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February 6, 2025

Illinois Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements

This page examines settlement amounts and jury awards in personal injury cases in Illinois. Our attorneys also offer an analysis of Illinois personal injury law.

As a personal injury victim pursuing a compensation claim in Illinois, it’s natural to want to understand the potential range of settlement payouts. After all, monetary compensation is ultimately the goal of a personal injury or wrongful death claim.

This page aims to explore how personal injury cases have been resolved in Illinois, allowing you to compare your claim with Illinois personal injury settlement statistics and examples of settlements and jury awards.

February 5, 2025

Most Active Class Action Mass Torts in 2025

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Our firm’s national mass tort lawyers attorneys continuously monitor and track events in the various class action MDLs pending in the federal courts (MDL Docket #s). We track the volume of new cases being filed or transferred into each MDL every month, the trends or patterns in new case filings, and the status of bellwether trials, discovery, and other proceedings. And, of course, we track mass tort settlement amounts.

With a new year, we are starting to get a clearer picture of what we can expect in 2025 from the various mass tort MDLs, including those ready to grow and those ready to settle.

This post examines the hottest, biggest, and most compelling mass torts in 2025. If you click the individual links, we also project these settlement amounts.

February 5, 2025

VisionQuest Sex Abuse Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

On this page we will look at civil lawsuits alleging that juvenile detainees and foster children at VisionQuest facilities were sexually abused by staff members. If you were sexually abused at a VisionQuest facility, you may be able to get financial compensation. Call us today at 800-553-8082.

About VisionQuest

VisionQuest provides residential treatment and mentoring for troubled and dependent minors or juvenile delinquents in Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Texax. A juvenile delinquent is a young person engaging in behavior that would be considered criminal if done by an adult. Juveniles whose legal guardians are unable or unwilling to care for them may be placed in foster care through a dependency proceeding initiated by the state.

February 5, 2025

L’Oreal Dark & Lovely Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Recent scientific evidence has shown that long-term use of chemical hair relaxer products can increase the risk of uterine cancer and other hormone-related health conditions. This has prompted hair relaxer lawsuits against cosmetic companies like L’Oréal. These lawsuits allege that L’Oréal’s popular hair relaxer product, Dark & Lovely, caused uterine cancer and other injuries.

In this post, we will look at the new scientific evidence and the allegations that are being made against L’Oréal regarding its Dark & Lovely product.

Dark and Lovely Relaxer Lawsuit Updates

February 3, 2025

Good Shepard Sex Abuse Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page will look at recent sexual abuse lawsuits filed by former patients at the Good Shepard Services mental health treatment center for youth. Good Shepherd was , a now-closed facility in Halethorpe, Maryland, of sexual abuse. The lawsuits were filed under the new law CVA law in Maryland and they alleged that the state Department of Juvenile Services negligently failed to prevent young women from being sexually abused at Good Shepard.

February 3, 2025

AFFF Testicular Cancer Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page examines AFFF firefighting foam lawsuits involving testicular cancer and their potential settlement value.

Aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”), which most people call firefighting foam, has long been used to put out fires fueled by gasoline and other chemicals. Firefighting foam contains high concentrations of PFAS, and new scientific evidence has linked PFAS exposure to certain cancer types.

Testicular cancer is one of the diseases that has been scientifically linked to occupational exposure to AFFF firefighting foam. Our lawyers like these cases. We think the link between testicular cancer and firefighting foam is overwhelming. Our attorneys also think these lawsuits have a strong chance of settling in 2024. If the defendants are going to target types of claims to settle, testicular cancer cases would be an excellent place to start.

February 2, 2025

Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center Sex Abuse Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

On this page, we will look at sex abuse lawsuits involving juveniles who were detained at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center (BCJJC), a detention facility in Baltimore, Maryland for juvenile offenders. A new law in Maryland now gives victims of child sexual abuse the ability to file civil lawsuits against the state to seek financial compensation even when the abuse occurred decades ago.

News and Updates:

February 3, 2025: The Maryland Child Victims Act (CVA), which took effect in 2023, eliminated the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits related to child sexual abuse. What made this legislation especially significant was its retroactive application, granting survivors the ability to file claims even for decades-old abuse. However, opponents quickly challenged the law, arguing it was unconstitutional under Maryland’s state constitution. The case was fast-tracked to the Maryland Supreme Court for review.

February 2, 2025

Cheltenham Youth Detention Center Sex Abuse Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page will discuss civil lawsuits being brought by former juvenile inmates at the Cheltenham You Detention Center who were the victims of sexual abuse at that facility. Countless young detainees at Cheltenham may have been victimized by staff or other offenders at the facility over the years. Thanks to a new law in Maryland, these victims are now coming forward and filing lawsuits to get financial compensation for their injuries.

News & Updates:

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February 2, 2025

Ultra-Processed Food Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

One piece of future litigation that is interesting is processed food childhood diabetes lawsuits. Our law firm is not currently handling lawsuits regarding childhood type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease linked to ultra-processed foods. But the prospect of future litigation is interesting and worth talking about.

Ulta-Processed Food Diabetes Lawsuit Updates

This litigation is moving forward quite quickly. Here is the latest news and updates:

February 2, 2025

Hickey School Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page examines civil lawsuits involving sexual abuse of juvenile inmates at the Charles H. Hickey School (referred to as the “Hickey School”), a juvenile detention facility in Maryland. During its decades of operation, numerous child detainees at the Hickey School may have experienced sexual abuse perpetrated by staff members.

A recent Maryland law now empowers these victims to step forward and pursue civil lawsuits against the state to seek financial compensation. Our lawyers are handling these claims. If you have a potential sex abuse lawsuit against the Hickey School, call our Baltimore-based sex abuse lawyers today at 800-553-8082 or get a free online consultation. Our attorneys will fight to get you the overdue compensation that you deserve.

Sex Abuse Lawsuit News and Updates