Mass Torts & Class Actions

Lawsuits against Meta and YouTube are gaining momentum. Two groundbreaking verdicts in the same week are signaling new protections for children in social media addiction cases.

When social media platforms enable child grooming, the harm can quickly lead to emotional trauma, coercion, exploitation, or in-person abuse. Families often discover too late that a predator used private messages, disappearing content, fake profiles, or recommendation features to build access to a child over time. In these situations, parents are often left asking whether the offender is the only

Massage therapy is built on trust. Clients seek treatment for pain relief, relaxation, or recovery, often in vulnerable physical and emotional states. Licensed massage therapists are expected to follow strict professional boundaries and ethical standards. When those boundaries are violated, the consequences can be serious for survivors.

Airbnb sexual assault lawsuits arise when guests experience harm due to unsafe conditions, inadequate screening of hosts or guests, or poor security measures at a property. In these situations, victims may have legal rights to pursue compensation and hold responsible parties accountable.

A confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease at an Illinois state-operated developmental center has raised urgent questions about water safety protocols in public care facilities. When institutions fail to maintain safe water systems and vulnerable residents suffer serious illness or death as a result, Illinois law allows families to hold these facilities accountable through premises liability and wrongful death claims.

On February 24th, 2026, The CPSC issued a safety alert regarding around 43,500 pressure cookers sold under the Gourmia brand name, due to the risk of this product causing serious burn injuries.

Snapchat may face civil lawsuits if its platform design, safety systems, or failure to implement reasonable safeguards contributed to foreseeable harm involving minors. While Section 230 protects platforms from liability for user content, courts are increasingly examining whether product design decisions create preventable risks.

The FDA has confirmed counterfeit versions of popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), are circulating in the U.S. drug supply, and Chicago-area residents are not immune. These products can contain the wrong active ingredients, harmful substances, or dangerously inaccurate doses. People who have been injured by a counterfeit or unapproved GLP-1 drug may have

A former substitute teacher who worked in multiple Chicago-area Catholic schools is now facing criminal charges and a civil sexual abuse lawsuit, raising serious questions about screening and oversight within the Archdiocese of Chicago.

A growing number of sexual assault charges and civil lawsuits are forcing renewed scrutiny of the troubled teen industry, including facilities with direct ties to Chicago and Illinois. In the past year, survivors and attorneys have brought forward claims of systemic abuse in residential behavioral health programs for children and teens, and prosecutors have filed criminal charges in one of