Ed Murnane SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Illinois lawmakers will not likely give voters the opportunity -- at least this year -- to allow the General Assembly to adopt caps on medical malpractice awards, a leading tort reform advocate said.
Dave Luechtefeld (R) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Illinois voters could be asked in November to allow the General Assembly to adopt caps on medical malpractice awards if one Republican state senator has his way.
Thomas Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-An Illinois law limiting damage awards in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a long-awaited and closely-watched ruling.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois Supreme Court is expected Thursday to file its opinion on the constitutionality of the state's landmark medical malpractice reform law.
Herbert Zarov CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Allowing medical monitoring claims in Illinois would be a risky move if the state Supreme Court ever decides to, a paper recently published in the DePaul University Journal of Health Care Law says.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The family of an Illinois boy who was fatally shot by his friend have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal law that protects gun companies from most civil lawsuits.
Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Changes to the way state Supreme Courts handle recusal issues may be coming after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision paved the way for them.
Charles Freeman SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - The Illinois Supreme Court has delivered a blow to a long-standing asbestos evidence rule that had been a defendant's bane.
Thomas Kilbride SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois Supreme Court has sided with the Cook County Republican Party, ruling that tie votes by the Illinois State Board of Elections are subject to judicial review.
Lloyd Karmeier (R) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Roland Burris's appointment to the U.S. Senate by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich is valid, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
Harry Reid (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat won't likely be accepted, officials said.
Illinois Supreme Court SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - If the Illinois Supreme Court decides to strike down limits on medical malpractice awards it could mean fewer doctors practicing in the state, sources told Legal Newsline Tuesday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois Supreme Court has again declined to hear an appeal by Sprint Nextel Corp. over its lawsuit with affiliate iPCS Inc.
Thomas Kilbride SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a mother who lost her son to a drug overdose can sue the city over its paramedics.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear an appeal by Sprint Nextel Corp. over its lawsuit with affiliate iPCS Inc.
Thomas Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Fitzgerald is the state's new chief justice, becoming the high court's 115th leader.
Ed Murnane SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)--The Illinois Supreme Court was within its rights to deny giving a list of attorneys to an Internet site that allows clients to rate their lawyer's performance, a leading court reform advocate told Legal Newsline.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an Internet site that allows clients to rate their lawyer's performance is not entitled to a list of attorneys in the state.