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City to pay $8M to family of man who died while restrained in ambulance
The city of Chicago will pay $8 million to a man who went into undetected cardiac arrest after being strapped to a stretcher by paramedics.
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Immigration officers in Chicago must wear body cameras, judge rules
Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras and also summoned a senior official to court next week to discuss an enforcement operation that has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.
By Christine Fernado
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Panel denies new trial for zero damages verdict, questions ‘tainted’ jury
A state appellate panel declined to grant a new trial to a man who was awarded a verdict with zero damages in an injury suit he filed against a driver who allegedly caused a collision when furniture fell from his trailer onto a highway.
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Panel: Attorney with no ties to Indiana won’t have to face suit there
A Texas lawyer who does not have any contacts with the state of Indiana cannot be forced to answer a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed there by a disgruntled client, a federal appeals court held.
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Supreme Court leans toward weakening Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century, a change that would boost Republican electoral prospects, particularly across the South.
By Mark Sherman
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Cook County jury awards record $104.6M in injury suit over limo crash
A Cook County jury awarded $104.6 million to a married couple injured in a rollover car accident after their limo driver crashed into a temporary concrete barrier on Interstate 90.
