantrum' to sidestep potentially massive liability for allegedly violating the Illinois biometrics privacy law -
Judge tosses, for now, family's lawsuit over alleged faulty Harmony prenatal Down syndrome test
Parents allege genetic test pledged 100% effective failed to detect Down Syndrome in their baby -
Class action: Samsung smartphones, tablets scan faces of people in photos, violating IL biometrics law
The lawsuit in Chicago court says users can't turn off facial recognition tech in the Samsung Gallery photo app, and Samsung doesn't tell users its app is creating facial templates for everyone whose image is captured in the photos on Samsung phones and tablets. -
IL Supreme Court: Widow of man who died from blood clot can't get new trial vs Will County orthopedic clinic
The state Supreme Court said a state appeals court went too far in overturning the jury's verdict in the case involving a ‘highly extraordinary’ death. -
IL High Court says plaintiff can switch doctor from 'expert witness' to 'consultant' before medmal trial
In a suit involving Chicago's Mercy Hospital, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a witness may be first designated as an expert then be renamed a consultant, which shields the consultant from the discovery process. -
Appeals panel says Wrongful Death Act applies to 'nonviable' fetus aborted because of surgery on mother
A Chicago appeals court has ruled the the parents of an aborted fetus may cite the Illinois Wrongful Death Act to sue two suburban doctors, whom the parents alleged performed an operation on the pregnant mother that harmed the fetus, forcing the parents to abort. -
Defendant doctor's attempt to render medical aid to ill juror in court doesn't warrant new medmal trial: Appeals court
A state appellate court refused to grant a mistrial in a medical malpractice case, despite the plaintiffs' contention a decision by the defendant doctor and his lawyer to come to the aid of a juror who fell ill during closing arguments colored the other jurors' perceptions of the doctor. -
U.S. judge refuses female workers' class action vs Ford in sexual harassment case
A federal judge has refused to sign off on allowing a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against Ford Motor Company by a group of female factory workers to continue as a class action. -
Judge says football helmet lawsuit vs Riddell too complex to make a class action
A Chicago federal judge has sidelined an effort by a group of former football players to pursue a suit as a class action against the maker of allegedly unsafe helmets, finding a class action would present “enormous manageability problems.” -
Appeals court lets plaintiff redesignate expert witness as 'consultant' in medmal case vs Mercy Hospital
A Cook County circuit judge was wrong to hold a woman suing Mercy Hospital in contempt when she tried to change her expert witness to a non-testifying consultant, a state appeals panel has ruled. -
Construction Systems strikes out on malpractice claim vs Thompson Coburn over $1.3M condo project lien
A state appeals panel has determined a Cook County judge was right to end a legal malpractice claim in which a construction company said its lawyers caused them to lose $1 million by not perfecting their lien on a Chicago condominium development. -
Judge parks Bobb Auto Group's RICO, conspiracy suit vs ex-employees, accountants
CHICAGO – A group of former car dealership employees had a lawsuit against them dismissed at court.