March 19, 2024
A $3 million defamation suit brought by a Chicago-based lobbyist against two Illinois attorneys belongs in the Land of Lincoln, a Puerto Rico magistrate judge determined in a report and recommendation.
June 13, 2023
An Illinois attorney facing claims that he leaked the existence of a whistleblower suit against Chicago lawyer and lobbyist Brian Hynes told a federal judge on Monday that Hynes' decision to bring the case in Puerto Rico represented an example of "classic forum shopping."
March 27, 2023
Two Illinois attorneys are being sued for defamation by Chicago lawyer and lobbyist Brian Hynes, who is claiming they leaked their qui tam lawsuit to the press and falsely accused his company of defrauding the state of Illinois out of $50 million.