By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter | December 16, 2020
Numerous class-action and individual wrongful death lawsuits have been filed asserting that proper precautions were not maintained to keep nursing homes residents safe from contracting COVID-19.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 16, 2020
A Chicago federal judge has referred allegations of "ethical violations" to the U.S. Attorney, which has asked to examine documents in the case.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 16, 2020
In a Tuesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation appointed U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to oversee the lawsuits, which allege that Elmiron, used to treat chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 16, 2020
In a Tuesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation appointed U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to oversee the lawsuits, which allege that Elmiron, used to treat chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 15, 2020
The motion from the Chicago U.S. Attorney's office, was made shortly after U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin issued a $2 million judgment on Monday, freezing the assets of Girardi and his firm, Girardi & Keese. Durkin also said he would refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office, calling it a possible "serious ethical violation, probably illegal."
By Amanda Bronstad | December 14, 2020
U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois, who is overseeing lawsuits brought over the Boeing's Max 8 crash in Indonesia in 2018, found that Girardi and his firm were unable to account for $2 million remaining unpaid to four of Girardi's clients, who are "widows" and "orphans."
By Amanda Bronstad | December 10, 2020
In motions to dismiss filed in Iowa and Texas, Tyson cited an April 28 executive order from President Donald Trump to keep meat plants open, as well as two regulatory laws, in arguing that federal law preempts lawsuits brought by employees who got sick or died from COVID-19.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
California, which was No. 2 last year due to Roundup verdicts, continued to rank high for its Proposition 65 litigation, the Private Attorneys General Act and its consumer privacy laws, which voters made even stronger on Nov. 3 with the passage of Proposition 24
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
Both the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Pennsylvania Supreme Court made the "Judicial Hellholes" list for 2020-21, released on Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association. The COVID-19 pandemic also made an appearance, both as a legislative barricade and as the cause of a new raft of lawsuits.
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By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2020
Both the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Pennsylvania Supreme Court made the "Judicial Hellholes" list for 2020-21, released on Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association. The COVID-19 pandemic also made an appearance, both as a legislative barricade and as the cause of a new raft of lawsuits.
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