A medical device sterilization company has escaped a potentially costly jury verdict, for now, after a Cook County judge declared a mistrial in the first trial in a list of nearly 300 lawsuits over alleged cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions from a Waukegan sterilization plant. On Jan. 17, Cook County Judge Frank Andreou declared a mistrial as a jury was entering…
A recent court filing reveals a harrowing tale of alleged negligence and misconduct by a prominent beauty product manufacturer. On December 30, 2024, Dorothy Ayers filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Strength of Nature, LLC, and Godrej SON Holdings, Inc., accusing them of causing severe health issues through their hair…
Bills that would overhaul the law governing compensable workplace injuries and those suffered while traveling were filed in Illinois Friday. H.B. 1253, which would take effective immediately upon passage, would provide “that an injury arises out of and in the course of employment only if the accident significantly caused or contributed to both the resulting condition and the disability,” according…
A state appeals panel has upheld a $7.1 million verdict for a woman who said she suffered injuries from an exploding can of Swell brand cooking spray oil. On Nov. 1, a Cook County Circuit Court jury decided in favor of Tammy Reese, who said the injury happened while she was cooking in a club in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in 2017….
Two bills that would affect workers compensation presumptions for firefighters and emergency medical professionals are being considered in Illinois. H.B. 1292, introduced Monday, would create a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose out of the work conducted by firefighters, all levels of emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. The change would amend state workers comp law that already provides such…
A northwest Indiana man who was severely injured in a construction zone crash will receive more than $37 million in a pretrial personal injury settlement. The crash occurred on Aug. 26, 2020 on U.S. 30 in Valparaiso. Brad Detert, 37, sued those responsible for the road construction work, alleging they failed to comply with state and federal signage and safety…
A harrowing incident involving a family being towed in their car while still inside has led to a federal lawsuit. Ayana Brown, representing herself and her minor children, filed a complaint on December 23, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Cameron Skaja, Philip Ayala, and Jorge Pineda. The case revolves around an…
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle correctly ruled that Shawn Montgomery of Missouri can’t sue C.H. Robinson Company of Minnesota for arranging the trip of a truck that hit his truck, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Jan. 2. The appeals court found Yandle correctly followed their court’s precedent from 2023 that a freight broker acts as contractor rather than agent….
A Chicago plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay nearly $66 million, under a verdict ending a trial in a case accusing the surgeon and his associates of allegedly allowing a 39-year-old mother of four children to bleed to death following an ordinarily routine liposuction and “tummy tuck” procedure. The verdict against Dr. Ayoub Sayeg was delivered by a jury…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a major cosmetics company, accusing it of selling hair care products that allegedly cause hair loss and other injuries. On December 12, 2024, Stephanie Williams, Georgina Gomes, and Krista Gillette lodged the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Mielle Organics LLC and The Procter…
