A Cook County jury returned a $24.1 million verdict Thursday to the family of two children who allegedly developed lead poisoning while living in public housing owned by the Chicago Housing Authority ...
Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their case Thursday, marking the beginning of the end of the longtime Democratic powerbroker’s corruption trial.
A doctor lost a bid to reverse a Cook County jury verdict awarding $6 million to the family of a 41-year-old woman who died as a result of an opioid addiction the family claimed was caused by the ...
Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas E. Nowinski has been transferred from the Domestic Violence Division to the 3rd Municipal District at his own request after facing criticism over how he handled a case ...
Inside our special edition are profiles of 50 exceptional women leaders in the law who have been named as the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer’s 3rd annual Salute! Women in Law Award ...
Business law firm Buchalter has opened a new office in Chicago, staffed with 15 attorneys previously employed by Robbins DiMonte Ltd., the firm announced Wednesday.
As the 104th Illinois General Assembly convenes and tangles over a myriad of issues large and small, the representatives and senators should consider addressing recent court decisions that have ...
For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial has reminded jurors before each lunch break and evening recess not to ...
A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights, regulation of online content and the protection of children.
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It hasn’t taken Patrick Bedell long to earn the trust of his colleagues and clients. Katie Falkenberg, partner at Chicago’s SmithAmundsen, saw this firsthand back in 2005, when she and Bedell ...