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• Jury Rejects Claim That Zantac Caused Cancer Diagnosis in First Bellwether Trial

  May 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Chicago jury has turned in a defense verdict in the first Zantac cancer trial, which claimed the recalled heartburn drug caused a woman to develop colorectal cancer.

• Zantac Jury Trial Over Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Gets Underway in Illinois

  May 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zantac lawsuit over a colorectal cancer diagnosis will be the first claim to make it before a jury since the heartburn drugs were recalled more than four years ago.

• Chicago Taqueria Linked to Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak

  September 25, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A salmonella food poisoning outbreak in Illinois has been traced back to a Chicago taqueria, which has temporarily shut down following reports of dozens of illnesses.

• Decades of Child Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy in Illinois Detailed in New Report by State Attorney General

  May 23, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Illinois has released a report indicating nearly 2,000 children were abused by Catholic clergy in that state since 1950.

• JUUL to Pay $462M to Resolve Vaping Nicotine Addiction Lawsuits Filed by Six States

  April 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New York, California and several other states have reached a $462 million settlement agreement to resolve JUUL teen vaping addiction lawsuits.

• Sterigenics Settlement for Ethylene Oxide Leak Lawsuits Results in Agreement to Pay $408M

  January 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Sterigenics will pay $408 million to resolve more than 800 ethylene oxide lawsuits filed over leaks from its defunct Willowbrook, Illinois facility.

• 130 lbs. of Roundup Sprayed Over Every Square Mile in the U.S. on Average, NBC News Reports

  October 31, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new investigative report finds that 130 pounds of Roundup weed killer is sprayed on every square mile in the U.S., with the most usage in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.

• Illinois AG Files Environmental Tort Lawsuit Against Monsanto Over PCB Water Contamination

  October 6, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Illinois has filed an environmental tort lawsuit against Bayer's Monsanto unit, claiming that for years it knowingly dumped toxic PCBs in the state, contaminating its natural resources and water supply.

• Breast Cancer Lawsuit Over Sterigenics Ethylene Oxide Leaks Results in $363M Jury Award

  September 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois jury has awarded a woman $363 million following a trial over allegations exposure to Sterigenics ethylene oxide leaks caused her to develop breast cancer.

• Sterigenics Lawsuit Goes Before Jury Over Medical Sterilization Plant Pollution

  August 19, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The first Sterigenics lawsuit over ethylene oxide releases has begun in an Illinois court.