Illinois Deserves the Truthtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14551062008-11-19T13:55:14-05:00Shedding light on Illinois' civil justice system.TypePadEdwardsville Ed Board Comes Out Swingingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-587446262008-11-19T13:55:14-05:002008-11-19T13:55:14-05:00The Edwardsville Intelligencer wrote a commendable editorial on the med mal cap issue yesterday. They’re right when they say egregious malpractice cases are more complicated than they appear. Caps, of course, ignore this fact, and apply the same standard to...Eric BellIllinois News Rounduptag:typepad.com,2003:post-587377742008-11-19T12:53:16-05:002008-11-19T12:53:16-05:00IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing seven companies responsible for mortgage scams targeted at struggling homeowners. ... After a derailment killed two and injured 80 others, Metra agreed to pay the families of the deceased $11 million. ... A...Eric BellMajor Victory for Rights of Developmentally Disabled in ILtag:typepad.com,2003:post-586331262008-11-17T16:44:34-05:002008-11-17T16:44:34-05:00You have to love the power of class actions. Last week, the IL developmentally disabled community hailed a settled federal class action as a huge step forward. For the first time, it will give thousands of Illinoisans a choice in...Eric BellMed Mal Caps, in Court and in the Newstag:typepad.com,2003:post-584790142008-11-13T16:27:04-05:002008-11-13T16:27:04-05:00The state state Supreme Court just listened to oral arguments over IL's 2005 medical malpractice caps law. To coincide, the Illinois Times ran a story this morning outlining the issue. It features quotations from CJ&D executive director Joanne Doroshow, and...Eric BellMed Mal Caps Law in IL Supreme Court Tomorrowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-584188802008-11-12T15:08:15-05:002008-11-12T15:08:15-05:00It’s been a long time coming. Almost a year ago exactly, a Cook County Circuit Court Judge declared Illinois' cruel 2005 caps law unconstitutional. The case went to the state Supreme Court, with oral arguments slated for tomorrow morning. We...Eric BellSettlement makes nursing home safertag:typepad.com,2003:post-581737382008-11-07T13:58:01-05:002008-11-07T13:58:01-05:00As we have long been touting the benefits of lawsuits that help not only the injured person, but everyone, here is an example out of Lake County. Because of the settlement the nursing home is now implementing stricter monitoring of...Joe ConsumerHey “Tort Reform” Groups – Time to Go Away Now!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-581352442008-11-06T16:11:19-05:002008-11-06T16:11:19-05:00Cross posted from The Pop Tort by Andy Hoffman Check out this article in the Madison County/St. Claire Record (a newspaper owned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) for a great description of how Obama’s win last night is fabulous...Joe ConsumerMadigan Taking it to Distributor of Flawed Children's Producttag:typepad.com,2003:post-577826692008-10-30T13:01:48-04:002008-10-30T13:01:48-04:00You may have heard the phrase “profits over people”, but how about “profits over little people”? Sounds even worse, doesn’t it? IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit yesterday to force the distributor of a dangerous crib to stop...Eric BellHot Off the Presses! Report Finds Corporate Immunity Endangers Women!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-577446672008-10-29T16:36:03-04:002008-10-29T16:36:03-04:00Cross posted from The Pop Tort by Andy Hoffman In anticipation of the important Supreme Court "preemption" case Wyeth v. Levine that will be argued in the Supreme Court this Monday (November 3), the Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D)...Joe ConsumerScaffolding Deconstructstag:typepad.com,2003:post-576312912008-10-27T17:35:03-04:002008-10-27T17:35:03-04:00Pedestrians walking Chicago’s River North neighborhood witnessed a harrowing scene today. The Tribune reports that construction site scaffolding collapsed seven stories up and left two workers in need of rescue. Firefighters saved the men, both of whom are in critical...Eric BellLawsuit Paved the Way for Burge's Downfalltag:typepad.com,2003:post-575079372008-10-24T13:33:07-04:002008-10-24T13:33:07-04:00Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge finally faces prosecution, but not for what you’d expect. Since expired statutes of limitations prevent any charges related to torture or coercing confessions, Burge was instead indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice -...Eric BellIllinois News Rounduptag:typepad.com,2003:post-574654372008-10-23T15:38:34-04:002008-10-23T15:38:34-04:00Illinois will pocket $3 million from a 33-state settlement over deceptive marketing practices by drug manufacturer Pfizer. ... The FDA announced a new website for consumers looking into current FDA safety efforts. Visit it at http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugSafety.htm. ... Doctors misdiagnosed a...Eric BellMemo to U.S. Supreme Court: Immunity Bad! Reading the Newspaper Good!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-574554092008-10-23T11:57:59-04:002008-10-23T11:57:59-04:00Cross posted from The Pop Tort by Andy Hoffman As we count down the days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the big “preemption” case, Wyeth v. Levine, the news has been filled with compelling evidence that granting...Joe ConsumerPot Calling the Kettle Blacktag:typepad.com,2003:post-574036132008-10-22T13:29:15-04:002008-10-22T13:29:15-04:00Big Business spends a lot of time and money whining about the need for "tort reform", but that doesn’t stop them from turning around and quietly using the courts themselves. Lately, we need look no further than a trio of...Eric BellBusiness as usual in Chicagotag:typepad.com,2003:post-573656432008-10-21T17:24:16-04:002008-10-21T17:24:16-04:00By now, we’ve all heard the old song and dance of “tort reformers” in Illinois: that our legal system hurts the local economy. Of course, this is preposterous (read the CJ&D-IL Facts about the Illinois Economy). Here's more evidence for...Eric Bell