Koester Law Legal News

If you grew corn at any point in the last three years, you need to act soon to opt- out of the Syngenta Class Action lawsuit. Simply put, a class action is not the way to pursue this issue. Since we all farm differently, it make no sense to be lumped into a class action…

At the time of writing this post, the international community was abuzz with news that Yahoo! email in the United Kingdom was actually off-line. This is crushing news for a communication company that pioneered the world of communications in the 1990’s. The outage has been resolved for most customers, however many in England were unable…

For millions of Americans, hip replacement devices from  Stryker,  Depuy,  Wright and Zimmer promised mobility and relief, but due to these companies’ defective medical devices, many patients have been left crippled and facing painful revision surgeries.  Revision surgeries carry with them far more complications, or compound morbities, than initial implant surgeries.  It is absolutely mandatory that when a…

According to the Illinois State Police, a preliminary investigation suggests a semi tractor-trailer set off a chain-reaction collision on the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee. A spokesperson for the state police said the accident occurred in the westbound lanes near mile marker eight at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, September 19. When the big rig’s driver…

Crazy Pokemon Go Legal Issues, and the Three Points We Can Really Learn Depending on who you talk to, July 4th was NOT the most important day in July this year. This is becauseJuly 6 was the release date for Niantic’s viral sensation Pokemon Go, and the world has not been the samesince. Say what…

It’s a topic that I sincerely wish that I did not feel compelled to address. Additionally, given the gravity of the subject matter, I am with holding my normal snark and sarcasm. There is more violence in our society presently than in any other time in recent history. Whether you tend to blame the guns,…

You probably remember some scenes in movies where a character is behaving outrageously in a courtroom, and the judge holds him or her in contempt. Think My Cousin Vinny, or A Few Good Men (when Tom Cruise was cool), however few people have heard of any person holding himself in contempt. Recently, it did happen.…

Many things have the potential to ruin a well-planned vacation, but identity theft may be may be at the top of the list. Spending time fighting fraudulent charges, closing credit cards, and disputing errors is certainly not how you planned to spend your time off. Unfortunately, every year there are millions of complaints filed with…

Medical malpractice is often time preventable. In order to receive the highest level of care possible, the patient and doctor must communicate. Many times, medical malpractice occurs when a patient does not provide all of the relevant facts to the physician, and the physician fails to ask the proper questions to elicit the information. Without…

Since August of 2001, the state of Illinois has had a Safe Haven Law in place. Yet some believe that ignorance of the amnesty this law gives to those who relinquish their newborns to the noted places, may have led to a recent newborn death. ​ A sophomore at the University of Illinois in Champaign…