A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Ligas consent decree prohibits Illinois from using state-operated developmental centers for interim crisis placements of class members with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Ligas et al v. Whitehorn et al
A Northern District of Illinois judge affirmed bankruptcy court rulings that voided engagement letters used by Chicago attorney Xiaoming Wu, finding the split-fee structure violated federal disclosure statutes by obscuring the true cost...
Xiaoming Wu v. Adam Brief
A federal judge in Chicago affirmed that an attorney’s practice of requiring clients to sign two engagement letters—one before filing and one after—violated federal bankruptcy disclosure laws, wiping out his right to collect fees.
Xiaoming Wu v. Adam Brief