A Cook County jury awarded $1.48 million to a former dental professor who alleged he was terminated at 62 over false performance issues because of age discrimination.

Allowing an expert on memory to take the witness stand in the trial of a man accused of lying to FBI agents could prompt jurors to “leave their common sense and collective wisdom at the door” and instead struggle to apply scientific concepts to everyday matters, a federal judge held Monday.

An ironworker whose foot had to be amputated after a brick wall fell on him at a construction site accepted a $17.5 million settlement after suing in Cook County Circuit Court.

A wireless retailer that settled a class-action lawsuit after it was blocked from forcing the class members to arbitrate their claims is not entitled to a second bite at the apple, an Illinois appellate court held.

A federal judge cleared the way for the parents of a man who died of an acute opioid overdose to pursue a lawsuit under the Illinois Drug Dealer Liability Act against the friend who purportedly supplied their son with fentanyl.

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 11 cases in its November term, including a high-profile suit over the constitutionality of a law concerning police and firefighter pension funds.

A Cook County jury awarded $7.1 million to a woman who sustained deep second-degree burns from a flash fire caused by an allegedly defective cooking spray can made by Conagra Brands, Inc.

With campaigns in full swing for 2024 elections, the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee is calling attention to changes to its guidelines for judicial candidates, particularly new limits on endorsements.