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PEORIA — An appellate court has ruled that a local judge erred two years ago when he dismissed a lawsuit against the Peoria Park District by a couple who say they were injured at Camp Wokanda. The panel of judges from the 3rd District Appellate Court in Ottawa held last year, that now-retired Judge Michael McCuskey erred when he threw out a 2017 lawsuit filed by Michael Torres and Jaimie Gibson against the district. The ruling was recently officially published by the court. McCuskey had sid...

The Illinois Supreme Court recently held that an increased risk of future harm is not an injury; tossing a class action suit which sought damages related to the City of Chicago’s replacement of water meters and water main pipes. The named Plaintiffs had filed the case on behalf of all Chicago residents who had water mains or meters replaced or installed between January 2008 and January 2017. The suit alleged negligence and inverse condemnation against the City of Chicago. Background In Berr...

(The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers are considering two bills that would increase pay and benefits for some law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 60 would modify current guidelines to pay public safety officers or their families if they have a heart attack or stroke. The measure would change the states law to mirror federal law, said one of the bills sponsors, Sen. Bruce Thompson, R-White. Current law calls for workers compensation for on-duty incidents, but Thompson said work-related ...

Critical voices of civil society organisations suppressed in the Philippines Format Civil society organisations in the Philippines are suspicious of the intent of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 that the Philippine congress passed this year. President Dutertes administration has insidiously made it difficult for civil society organisations to engage and influence the countrys development. Only a few months after this law passed, ACT Alliance member National Council of Churches in the Philippines...