U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Issues Landmark Environmental Justice Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a landmark environmental justice decision last week in the case Baptiste v. Bethlehem Landfill Co., No. 19-1692 (3d Cir. July 13, 2020).
Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar
Miner Barnhill & Galland partner, Bob Libman, has been named a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” by the widely-read legal website Law360 for his outstanding work on behalf of plaintiffs.
MBG Attorney Argues for Environmental Justice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
On December 9, MBG’s Matthew Owens presented oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of two not-for-profit organizations working on environmental justice issues, the Public Interest Law Center (“PILC”) and Philly Thrive.
$242 Million Settlement in Illinois AWP Litigation with Numerous Drug Companies, Bringing Total Recovery in the Case to $678 Million
On October 28, 2019 the State of Illinois announced a $242 million settlement it secured with the help of Miner, Barnhill & Galland against numerous drug manufacturers.
Miner, Barnhill & Galland Represents Sierra Club in Significant Environmental Victory Remedying St. Louis-Area Air Pollution
A federal judge in St. Louis has ruled in favor of the environmental plaintiffs in the long-running fight to clean up air pollution at the Rush Island coal-fired power plant in Jefferson County, Missouri.
Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Secures Court Approval of Consent Decree in Firefighter Discrimination Lawsuit
Ten years after NAACP and African American firefighters in Jacksonville, Florida filed discrimination complaints, a federal court approves settlement awarding $4.9 million and ordering the development of new promotional examinations
Miner, Barnhill & Galland Secures Landmark $51.5 Million Class Action Settlement Against Grain Processing Corporation
After more than six years of litigation, the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County granted final approval of a $51.5 million settlement in Freeman et al. v. Grain Processing Corporation.
Judge OKs $3.75M deal to settle class action accusing Blue Cross parent over mental health claims
MBG assisted Zuckerman Spaeder on this case, one of two significant and successful Parity Act cases brought by this Washington D.C. firm in Chicago.
MBG Represents Whistleblower in Largest False Claims Act Hospice Settlement in History
$75 million to resolve allegations regarding False Claims Act (FCA) violations
2018 Charles Barnhill, Jr. Fellowship
Ryan Miller joins MBG’s Madison Office
Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program
Jeffrey I. Cummings serves as a panelist with U.S. District Court Judges for the Northern District of Illinois, the Chair of the MIDP Judicial Advisory Committee, and various local attorneys to discuss and evaluate the progress of the pilot program.
Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
GPC denied Motion for Summary Judgment on its prescriptive easement defense.
Settlement in Jacksonville Fire Department Promotions Case
$4.9 million settlement drafted for 2012 federal discrimination suit over Jacksonville fire promotions
Voting Rights in Indiana
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights before the Indiana Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
We won’t know if bail reform is working until the public has the data