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New RICO Suit Filed by WBE Accuses Centene Corporation, One of the Largest Health Insurers in the U.S., of Defrauding Millions of Consumers

Centene Corporation and affiliate companies allegedly engaged in a multi-billion dollar scheme to defraud consumers in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ...

WBE and Co-Counsel Defeat Motions to Dismiss in Surescripts Antitrust Suit

On June 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. denied the motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Surescripts, LLC and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., which sought to dismiss ...

Judge Certifies Classes in Broiler Chicken Antitrust Lawsuit

On Friday, May 27, 2022, an Illinois federal judge certified three classes of plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that more than a dozen major broiler chicken producers illegally ...

WBE Partners Named as 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers

WBE is proud to announce that two of the firm’s partners have again been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine for inclusion in its 2022 list of outstanding legal talent in Illinois. Every ...

Managing Partner Kenneth Wexler Recognized in Who’s Who Legal 2021

WBE is proud to announce that Founder and Managing Partner Kenneth A. Wexler has been recognized as a global practice leader in Who's Who Legal: Competition 2021. Kenneth was selected for the ...

Judicial Panel Sets Location for Paraquat MDL

Today, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ruled that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois would be the location for the Paraquat MDL ...

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Hears Arguments to Create a Paraquat MDL

Several complaints have been filed by individuals who allege that Paraquat caused their Parkinson’s Disease in Illinois and around the country over the past few months. In the complaints, the ...

Wexler Wallace, with Co-Counsel, Defeats Motion to Dismiss and Establish Law in Golden Rule Insurance Company Class Action Suit

On March 11, 2021, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson issued an order denying a motion to dismiss brought by defendants Golden Rule Insurance Company and its affiliates, who ...

FDA Asks Manufacturers to Remove Zantac (Ranitidine) Products from the Market

On April 1, 2020, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its request that manufacturers of popular over-the-counter heartburn drugs containing ranitidine remove those products from the ...

Wexler Wallace and Co-Counsel Recognized as Law360 Legal Lions

Wexler Wallace is proud to announce that Partners Edward A. Wallace, Mark R. Miller, and Associate Timothy Jackson have, along with co-counsel, been recognized by Law360 as Legal Lions. Law360 ...

Appeals Court Upholds Prolift Mesh Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2018 jury verdict in Kaiser v. Ethicon, in which a United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana jury awarded Plaintiff ...

Jammal v. American Family Insurance Featured in Supreme Court Blog “Petitions of the Week”

The case of Jammal v. American Family Insurance, currently pending before the United States Supreme Court, was recently featured in the SCOTUS Blog, a blog provided as a public service and ...
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