Merrill Goozner

Don`t mail those ''Best wishes in your new job'' cards to U.S. Atty. Anton Valukas just yet. Valukas held a staff meeting last week to squelch rumors of an imminent...

The 1st Amendment has often been used to get around the nation`s antitrust laws, and two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall will test the limits of that...

When it comes to practicing law, Gary W. Swenson just can`t say no. Swenson`s law license has been suspended for the better part of this decade. But that hasn`t stopped...

Young associates shouldn`t be dogged by rumor and innuendo when caught in the middle of unfortunate circumstances early in their careers. No one should know that better than the three...

Ten years ago, two federal judges in Chicago approved what was then a record $200 million settlement in an important antitrust lawsuit brought against companies that manufacture the cartons that...

As everyone knows, neither snow nor rain nor heat of day is supposed to stay letter carriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Though the axiom doesn`t mention...

The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association is taking the heat for the last-minute collapse of worker`s compensation reform legislation. But the plaintiffs` bar says Gov. James Thompson deserves the blame, and...

The preliminary rounds are history. Up next could be an epic showdown in state Auditor General Robert Cronson`s 12-year legal battle to audit two agencies of the Illinois Supreme Court....

Almost four years ago, 15 state drug agents and a couple of Chicago cops raided a gay bar on the Near North Side, ordered the 50 or so patrons to...

With ''60 Minutes'' focusing national attention on alleged fraud in Chicago`s minority contracting program, it`s notable that the only Illinois case that has been brought against such scams has fallen...