County Agrees to $12.2M Settlement with Man Who Was Jailed for Drunken Driving, then Lost His Hands October 6, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on... Read More
5 Died of Exposure to Chemical in Central Illinois Crash, Preliminary Autopsies Find October 4, 2023 By John O'Connor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central... Read More
Attempt to Pass a Tanker May Have Led to the Deadly Chemical Crash in Illinois October 3, 2023 By John O'Connor and Colleen Slevin SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another... Read More
Viewpoint: Cook County Class Action Litigation Under the Genetic Information Privacy Act October 3, 2023 By Jennifer Warner Torrez and Melanie J. Chico This year, the Cook County docket has seen an influx of class action claims seeking redress under an older Illinois... Read More
Investigation Continues into Deadly Central Illinois Truck Crash that Caused Toxic Chemical Leak October 2, 2023 By John O'connor and Colleen Slevin SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities resumed their investigation Sunday of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured... Read More
Editor's Picks Illinois Appellate Panel Relieves Freight Broker of Liability for $18M Jury Verdict September 28, 2023 By Jim Sams A freight broker is not liable for an $18 million jury award to the mother of a teenage boy who... Read More
Chicago Sues Monsanto, Univar for Contaminating City’s Water September 21, 2023 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Chicago is suing Bayer AG’s Monsanto and Univar Solutions Inc. for polluting the city’s water, air and soil with chemicals... Read More
Fire at Michigan Paper Mill Closes Roads, Residents Told to Shelter in Place September 15, 2023 CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — Residents near a northern Michigan paper mill that caught fire Wednesday, prompting the closure of several... Read More
Viewpoint: Ambiguous Language Forces Insurer to Pay Losses It Didn’t Intend to Cover September 14, 2023 By Barry Zalma Insurers often complain that their insureds do not read the insurance policy and compel them to fulfill all policy terms... Read More
Explosion, Fire at Archer Daniels Midland Facility in Illinois Injures 8 Employees September 12, 2023 DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured eight employees and... Read More