County Agrees to $12.2M Settlement with Man Who Was Jailed for Drunken Driving, then Lost His Hands 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured eight employees and... Read More