Litigation over how much of an alleged work injury falls under workers compensation and how much is related to an existing degenerative condition is likely to rise as the workforce ages and medical screenings are interpreted differently, legal experts say. A report released late last month by the Workers Compensation Research Institute found that degenerative comorbidities, such as disc disease…
A state appeals panel has tossed out a $43 million verdict for a woman severely injured in a car crash, agreeing with trucking company defendants that social media posts concerning the case from the plaintiffs’ lawyers may have represented an improper attempt to sidestep the court and influence jurors. On March 31, a three-justice panel of the Illinois First District…
In a gripping legal battle, a couple’s pursuit of justice following a severe car accident involving a police officer has taken center stage in Illinois. On March 31, 2025, Lytiesa Little and her husband Reginald Little filed an appeal in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, challenging the damages awarded to them after Lytiesa sustained significant injuries in…
A tragic case has emerged involving a premature infant who suffered severe health complications after being fed cow’s milk-based products. On March 19, 2025, Tameka Biggs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories, Inc., alleging that their products caused her child, Kimani Biggs, to develop necrotizing…
In a recent class action lawsuit, a plaintiff has taken legal action against two major companies over alleged defects in vehicle batteries that have led to significant consumer issues. Erika Ortega filed the complaint on March 19, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Ford Motor Company and Camel Group (USA) Battery, Inc….
A man who was shot in a possibly targeted attack while waiting in a drive-through lane at a South Side Wendy’s restaurant can’t sue the restaurant’s owners for allegedly failing to protect him, a federal appeals panel has ruled. In the ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that, even though the Wendy’s restaurant…
A new lawsuit has been filed against several major hair product manufacturers, alleging that their hair relaxer products have caused serious health issues, including cancer. On March 13, 2025, Gracie Scurry filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Avlon Industries, Beauty Bell Enterprises LLC f/k/a House of Cheatham, Inc., House of…
After earlier ruling that the owners of a Waukegan Mexican restaurant can be sued by a customer who claims they should have stopped a car from crashing through the restaurant’s front window, a state appeals panel said it only makes sense that the owners of the building in which the restaurant is located should face the lawsuit, too. A three-justice…
An abortion clinic in Champaign, run by an Ohio doctor who gained notoriety in recent years for coming to Illinois on weekends to perform abortions after his home state tightened restrictions on the procedure, has been hit by a lawsuit from an Indiana woman who claims the doctor botched her abortion by perforating her uterus and leaving much of the…
Ansur America Insurance and lawyer James Borland of Peoria settled a legal malpractice claim after seven days of trial with jurors just beginning to deliberate. U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle excused the jurors on Tuesday, March 18, after Ansur and Borland notified her of their agreement. She gave Ansur and Borland 60 days to finalize it. Ansur sued Borland and…
