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A Cook County jury has awarded $41 million to lawyer Craig Pierce, who suffered a stroke in 2016. ... this is the largest award in Illinois history for a medical malpractice case with a plaintiff ...
In October 2014, Illinois State's Attorney Anita Alvarez decided to release Simon, stating that David Protess, a former Northwestern University journalism professor whose students initially investigated the murders and private investigator Paul Ciolino had used coercive tactics that were "unacceptable by law enforcement standards".
Judge-directed compensation: A group of judges with expertise in medical malpractice meet with each sides attorneys and negotiates a settlement between the parties. Administrative Compensation:Sweden and New Zealand created health courts. Claims are sent to these courts that have the authority to settle a claim.
Sidley & Austin was among several law firms caught up in the Savings & Loan Crisis and paid $7.5 million to settle legal malpractice claims stemming from its representation of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. [15] In 2007, Sidley Austin agreed to pay $39 million as part of a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
cigarette company advertising class action led by plaintiff's attorney Stephen Tillery resulted in $10.1 billion judgement [1] Madison County, Illinois: 2003/2006 Ritalin class action lawsuits: promoting disorder ADHD to increase drug profits: Robbins v. Lower Merion School District
This list of settlements in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, contains the names of incorporated cities in villages in the county, ...
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Illinois.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
An additional rationale for tort reform is the ability of plaintiff's attorneys to use the discovery process of common law jurisdictions to impose costs on defendants in order to force settlements in unmeritorious cases to avoid the cost and inconvenience of discovery. [43]