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Recent Articles by CDLB staff
Suspend attorney over poor representation, ARDC board says
An attorney who provided inadequate representation and took $15,750 in unreasonable fees from clients in two different matters should be suspended, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing board.
By
Emma Oxnevad
Request to toss prison term over judge’s ex parte emails fails
A defendant who maintains his lawyer bungled the job by failing to argue on appeal that the trial judge should have recused himself from the case lost a bid for a new sentencing hearing.
By
Patricia Manson
DeKalb County courthouse will partially close Thursday
Due to funeral services for a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy, the DeKalb County courthouse will be closed until 3 p.m. Thursday.
By
Grace Barbic
Sanction upheld for firm that faked expert discovery
A judge did not abuse his discretion when he sanctioned Lincolnwood attorney Al-Haroon Husain and his law firm for making up expert witness disclosures while defending themselves against a legal malpractice lawsuit, an Illinois appeals court held.
By
Patricia Manson
Suit over rodent attacks on Honda vehicles tossed
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit accusing Honda of violating consumer fraud law for failing to tell customers that their vehicles’ wiring purportedly makes an especially tasty treat for rats.
By
Patricia Manson
Richard Phelan recalled as tenacious lawyer, mentor
Richard J. Phelan, who died last week at 86, left a mark on both the local legal community and the national political stage during a career as a litigator, elected official and bar leader.
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Emma Oxnevad
Initial suits over weed killer paraquat dismissed
A federal judge threw out four lawsuits that allege exposure to the weed killer paraquat can cause Parkinson’s disease, holding her rejection of the expert opinion offered by the plaintiffs doomed their cases.
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T-Mobile cleared to appeal judge’s ruling in suit over merger with Sprint
A federal judge cleared the way for T-Mobile to appeal his ruling that seven customers of competing wireless service providers have standing under antitrust law to challenge the $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.
By
Patricia Manson