Illinois Supreme Court Reverses, Says Residents' Lead Injury Claims Fail

(September 29, 2020, 2:02 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on Sept. 24 reversed an appellate court's decision and held that a proposed class of residents had not established that they were injured by the city of Chicago's unannounced replacement of lead pipes used as service lines for drinking water, which the plaintiffs said exposed them to the risk of lead exposure (Gordon Berry, et al. v. Chicago, No. 2020-124999, Ill. Sup., 2020 IL LEXIS 124999)....

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