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  • June 15, 2026

    Target Wipes Buyers Say Recall Left Them Without Refunds

    Target was hit with a proposed class action over its Up & Up-branded baby wipes, which were recalled after regulators discovered in them bacteria that are potentially fatal to infants, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by consumers who demanded both refunds and punitive damages.

  • June 15, 2026

    7th Circ. Tosses ComEd CEO, Lobbyist's 'Flawed' Convictions

    The Seventh Circuit on Monday said the former Commonwealth Edison CEO and an ex-lobbyist convicted of conspiring to funnel jobs and payments to allies of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are entitled to a new trial, but not acquittal, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidated the legal theories behind those convictions.

  • June 15, 2026

    No Longer Sidelined, Private Equity Firms Bet Big On Sports

    With a limited number of major professional sports teams for sale and astronomical valuations leaving a high barrier to entry, experts say college sports and emerging leagues are providing opportunities for private investment, and the rapidly shifting rules are creating compliance challenges for attorneys.

  • June 15, 2026

    $239M LabCorp Deal Illegally Shared Genetic Info, Suit Says

    Genetic testing company Invitae Corp. has been hit with proposed class privacy claims by an Illinois parent who says the company unlawfully disclosed its patients' genetic information to LabCorp after the laboratory testing giant bought Invitae out of bankruptcy.

  • June 15, 2026

    Mead Johnson Wins New Trial Over $60M NEC Formula Verdict

    An Illinois appellate panel has thrown out a $60 million jury verdict awarded to a mother claiming Mead Johnson's infant formula caused her premature baby to develop a fatal gut disease, saying the trial court erred in finding the company owed a duty to warn the mother and not just the infant's doctors, and allowing prejudicial evidence about Mead Johnson's profits.

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