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IL Supreme Court removes asbestos case from judge accused of abusing authority in pursuing sanctions

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Sep 18, 2017 @ 5:22pm

The Illinois Supreme Court has removed a Cook County judge from an asbestos personal injury case, granting a request from lawyers who had asked the court to step in and block a "rogue" judge from continuing his sanctions proceedings amid a bench investigation of a situation the judge said resembled an improper “grand bargain” between plaintiffs’ lawyers and those for a company named as a defendant in the case.
IL Sup Ct puts hold on Cook judge accused of abusing authority in pursuing sanctions in asbestos case

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017 @ 2:38pm

The Illinois Supreme Court, acting in response to a request from lawyers who claim they and others have been targeted by a “rogue” Cook County judge, has stepped in to slap a hold on potential sanctions proceedings against lawyers and litigants on both sides of an asbestos personal injury case, blocking the judge, for now, from continuing his bench investigation of what he said resembled an improper “grand bargain” between plaintiffs’ lawyers and those for defendant gasket maker John Crane Inc.