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Pilgrim's Pride moving toward $75.5M settlement to end massive chicken price fixing class action
End users say they've secured $181M so far from poultry producers, seek up to $360M -
Lyons Named Fellow of American College of Environmental Lawyers
Lyons Named Fellow of American College of Environmental Lawyers. -
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago To Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Firearms Trafficking Strike Force
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago To Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Firearms Trafficking Strike Force. -
Blue Cross given green light to resume fraud lawsuit vs Walgreens over prescription prices
Health insurance giant alleged the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy giant executives devised a scheme to overbill for prescriptions -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Schiff Announces New Litigation and Environmental Practice Group Leadership
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce new leadership teams for two of the firm’s prominent practice groups, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Environmental. -
Lawyers seek early approval of $104M settlement for retail chicken purchasers
Tyson Foods would contribute $99 million; class members to be determined later, along with the amount class members and their lawyers would receive. -
Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride headed to $155M settlement in chicken price-fixing suit
Lawyers are scheduled to receive up to one-third of the settlement, or $51 million, for their work on the litigation, that dates back to 2016. -
Biden asked to put off replacing Chicago US Atty Lausch, allow Madigan, Burke investigations to continue apace
The new president has asked for the resignation of U.S. Attorney John Lausch, along with nearly all other Trump-appointed federal prosecutors, but Lausch supporters plead to allow him to complete his political corruption investigations that have swept up some of Illinois' most powerful political figures. -
Insurer lawsuit: Accounting firm RSM should owe for millions lost to ex-Insureon controller's alleged embezzlement
The lawsuit accuses RSM US LLP of failing to identify fraudulent bank transfers allegedly carried out by Kevin Mix, who has been charged with wire fraud over claims he allegedly embezzled $5 million from Insureon, where he worked as controller. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Expands State Attorneys General Practice With Addition of Former Wisconsin Deputy Attorney General Paul W. Connell in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Offices
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Paul W. Connell has joined the firm as a member of the State Attorneys General Group. He will work out of the firm’s Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices. -
Citizens Utility Board, Edelson firm join class action court fight vs ComEd for Madigan bribery scheme
A federal judge granted CUB, with its lawyers from the firm of Edelson P.C., permission to gain a stake in any judgments or settlements offered by ComEd to resolve at least two class actions on behalf of the utility's customers, arising from the utility's role in a bribery conspiracy with the political machine of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
Dish Network settles telemarketing lawsuit for $210 million
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Dish Network agreed to pay the U.S. government and four states, including Illinois, $210 million to settle a 2009 lawsuit alleging it engaged in millions of telemarketing violations. -
Should pharmacies be held liable for the opioid epidemic?
Faced with conflicting legal obligations, Walmart files suit against D.O.J. -
MAYER BROWN: Mayer Brown promotes 27 to partner worldwide
Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of 27 lawyers worldwide to partner. -
Judge turns off bid to unplug class action vs broadcasters over alleged ad price gouging
The antitrust class action complaint accused the broadcasters and ad sellers of improperly sharing competitive data that would normally be kept secret, allegedly boosting ad prices. -
Eliminate prosecutorial immunity in criminal misconduct cases, says author of book recounting government overreach in Chicago insurance broker’s conviction
The scariest thing about the book, Conviction at Any Cost, which reads like a top crime novel, is that it’s not a work of fiction. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS: U.S. Attorney’s Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring
The U.S. Attorney’s Office will monitor the federal, state, and local elections in Chicago and surrounding area on Nov. 3, 2020, John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS: U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Strategies to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois,provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago and the surrounding area. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS: U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Operation Legend in Chicago
John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced an update on Operation Legend in Chicago. -
House Speaker Michael Madigan implicated in ComEd bribery scheme
Federal prosecutors said Madigan, through his associates, demanded "old fashioned patronage" for his associates and allies in exchange for supporting legislation that steered hundreds of millions of dollars from electrical customers to ComEd.