Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Lawyers’ Right to Discuss Trial Testimony in Landmark Ruling
A landmark ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court allowed attorneys the freedom to discuss previously confidential information about clients divulged during public trial testimony. It was in a high-profile case in which attorney Elizabeth Kaveny won a $4.2 million medical malpractice verdict against a Chicago-area hospital. A unanimous decision, of course, always will underscore that…