A medical device sterilization company appears to have reached a $48 million settlement to potentially resolve hundreds of lawsuits over claims emissions from a Waukegan plant caused people living and working nearby to develop cancer. On March 4, attorneys for Isomedix, a subsidiary of Steris, filed a joint motion with attorneys representing some of the plaintiffs that have filed lawsuits…
A personal representative has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America, alleging medical negligence that resulted in severe injuries to a veteran. On February 21, 2025, Mary Kaye Depperschmidt, acting on behalf of the estate of Daniel Steinhauer, filed the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The suit claims that the…
A mother has filed a lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company. On February 21, 2025, Iris Brice filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories and its subsidiary, Abbott Laboratories, Inc. The lawsuit alleges that her premature son, Deandre Brice, suffered significant injuries after being fed cow’s milk-based formula products…
A tragic case has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago Division, involving a premature infant who suffered severe injuries after being fed cow’s milk-based infant formula. On February 21, 2025, Kandice Carter, acting individually and as the parent and next friend of her minor child Rylen Edwards, initiated legal proceedings against…
A state appeals court has ruled the husband of a woman who was struck and killed by an “L” train while retrieving her cell phone from the tracks where it had fallen cannot sue the CTA over his wife’s death, because the court said the man can’t prove the train operator or a security guard on the platform were anything…
Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted judgment to the United States on Feb. 18 against a claim that an unborn fetus can recover damages under the Illinois Survival Act. “The court respectfully declines the invitation to create new law,” she wrote, She quoted Seventh Circuit appellate judges who wrote, “Federal courts are loath to fiddle around with state law.”…
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle excluded lawyer Joseph Bleyer of Marion from testifying as an expert at a trial about legal malpractice in a St. Clair County case. On Feb. 23 she wrote, “He has never handled a legal malpractice case and has no particular knowledge, experience or training in the area of legal professional responsibility. “His anticipated testimony will…
Veronica Jones, acting as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of Jane Paschall, has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America. The complaint was submitted on February 10, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case revolves around allegations of negligence leading to wrongful death at a VA hospital. The complaint…
A state appeals panel upheld a Cook County jury’s decision to award $6 million to the family of a woman who died of respiratory failure and blamed the doctor who prescribed opiates, alleging she should’ve known the patient was already abusing such drugs. Jose Ramirez, the independent administrator of the estate of the late Ebeilda Ramirez, sued Dr. Holly Carobene…
In a compelling legal battle, a parent has filed a lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company, alleging that their cow’s milk-based infant formula caused severe health issues in their premature child. On February 4, 2025, Nidaal Askar lodged the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories. The lawsuit claims that the…
