Survivors and Attorneys Speak Out About Sex Abuse in Cook County Juvenile Court System

“We’ve got folks as young as 9 years old who were abused. This happened over and over and over again from 1995 until current. It’s still going on. We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

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National Trailer Safety Week

Perhaps nothing is more nerve-wracking while traveling on the road than maneuvering around a large 18-wheeler or tractor-trailer. According to the National High Traffic Safety Administration, in 2021 there were a total of 523,796 large truck accidents in the United States.

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Partner Travis Prince Speaking at 66th Annual WVAJ Convention

BG partner, Travis A. Prince, is speaking at the 66th Annual West Virginia Association for Justice Convention and Seminar on June 6 – 7th in Charleston, WV. On Friday, Travis will be a panelist in the session titled: “When Criminal and Civil Law Collide: Handling the Civil Case and Securing Justice for Your Client.” The WVAJ and its members are committed to protecting access to the West Virginia state and federal courts, the civil justice system, and the 7th Amendment right to a jury trial.

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Lawsuit Filed Against Johnson & Johnson for Bad Faith Bankruptcies

Bailey & Glasser, LLP and a group of leading law firms filed a federal lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and other defendants due to their repeated attempt to use the U.S. bankruptcy system to prevent victims of its cancer-causing products from having their day in court. The case is Love v. LLT Management LLC, No. 24-06320 (5/22/24), U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Sharon Iskra Argues Case Before Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

On April 17, BG partner and Institutional Abuse and Neglect team leader Sharon Iskra argued before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in support of a $3.5 million jury verdict rendered against a residential care facility on behalf of two developmentally disabled individuals who had been abused as children.

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