(Chicago IL - June 13, 2007) On Tuesday, June 12, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the City of St. Louis in a public nuisance lawsuit against former ... (read more)

(Chicago, Illinois - December 15, 2006) Two reports released this week assessing the legal environment in the United States are giving tort reform advocates ... (read more)

The Wisconsin legislature has approved a bill, S.B. 402, that would restore one of the classic requirements for recovery for injuries allegedly caused by ... (read more)

(August 19, 2005 -- Chicago, IL) On Thursday, August 18, in a unanimous ruling, the Illinois state supreme court reversed a $1.06 billion judgment against ... (read more)

Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Kelo case was disappointing, but it was not surprising given the backdrop of the high court’s prior decisions ... (read more)

It is distressing that the Court has given government the go-ahead to take property from one private citizen and give it directly to another private citizen ... (read more)

The U.S. Supreme Court has given a major victory to urban planners, large property owners, and government in the Kelo decision announced June 23. The major ... (read more)

Class-action lawsuit reform designed to discourage venue-shopping and to assure that plaintiffs rather than trial attorneys are the main beneficiaries of ... (read more)