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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Celia G. Gamrath is seeking a seat on the 1st District Appellate Court. – Photo by Rena Naltsas

Judge Celia Gamrath leans into appellate experience in 1st District race

Judge Celia G. Gamrath is confident that her prior appellate experience and current role in Cook County Circuit Court’s Chancery Division will prove a powerful framework if she’s elected to the 1st District Appellate Court.
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Iris Martinez seeks to continue ‘transformation’ of court clerk’s office

With three years in the office under her belt, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Iris Y. Martinez wants to continue building on the foundation she has laid.
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Lieberman remembered as ‘mensch’ who bridged political divides

Former Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman Friday as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan political divides and wasn’t afraid to go against mainstream political currents, during a packed funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator.

Trial Notebook

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Judge rejects ‘specific patient rule’ in case over false claims, kickbacks

Two of Allergan’s former sales representatives accused the pharmaceutical manufacturer of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by using a “speaker program” to give physicians illegal payments for prescribing two of its medications — Linzess and Viberzi — but the company insisted the complaint was defective because it didn’t “identify a specific patient to whom a doctor allegedly prescribed Linzess or Viberzi in exchange for a kickback.”

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