A second request to bump Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier from the bench during the court's impending review of the decade-old, $10.1 billion legal battle over light cigarette labeling "is just as cynical and dishonest as first motion was," Philip Morris USA asserts in a recent filing to the high court.
A Slovakia-based company accused by U.S. federal regulators of bilking sums potentially amounting to millions of dollars by scamming and harassing unsuspecting small and mid-sized businesses has won a chance to defend itself in Chicago's federal court against the allegations and – for now – avoid paying more than $9 million in damages.On Dec. 11, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood vacated a $9.1 million
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert will not need to fight a lawsuit accusing him and his staff of improperly using a taxpayer-funded office, vehicles, phones and other equipment to run and manage his private dealings since he left office.
Empire Today, an iconic Chicago area seller and installer of flooring and window treatments, has filed suit against two of its former top executives, seeking $25 million in damages from the pair the company alleges ran a fraud scheme that diverted millions of dollars in workers compensation reimbursements from insurance companies to their personal accounts.
