In an effort to curb the texting-and-driving accidents that are threatening motorists today, Illinois recently approved a law that imposes stiffer penalties for any driver pulled over because of texting. “One Short Text Can Cost Lives” HB 4846, signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner on August 14, would take effect starting July 1, 2019.>> Read More

Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill that would have raised the caps on negligence awards paid out by the state through the Court of Claims system. The legislation – which would have raised the maximum award on Court of Claims cases from $100,000.00 to $2 million – had been passed by the Illinois General>> Read More

A judge has dismissed the Chicago Cubs from a lawsuit over a foul ball injury at Wrigley Field that left a man partially blind, citing the “Baseball Rule.” The Plaintiff’s lawsuit against Major League Baseball, however, has been allowed to go forward. Man Left Partially Blind On August 29, 2017, John “Jay” Loos and his>> Read More

On August 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury awarded $289 million to a man who claims that he contracted terminal cancer from his exposure to Roundup, a weed killer manufactured by agricultural giant Monsanto. The man’s victory in the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to come to trial could set a precedent for thousands of other plaintiffs>> Read More

A study conducted by USA Today found that the maternal mortality rate in the United States is the highest in the developed world. According to the World Health Organization, maternal mortality rates have risen in the United States by 16.7 percent since 1990, even as they have plummeted elsewhere in the developed world, as American hospitals>> Read More

Missouri voters rejected a right-to-work law through a ballot referendum this week. The measure, known as Proposition A, would have made it illegal for unions to charge fees to workers they represent who choose not to pay them. Labor advocates argue that voter rejection of the initiative by margins of more than two to one>> Read More