Cook County, Illinois Update

Cook County, Illinois On Tuesday, August 21st, 2023, Meredith Hudgens, Partner based in The Cook Group’s Chicago office, presented an oral argument with a consortium of four defense firms in Cook County, Illinois. The focal point of their legal engagement centered...

Florida Enacts Sweeping Tort Reform

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) recently signed into law comprehensive legal reforms that significantly change the legal landscape in Florida.  Under the new law, which is aimed at improving lawsuit abuse, the following changes have been made: Replaces pure...

THIRD CIRCUIT RECEIVES PUSH BACK ON PROPOSED DEADLINE CHANGE

With practices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware, The Cook Group has been watching what will happen with the proposed filing deadline change announced by The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in January 2023. The proposed filing deadline...