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Mass Torts & Class Actions

Feb 25, 2026

Suing Snapchat: How the App’s Functionality Could Lead to Serious Lawsuits

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.

Mass Torts & Class Actions

Feb 24, 2026

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

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Feb 23, 2026

Howard Answers a Text Question From WGN Morning News

How popular is the leader of Ankin Law in Chicagoland? Just check out the end of the WGN Morning News on February 19. That’s when Attorney Howard Ankin was featured in a segment where random people will text in their questions to hosts Paul Konrad and Pat Tomasulo. During the show that Thursday morning, someone from the

Medical Malpractice

Feb 20, 2026

When Time Matters in Medical Care: How Delays Turn Treatable Conditions into Emergencies

Time matters in medical care because it can prevent a treatable condition from becoming a life-threatening emergency. A delay in cancer diagnosis or treatment, for instance, can allow the cancerous cells to spread, which limits treatment options and reduces survival rates. Hospitals often lose critical time that compromises patients’ wellbeing at the registration and initial assessment desk, laboratory, operating room,

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Feb 19, 2026

It’s Important to Have an Illinois Lawyer Work on An Illinois Legal Case

When it comes to knowing the law in the State of Illinois, it’s important to have representation that is based there. That’s something which Attorney Howard Ankin considers very important to his practice at Ankin Law since it was founded in 1997. Each state has its own unique laws and regulations that are critical from an attorney

Medical Malpractice

Feb 19, 2026

How Breakdowns in Hospital Communication Cause Serious Injuries

Breakdowns in hospital communication cause serious injuries when medical professionals fail to share or act on crucial, patient-specific information during consultations, shift handovers, and interdepartmental transfers. The main reason hospitals rarely admit to communication errors after a patient gets harmed is to avoid legal and financial liability.

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Feb 17, 2026

Ankin Law Attorneys Give Job Advice to De Paul Law Students

For the second time in four months, Ankin Law took part in an event featuring future lawyers at DePaul University. Attorneys Jennifer Kelly and Jake Nabat were on hand to talk with students at the 1L/2L Job Fair on February 12 at the law school’s campus in the Loop. It’s the second event the pair

Mass Torts & Class Actions

Feb 16, 2026

Chicago Catholic School Sex Abuse Scandal: Archdiocese Named in Civil Lawsuit

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.

Mass Torts & Class Actions

Feb 16, 2026

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

Medical Malpractice

Feb 13, 2026

Common Ways Hospitals Try to Explain or Minimize Medical Errors

Hospitals try to explain or minimize medical errors in Chicago, IL, by reclassifying the error as a known risk, reducing individual liability by terming it as a system failure, or transferring liability to the patient. They may also blame the patient’s pre-existing conditions or conceal crucial information in complex medical jargon.