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Texas lawyer Stuart Cochran relieved Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of a duty to decide whether his potential class action over dangerous blenders duplicated one in California. Cochran’s client Tommy Gould moved to dismiss his complaint against Blend Jet without prejudice on Sept. 23 and Rosenstengel approved it on Sept. 25. Cochran and David Nelson of Belleville sued Blend…

A highway worker who claimed in St. Clair County Circuit Court that he had sustained severe and permanently disabling injuries, now claims in federal court that he didn’t. On Sept. 24, Mario Dolce, through his counsel Bruce R. Cook, of Belleville, advised Senior District Judge Phil Gilbert in the Southern Illinois District Court that, “Initially, it appeared that plaintiff’s injuries…

Syngenta and Chevron, defending about 6,000 claims that weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, allege that 590 plaintiffs disobeyed an order to produce evidence that would support their claims. On Sept. 12 they asked Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel to set a deadline for those plaintiffs to show why they didn’t comply with a discovery order she entered in…

A wrongful death lawsuit has taken a significant turn as the Appellate Court of Illinois addresses procedural issues in a case involving allegations of toxic mold exposure. On August 28, 2024, Destiny Dowdell, acting as the special administrator for the estate of Kera Rogers, filed an appeal against ROC II IL LaSalle, LLC, Millennium on LaSalle, LLC, and Momentum Construction…

A recent appellate court decision has reversed a lower court's summary judgment in favor of a grocery store chain, highlighting the ongoing legal battle over a slip-and-fall incident. The case, filed by Roberta Ruda in Cook County on August 2, 2021, against Jewel Food Stores, Inc., centers around an alleged negligence claim after Ruda slipped on a cherry pit at…

A high-stakes medical negligence lawsuit involving a minor's birth injury has taken a significant turn. The Appellate Court of Illinois has ordered the transfer of the case from Cook County to DuPage County, reversing a previous decision by the Circuit Court of Cook County. This decision came after Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and Advocate Medical Group (collectively known as Advocate)…

A woman’s lawsuit against a property management company and its affiliates was dismissed after the court ruled that her claims were speculative. The complaint, filed by Rossmid Lopez-Arana in Cook County Circuit Court on January 2021, targeted Brian Properties, Inc., Salem Plaza Center II, LLC, and other associated entities for injuries she sustained from a fall in their parking lot.…

An Illinois Department of Transportation worker has filed a lawsuit against truck driver William Harlow and his employer, Humbug Creek Trucking. The suit, filed by plaintiff Mario Dolce in St. Clair County Circuit Court, alleges that on May 3, 2024, Harlow's allegedly negligent driving in a construction zone on Highway 64 near Mascoutah resulted in a collision that caused Dolce…

A major retail corporation is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations that it sold a potentially cancer-causing product. Plaintiffs Miriam Birdsong and Cheryl Mikel filed the complaint against Walgreens Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on September 4, 2024. The lawsuit claims that Walgreens sold generic store-brand Mucinex containing benzene, a chemical linked…