Far from solidarity in troubled times, the attorneys for Drew Peterson seemed to turn on each other as soon as their client was convicted. Each blames the other for the loss of the case and the dispute will now begin a legal battle of its own. The plaintiff is…
The Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) makes it illegal to send unsolicited advertisements to fax machines. The Act provides that damages in these cases will be equal to the actual monetary loss suffered by the plaintiff or $500 per fax, whichever is greater. In the event that violation of…
Our Chicago class action and consumer rights attorneys fight for consumers rights in Illinois and throughout Illinois and the country. Our Chicago class action law firm pursue breach of contract and consumer fraud cases for consumers all over the country and in Kane, DuPage and Cook County Illinois as well…
This blog has recently discussed the matter of Johnson & Johnson’s faulty hip implants. The Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) was released in the United States in 2005 and recalled in 2010. It is now the subject of more than 10,000 lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson. The first of these…
When things go wrong in the operating room, it can sometimes be difficult to discern who the real perpetrator is. In the case of thousands of hip implants designed and sold by Johnson & Johnson, the issue is with the company producing and selling the implants, not the hospital…
With all the debate raging around healthcare these days, cases like this one must be particularly harmful to the reputation of companies like Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). It is common practice for profitable hospital chains to buy community hospitals to convert to profit status. These purchases typically include…
We bring suit for auto fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition when it is rebuilt wreck, was a flood damaged car or had the odometer rolled back. Super Lawyers has selected our…
Once again the issue of what is required to certify a class for class-action litigation has been battled in court. In this case it went up to the Montana Supreme Court, which sided with the plaintiffs and agreed to certify the class. The case involves several property owners along…
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Justice Stevens conducted a detailed analysis of Bush v. Gore, finding it hard to square with the Court’s reticence to date to view partisan gerrymandering as justiciable: If a mere defect in the standards governing voting recount practices can violate the state’s duty to govern impartially, surely it must follow…