The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a circuit court erred in dropping claims in a medical malpractice case asserting the res ipsa loquitur doctrine.

An attorney who failed to act diligently and communicate with clients in immigration matters should be suspended for five months stayed by a year’s probation, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission review board.

A fitness club member who alleges the cover on a swimming pool grate broke under her foot and caused permanent injuries is barred from pursuing negligence claims against the club, a federal judge held.

The Sixth Amendment does not provide grounds for overturning the conviction of a man who insisted on representing himself in his trial on bank robbery charges, a federal appeals court held.

A Black couple arrested after U.S. Bank employees told police they were involved in a robbery attempt even though the would-be robber was more than 25 years their junior do not have a case against the bank, a federal judge ruled.

The Chicago Police Department established convincing evidence that a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request after a police shooting was unduly burdensome and that some of the records were exempt, a panel of the 1st District Appellate Court ruled.

The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission review board affirmed an earlier recommendation for a lawyer involved in a marriage fraud operation to stay disbarred.

The Illinois Supreme Court vacated a circuit court judgment for a second time Thursday in a challenge to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, but it split 4-3 and did not address the constitutionality issue.