Mass Torts & Class Actions

When Public Health Protocols Fail: Legal Options After Legionnaires’ Disease in State-Operated Care Facilities

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.

Chicago Consumer Alert: Risks of Counterfeit GLP-1s and Legal Recourse

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

Sexual Assault Charges and Lawsuits Expose Abuse in the Troubled Teen Industry

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