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Record $229M settlement for teen paralyzed in car accident
A Chicago man who was rendered quadriplegic from a car accident in a construction site received a record $229 million settlement.
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Top tech executive must give deposition in bonus dispute
A high-ranking business executive must sit for a deposition in a lawsuit alleging an employee was denied the full amount of a bonus he earned, a federal judge held.
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Judge affirms partial summary judgment in contaminated food case
A food manufacturer was correctly granted partial summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging that its supplier delivered a contaminated product, a federal judge ruled.
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State lawmakers agree to automatically seal some criminal records
Nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois might see eligible criminal records sealed following passage of the ‘Clean Slate’ Act during last week’s veto session.
By Maggie Dougherty
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Judge orders improvements at Broadview immigration facility
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in “inhumane” conditions.
By Christine Fernando
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SCOTUS allows Trump to enforce passport gender policy
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.
By Lindsay Whitehurst
