Illinois Lawyer Blog

Ben Javorsky, of the Chicago Reader wrote a really interesting article last week about a lawsuit recently filed against former Governor James Thompson and current White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. The plaintiff, Perri Irmer, is alleging that the two men colluded to have her fired from her job as CEO of the Illinois Sports Facility Authority[“ISFA”].… Read More

Not particularly inclined to write about legal stuff over the course of the last 10 days. But while sitting transfixed, constantly checking the web and television for updates, stories started coming out, how, even in the light of horrible pain and grief, goodness prevails. Civilians, at the risk of their own safety, running toward the bomb blast to render what… Read More

Last week the Consumer Product Safety Commission[CPSC], in conjunction with Dynacraft, issued a recall for a ride-on toy known as the Urban Shredder[pictured above]. The product is battery-operated and sold in green and black(Model Nos. 8801-05 and 8801-05com) and also in red and black(Model No. 8801-15). Additionally, the toys feature Hot Wheels graphics. Dyn… Read More

Any lawyer that is involved in litigation of any type has, by now, been introduced to the concept of mediation. Mediation is an increasingly popular form of “alternative dispute resolution” which is legalese for “let’s avoid that whole trial thing”. Mediation involves the voluntary gathering of trial lawyers and parties in an effo… Read More

Courthouse News Service detailed a lawsuit recently filed in Cook County that simply is hard to believe. Jentri Casaberry alleges in his complaint that he was a swing shift manager at a Chicagoland McDonald’s franchise. The complaint goes on to allege that on July 6, 2011, Casaberry’s girlfriend went into premature labor. Mr. Casaberry stayed at th… Read More

As first reported in the ABA Journal[online] a story broke yesterday about some unfortunate emails that surfaced in a legal billing dispute between DLA Piper[DLA] and a former client. DLA had been retained by energy entrepreneur Adam H. Victor[the formidable-looking man pictured above] to prepare a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing for Project Orange Associates, on… Read More

Nicholas L. DePace MD, a prominent New Jersey cardiologist(pictured above) will receive $2.4 million dollars for his role in a whistleblower suit against Cooper Health Systems and Cooper University Hospital, located in Camden, New Jersey. After a lengthy investigation by the United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General, Cooper agreed… Read More

According to multiple reports, on Monday, the United States Federal Drug Administration[“FDA”] announced a voluntary nationwide recall of all drugs made by Med Prep Consulting, Inc, a New Jersey drug compounding company. Compounding companies create custom drug cocktails pursuant to specific recipes from medical personnel. The drugs recalled includ… Read More