Tepezza thyroid eye hearing loss lawsuits have been reviewed by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML). Upon due consideration, the JPML selected the Northern District of Illinois as the venue in which Tepezza hearing loss claims are to be heard by the federal court system.
The Norther District of Illinois is part of the 7th Circuit of the U.S. court system, and appeals are heard by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Illinois’ Northern District is divided into the Eastern and Western Divisions. Chicago’s Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse hosts the Eastern Division, while Western Division cases are heard at the Stanley J.Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in Rockford, IL.
Consolidation of the first batch of Tepezza hearing impairment lawsuits was done in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Newly filed cases are expected to likewise be transferred to the Northern District of Illinois.
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Northern District of Illinois Judge Thomas M. Durkin Presides Over Tepezza Hearing Loss MDL
The Northern District of IL’s honorable judge Thomas M. Durkin has been chosen to oversee the sprawling lawsuit.
Born in Chicago, Judge Durkin embarked on his academic journey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975. His pursuit of legal excellence led him to DePaul University College of Law, where he further distinguished himself by graduating cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree in 1978.
After completing his law degree, Judge Durkin honed his legal skills by serving as a law clerk for Judge Stanley Julian Roszkowski from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1993, Durkin worked in private practice, with a focus on complex commercial litigation. In 1993, the future jurist returned to public sector work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois. From 1997 to 1999 Durkin held the position of Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division, which involved overseeing criminal cases of significant public interest.
Thomas M. Durkin returned to private practice in 1999, where he remained until President Barack Obama nominated him to serve as a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on May 21, 2012.