Two brothers who allege a Boone County coroner stole their murdered sister’s skull and kept it in his home lost another bid to hold the county liable for the purported violation of their due process rights.

The Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear six civil cases in its latest Petition for Leave to Appeal dispositions, including weighing whether a juror surrender note constitutes a mistrial in a medical malpractice case and if a class action that does not allege actual injury can continue.

A new trial was ordered over discovery violations in a case where a former employee of Union Pacific Railroad Co. sued the railroad giant for liability related to a workplace fall that led to the man developing complex regional pain syndrome.

A federal appeals court declined to revive a lawsuit alleging Wendy’s is liable for the injuries suffered by a man who was shot by unknown assailants in the drive-through lane of one of the fast-food chain’s restaurants.