Business owner divorces are said to be the hardest divorces to litigate. A corollary to that rule is that a business owner’s spouse, actually, are the most difficult kind of divorce to litigate. Business owners are usually married to people who have no desire for the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship. When a business owner and their spouse divorce, the spouse finds themselves part-owner of a business they barely understand. The business owner’s spouse must accept a fair value for their marital stake in the business. Furthermore, a business owner’s spouse, most likely, must maintain themselves with profits from a business…
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A “100% agave” label tells buyers something about how their tequila was made. Does Mexico’s certification prevent an American court from examining whether that representation is true? The dismissal of the Costco tequila lawsuit gives certification that effect. But, respectfully, the court likely got this wrong.

In Salisbury v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. C25-2277-KKE (W.D. Wash. Oct. 16, 2026), the Judge dismissed claims challenging Kirkland tequila’s “100% de Agave” labeling. The order finds “dismissal with prejudice is warranted under both the international comity and act of state doctrines.” Those grounds ended the case without resolving the competing scientific…
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An Ankin Law analysis of eight years of City of Chicago crash data finds the evening rush becomes the most dangerous hour of the day to walk once darkness arrives an hour earlier.

Key findings

  • More than double: In the two weeks after clocks fell back, 103 Chicago pedestrians were injured in crashes between 5:00 and 5:59 p.m., compared with 47 in the two weeks before (2018–2025 combined).
  • Every year: The 5 o’clock hour saw more pedestrian injuries after the time change than before it in all eight years studied.
  • Serious injuries follow the same pattern: Pedestrians killed or incapacitated

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Heating, venting and air conditioning make our modern society work. Every building must have a HVAC system in order for the interior to be tolerable to human beings. That HVAC system must be maintained constantly by an HVAC company. Those HVAC companies are owned by small to large business people who have complicated person lives like anyone else. When the owner of an HVAC company gets divorced in Illinois, the value of that company must be determined in order to award all of the assets fairly to both spouses. This article helps explain how HVAC companies are valued and divided…
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A legal assistant at Ankin Law who aspires to be an Attorney had a chance to bolster her resume with a unique opportunity in her undergraduate days. 

Esmeralda Alacon, who works in Ankin Law’s workers’ compensation department, had the opportunity to give a TEDx Talk at Wartburg College. As she works for a firm that prides itself on making injury law personal, the topic she selected was just that.

“What it means to be a global citizen and how refugees fit it,” was the title of the ten-minute presentation by Alarcon that she gave at the school in Waverly,…
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Fed. Cir. Docket No. 2024-2325LOURIE, LINN, HUGHESJuly 9, 2026

Brief Summary: Wyeth’s claims invalidated for lack of enablement because the specification did not sufficiently disclose a “unit dosage” producing a therapeutic effect in a patient, or teach how to make that determination.

Summary: Wyeth asserted claims 1, 3, and 9 of U.S. Patent No. 10,603,314 and claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 10,596,162 against AstraZeneca’s (AZ) irreversible EGFR inhibitor Tagrisso (osimertinib), alleging induced infringement. The FC panel considered ’314 claim 1, directed to a “method for treating gefitinib and/or erlotinib resistant non-small cell lung cancer” (NSCLC) by “administering daily to…
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Accident News | Berwyn, Il

An SUV crashed into a Kia dealership in Berwyn, a western suburb of Chicago, on Thursday evening, prompting authorities to evacuate the building because of structural safety concerns.

According to Berwyn’s police chief, the dealership on Ogden Avenue was deemed structurally unsafe following the crash. Officials ordered the building to be evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported, and police continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Authorities had not released further details about what caused the SUV to strike the building.

Source: ABC7 Chicago

At Phillips Law Offices, we hope everyone affected…
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If you were hurt by a product, you may call a lawyer and hear “that is a hard case to take.” That is not a judgment about you. Product liability cases cost far more to prove than…
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Escalators are so common that we rarely think about them, until someone is hurt. A hand caught in a step, a fall on a moving stair, or a stroller that tips can all lead to serious injuries.
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Most of a product case is about compensation: medical bills, lost income and the harm the injury caused. Punitive damages are different. They are meant to punish serious misconduct and deter others, and Illinois makes them hard…
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Ask a lawyer to name a famous product liability case and many will say the Ford Pinto. The case, Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co., is still taught because it shows how a jury can respond when…
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Not every product injury comes from a flaw in the design or the factory. Sometimes the problem is what the maker did not say, or what it promised and did not deliver. Those are the two claims…
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People often say a product is “defective” without saying how. In Illinois law the how matters, because a flaw in one unit and a flaw in the whole design are proven in different ways. This guide explains…
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When a product hurts someone, the first question is often “who was careless?” In many Illinois product cases that is not the question the law asks. Under strict product liability, the focus is on the product itself.
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A crash last weekend in Oswego is a sharp reminder that pedestrians, even those standing safely on a sidewalk, aren’t immune from the consequences of someone else’s traffic violation. For families throughout the western suburbs, including Naperville, the incident raises real questions about liability when a driver’s actions put bystanders in harm’s way.
What Happened in Oswego
According to Oswego police, two juveniles were injured after being struck by a vehicle while waiting to cross Route 34 at Heritage Drive. Officers said an 18-year-old driver traveling eastbound entered the intersection against a red light. A separate vehicle, already stopped in…
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Indoor trampoline parks are built for fun, and most visits end without a problem. When someone is hurt, the questions come fast. Was the court built and maintained properly? Was anyone watching? Does the waiver you signed matter? This guide explains what Illinois requires of these parks,…
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