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April 2022: The MDL Paraquat class action judge will have a status conference on April 1st to review where the litigation is headed and how best to take the bellwether lawsuits forward for trial in November 2022. 44 new paraquat lawsuits have been added to the MDL in the last two weeks. At this pace, April 2022 will be the busiest month for new files yet. Last week, the parties filed their class-action bellwether picks with the Paraquat MDL judge. Those choices, however, have not been made public.
May 2022: In the last month, over 50 new cases have been added to the Paraquat Lawsuit Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). A group of six patients was recently selected by the Paraquat MDL court for the initial Paraquat Parkinson's disease bellwether trials. As a result, the first trial in November 2022 is approaching soon. The strategy is to select 16 paraquat claims from among the almost 1000 Parkinson's disease litigation claims filed. Following some limited fact discovery in these instances, paraquat attorneys on both sides submitted a preference list to the MDL court, ranking the 16 cases in order of priority. Attorneys for plaintiffs seek the finest facts for their clients, while defense attorneys want the worst. The judge whittled the list down to six Paraquat claims based on these rankings.
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We specialize in youth detention sexual abuse claims, guiding you through legal proceedings and explaining your rights as an inmate or parent. Our experienced team handles investigations and financial accountability for abuse by staff, counselors, or peers. High-profile lawsuits have continued to draw public attention. In May 2024, a case involving 95 survivors detailed decades of abuse at nine facilities between 1996 and 2017. In September 2024, over 200 new plaintiffs filed additional claims stretching through 2021. On February 11, 2025, another surge of lawsuits brought the total number of known plaintiffs to nearly 800, with allegations extending through 2023. Changes in the statute of limitations offer hope for justice, encouraging survivors to seek assistance.
Did you spend time at an Illinois detention center? If yes, and you experienced any sexual abuse or sexual harassment by the staff, including officers, counselors, wardens, or others employed at the center, please contact us today for a Free Claim Review. We can help suvivors born after July 23, 1983 qualify for compensation. Deadline to file is approaching.
In recent years, Illinois has faced a wave of lawsuits from survivors of sexual abuse in its juvenile detention facilities, marking one of the most significant legal reckonings in the state’s history. Since May 2024, more than 800 survivors have come forward with claims of sexual violence, coercion, and physical abuse at state-run and county-operated juvenile facilities dating back to the mid-1990s and continuing through at least 2023. These lawsuits, many of which have been filed in waves—such as the 133 new claims added in February 2025—allege abuse at institutions including the Illinois Youth Centers in Harrisburg, Joliet, St. Charles, and Warrenville, as well as the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, known locally as the Arthur J. Audy Home. Additional facilities in LaSalle, Franklin, Lake, Knox, and Peoria counties have also been named in court documents.
Survivors, many of whom were children as young as 12 when the abuse occurred, describe a pattern of systemic violence enabled by neglectful oversight and administrative indifference. The legal claims detail instances of rape, forced oral sex, and severe physical beatings, often carried out by staff who used their authority and the threat of solitary confinement or rewards to manipulate and silence victims. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs are seeking up to $2 million per survivor through the Illinois Court of Claims, citing long-term trauma and institutional failures to uphold the standards set by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Many lawsuits allege that staff complaints were ignored, repeat offenders were allowed to remain in positions of power, and internal investigations were either mishandled or never conducted.
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Any sexual abuse during your time in Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice custody warrants careful attention. We offer support and assistance, even if they have been lacking in the past. Contact us today for a Free Claim Review.
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