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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.
Appeals panel: U of I bought John Marshall Law School, so man can't sue over his expulsion from Marshall before the sale
The courts said the state's sovereign immunity extends to claims against private entities that later became state-owned
Jewel-Osco OKs $1.6M deal to end Osco pharmacists' fingerprint scans biometrics class action
About 1,600 Osco pharmacy workers could get $977 each from the settlement, after Jewel-Osco failed to persuade judges the IL biometrics law was unconstitutional
Raoul ‘tied at the hip’ with Pritzker on COVID mandates that GOP challenger says ‘destroyed lives’
Tom DeVore, the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General, who filed numerous lawsuits challenging Gov. JB Pritzker's Covid-related orders, says voters should also hold accountable Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who vigorously defended those orders in court
Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Decision to Weaken Concealed Carry Protections
Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Decision to Weaken Concealed Carry Protections.
Cook County primary voters pick nominees for 27 Cook County Circuit, subcircuit judge posts
Results are preliminary, pending final tallies posted by Cook County and Chicago election authorities
Raines-Welch, wife of IL House Speaker, poised to win Cook County judgeship
Unofficial preliminary vote results indicate ShawnTe Raines-Welch, wife of Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, is in the lead for a seat on Cook County's Fourth Judicial Subcircuit court
Openly progressive Dem judge, ex-Lake County Sheriff appear poised for election battle for possible control of IL Supreme Court
Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford, backed by powerful Illinois Democrats, cruised to easy win in the Democratic primary for Illinois' Second Judicial District seat on the state Supreme Court. Ex-Lake Co. Sheriff Mark Curran held a narrow vote lead over Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes in the Republican primary contest
Ogletree Deakins Recognized by Seramount as a “Best Law Firm for Women”
Ogletree Deakins Recognized by Seramount as a “Best Law Firm for Women”.
Class action says McDonald's customers getting double charged for food ordered through the app
The lawsuit claims the McDonald's app is "poorly integrated," allegedly resulting in customers having to pay for their food in the restaurant, after allegedly paying for it in the app
Appeals panel agrees insurer on the hook for $3 million to Fremd High School hockey coach attacked by player
Parties settled at $6 million to end the lawsuit that dates back to a 1998 attack on the hockey coach by a stepson of one of the hockey club board members. But a Cook County judge and an Illinois appeals panel ruled policy limits must stay in place, limiting the insurance company's payout
Reed Smith named by Public Interest Law Initiative to its 2022 Pro Bono Recognition Roster
Reed Smith named by Public Interest Law Initiative to its 2022 Pro Bono Recognition Roster.