News from July 2022
Appeals panel split on Illinois' obligation to force timely Medicaid payments to hospitals
A lawsuit from cash-strapped safety net hospital, St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago, alleges systemic failure to pay on time, leading to dire financial straits
Latest opioid ruling puts MDL judge further out of step on public nuisance
A federal judge soundly rejected the “public nuisance” theory behind most opioid litigation, further isolating the judge in charge of thousands of similar lawsuits who has consistently ruled in favor of plaintiffs on this very question.
4 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named 2022 Legal Eagles by Franchise Times
4 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named 2022 Legal Eagles by Franchise Times.
Judge nixes bid by Sterigenics, other corporate defendants to avoid trial, risk of bigger payouts for EtO emissions
A Cook County judge denied requests from medical device sterilization company Sterigenics and other defendants, including Griffith Foods, for summary judgment as the first trial date approaches over claims the companies allowed emissions from a Willowbrook plant that allegedly caused cancer
Black insurance agents allowed to continue suit accusing State Farm of 'systematic discrimination'
Insurer faces accusation of race matching agents with client bases, limiting opportunities and income
Troutman Pepper Adds Talented Health Care Regulatory and Transactional Partner in Chicago to Powerhouse Health Sciences Department
Troutman Pepper Adds Talented Health Care Regulatory and Transactional Partner in Chicago to Powerhouse Health Sciences Department.
Benesch Adds Healthcare Paralegal in Chicago
Benesch Adds Healthcare Paralegal in Chicago.
Appeals panel agrees Protect Our Parks can't get injunction to halt Obama Center project in Jackson Park
Judge Wood: Citizen group can't show federal agencies failed to meet obligations for site review
Larson Joins HeplerBroom as Attorney of Counsel
Larson Joins HeplerBroom as Attorney of Counsel.