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Illinois - April, 2024

195 articles

• Chicago Wants Help Probing Migrant-Moving Bus Companies
• Truck Driver Wins $12M In Illinois Crash Case
• 7th Circ. Backs Costco's Win In Gas Price-Matching Feud
• Kroger, Albertsons Say FTC Distorts Markets In Merger Case
• Chicago Hoopsters Drop NIL Antitrust Suit Against NCAA
• Customers Can't Get Ill. ComEd Bribery Suit Restored
• Alden Newspapers Allege OpenAI, Microsoft Rip Off IP
• Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic
• School Knocks Out Religious Bias Suit Over Pronoun Policy
• Jury Convicts Ill. Biz Owner Of $1.3M VA Kickback Scheme
• Chicago IP Firm Sues Again Over Atty Impersonation
• 1st Circ. Slashes Atty's Convictions In Email Fraud Case
• Split 7th Circ. Clears Insurers In O'Hare Steel Defect Fight
• Court Clerk Error Is No Excuse For A Missed Deadline
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Smollett Atty Wants Sanctions Over Missing Therapy Records
• Judge Rejects Class Certification Of Seizure Drug Customers
• The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals
• Turkey Cos. Seek Swift Appeal Of Burford's Ability To Sue
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ex-BP Manager Charged With TravelCenters Insider Trading
• Ex-Walmart Worker Files Ill. BIPA Suit Over Fingerprint Scans
• Thomas' Long Quest To Undo A 'Grave Constitutional Error'
• R. Kelly Can't Unwind Chicago Child Porn Conviction
• Ill. Hospital Wins Dismissal Of Genetic Privacy Case
• 50 Cent's GC Beats Wiretap Claim In Liquor Feud, For Now
• Real Estate Authority: Homelessness, PFAS, Flood Zones
• Therapy Co. SPAC Investors To Settle Del., Ill. Merger Suits
• Kirkland Steers $5B US Bid For Latham-Led Cybersecurity Biz
• DOJ Pressed On Prosecutions Of Muslim Asylum-Seekers
• Wendy's Beats Negligence Suit Over Drive-Thru Shooting
• Judge Reopens Allstate Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-Agent
• Stryker Says Sanctions Bid Goes 'Galaxies Beyond' Law
• South African's Old Convictions Cost Him Deportation Relief
• 7th Circ. OKs Pausing Nail Polish IP Suit For Ownership Fight
• Judge Decries Discovery Delay In Chicago Genetic-Bias Fight
• Judge Questions Equal Payouts In $9M White Castle BIPA Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Salesforce, ShipBob
• Becton BIPA Suit Gets Cut Short Under Health Exception
• Fed. Circ. Defines Foreign IP Damages, Raises New Questions
• Being An Equestrian Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kirkland Guides $2.7B PE Deal For Wealth Management Tech
• Ill. Woman Gets 18 Months For Role In $16M COVID Aid Theft
• Foxtrot, Dom's Kitchen Closures Violate WARN Act, Suit Says
• Investors Can't Hit Reset In 737 Max Fraud Suit, Boeing Says
• Chicago Museum Accuses New York DA Of Art Seizure Overreach
• 7th Circ. Mootness Fee Case May Curb Frivolous Merger Suits
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Paper Co.'s ESOP Valuation
• 4 Ways To Refresh Your Law Firm's Marketing Strategy
• Ex-Kirkland M&A Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig In Chicago
• Biden's Latest Judge Picks Include Blocked US Atty Nom
• $12M Chicago Toxic Demolition Settlement Receives Final OK
• Biz Owner Faces Second Jury Over Alleged VA Kickback Plot
• Blue States Leap To Defend EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule
• Sugar Giants Accused Of Using Shadow Analyst To Fix Prices
• Downtown Chicago Hotel Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M In Debt
• Why A New York Federal Judge 'Loves' Discovery Disputes
• Amazon Illegally Gathered Workers' Face Scans, Suit Says
• Gambling Co., Casinos Battle Over Shuffler Antitrust Claims
• Uber Can't Ditch All Drivers' Pay Claims, Ill. Judge Says
• J&J Hit With $45M Talc Verdict In Illinois Cancer Trial
• Opioid Marketer Completes $1.5M Damages Settlement With Del.
• Mueller Industries To Buy Nehring Electrical For Up To $600M
• Ill. Panel Relieves Insurer Of $8.3M Cracker Caper Judgment
• 11 State AGs Urge Senate To Confirm Mangi For 3rd Circ.
• Wells Fargo Faces Sex Bias Suit Over 'Degrading' Workplace
• Real Estate Authority: Small Bank Loans, ULI, Lunar Housing
• Potawatomi Become Ill.'s First Federally Recognized Tribe
• Ill. Judge Accepts 3rd Try To Allege Fraud Against Boeing
• Walgreens Inks $110M Deal To End Philly Opioid Crisis Suit
• Shampoo-Maker Can't Wash Away 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Zurich Insurance Hit With $80M Verdict Over 3 Terminations
• FAA Probing Rockies Coach's Mid-Flight Visit To Cockpit
• Off The Bench: NCAA Rules, Trans Athlete Win, NBA Pro's Ban
• Northshore Health Worker Drops Genetic Info Privacy Claims
• Perkins Coie 'Beating A Dead Horse' To Duck Case, Judge Says
• $550K Fingerprint BIPA Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Initial OK
• NCAA Reforms Division I Transfer Rule, Upgrades NIL Policy
• 7th Circ. Nom Heads To Senate Despite GOP Backlog Criticism
• Crowell & Moring Adds Corporate Partners From Neal Gerber
• Trial-Ready Paraquat MDL Cases Tossed After Testimony Axed
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Indy TV Network's Bias Claims
• Walgreens Investors' $36M Deal In Opioid Suit Gets First OK
• Discovery Sanction Too Severe In $1M Vape Case, Panel Says
• Kraft Sued Over Lead Contamination In Lunchables
• Judge Says Ex-Bank Rep Worse Than Robber For Film Fraud
• Ill. BCBS Unit Can't Escape Family's Parity Act, ERISA Suit
• The Future Of BIPA Insurance Litigation After Visual Pak
• School District To Pay $200K To End EEOC Age Bias Suit
• A Look At Ex Parte Seizures 8 Years Post-DTSA
• Whitewater Kayaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 7th Circ. Finally Freezes Hytera's $1M-Per-Day Sanctions
• 7th Circ. Open To Religious Workers' Visa Rule Challenge
• Tribes, Lawmakers Call On Biden To Protect Historic Sites
• BIPA Judge Laments Blown Discovery Deadlines — Again
• Buttigieg, State AGs To Probe Consumer Airline Complaints
• GSA's Carbon-Free Power Plan: Tips For Electricity Suppliers
• AT&T Unit Urges Justices To Weigh In On FCC E-Rate Saga
• Impossible Foods Slams 'Radical' TM Fight At High Court
• Illinois Panel OKs Liability Ruling Against Discovery-Faking Firm
• This Earth Day, Consider How Your Firm Can Go Greener
• Gov't Says Mich. Court Lacks Authority Over U-Visa Delay Suit
• McDonald's, Workers Battle Over Future Of No-Poach Case
• Calif. Cannabis Co. Stiiizy Sued Over Delta-8 Products
• Hytera Still Not Doing All It Can To Stop Fine, Motorola Says
• Years After Args, 7th Circ. Continues Mootness Fee Attack
• Shopper Says ConAgra Beans Poisoned Her With Ammonia
• Tennis Coach Awarded $2.9M For Defamation In Title IX Suit
• Justices Suggest Bribery Law Could Criminalize Routine Gifts
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Pharmacy, Courier Co. Settle Driver's Classification Suit
• Dairy Co. Oberweis Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M In Debt
• Pain Patch Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Kroger False Ad Suit
• Consumer Class Action Trio Joins Morgan Lewis From Crowell
• Justices Won't Review Elanco's Win In Free-Dinner Fax Suit
• Real Estate Authority: RE Women In BigLaw, Q1, Proptech
• 'Much More Is Coming': Experts See Wave Of AI-Related Suits
• Ill. Court Affirms $300K Revenge Porn Award
• Petition Watch: Judge DQs, 'Excessive' Damages & Price Wars
• Illinois Firm, Ex-Partner Resolve $2.4M Client-Poaching Suit
• Chicago Water Workers' Race Bias Suit Headed To Trial
• Hytera Says It'll Be A 'Shell' If 7th Circ. Doesn't End Sanctions
• Abbott Labs Gets Price Claims Tossed In Baby Formula MDL
• Justices Could Limit Bribery Law Used In Ill. Corruption Cases
• Proposed BIPA Penalty Reforms Advance In Ill. Legislature
• 3 Firms Guide Safety Inspection Firm UL's Upsized $946M IPO
• State Rules Can't 'Obliterate' Federal Rights, Justices Told
• Longford Commits Up To $40M For Quinn Emanuel PE Clients
• United Airlines Defeats Religious Bias Suit Over Vax Mandate
• US Sends Mixed Messages In Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Dispute
• Ex-Art Institutes Execs Want Insurers To Avert $336M Suit
• Chicago Man Wants New Judge In Facebook Defamation Suit
• United Airlines Hit With Chancery Suit Over Poison Pill
• Emissions Rules' Foes May Be Forced To Yield To Automakers
• Amazon Hit With $525M Verdict Over Data Storage Patents
• Union Pacific Can't Duck Biometric Privacy Lawsuit
• Subcontractor Axes $1.8M Tech Co. Suit Over RTX Project
• Practicing Law With Parkinson's Disease
• Activists Can't Show LexisNexis Violated Ill. Consumer Law
• Venable Snags Trio Of Product Liability Partners From Steptoe
• Smith & Wesson Can't Keep Mass Shooting Case In Fed. Court
• Chicago Bears Recruit Miami Heat Atty For CLO Spot
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Locke Lord Corporate Transactions Pro
• Printer Buyers Defend HP Ink Cartridge Antitrust Claims
• 7th Circ. Allows Casino Workers To Appeal Class Cert. Denial
• 16 States Seek To Defend EPA Particulate Matter Rule
• Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• California Can Set Own Emissions Standards, DC Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Demolish Obama Center Approval
• Target's Acne Treatments Contain Benzene, Customer Says
• 3 Firms To Lead Weber Investor Suit Over $3.7B PE Buyout
• Allstate Sues Ex-Agent For Post-Litigation 'Smear Campaign'
• Hytera's IMs With Chinese Court Don't Sway Judge
• Judge Urged To Reject UnitedHealth's Antitrust Deal Qualms
• Teamsters Benefits Row Isn't Arbitrable, Sysco Tells 7th Circ.
• Ex-USPS Worker Can Proceed With Disability Suit
• A Snapshot Of The Evolving Restrictive Covenant Landscape
• For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill
• Illinois EV Charging Act Sparks Developer Concerns
• Wow Bao Says Customer Can't Prove Kiosk Data Collection
• 7th Circ. Won't Save Hytera From 'Self-Inflicted' Wounds
• Rapper French Montana Seeks Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' IP Row
• New Partner Joins Nixon Peabody's IP Team In Chicago
• Insurer Denies Coverage In Pet Store BIPA Class Action
• Beverage Giant Sued Under Illinois Genetic Privacy Law
• Boeing Can't Ditch Ill. Securities Fraud Suit Over 737 Max
• 'Halfhearted' Hytera Filings Not Enough To Lift Hefty Sanctions
• Ill. Temp Worker Dispute Stayed For 7th Circ. Appeal
• Smith & Wesson Scolded At 7th Circ. For Minimizing Victims
• What NAR Settlement Means For Agent Commission Rates
• Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
• White & Case Lands Mayer Brown Energy Ace In Chicago
• Winning Foreign Patent Damages Just Became A Lighter Lift
• Hytera's Word Alone Won't Lift $1M-Per-Day Sanctions
• Judge Wary Of Atty's Bid To Cut Sentence For Hiding Assets
• 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best
• McDermott Adds Ex-Baker McKenzie Tax Pro In Chicago
• Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• NFL Helmet Maker Riddell Receives $400M PE Investment
• Ethiopian Air Trial Set For November Over Boeing's Objections
• Ex-Saul Ewing Paralegal Gets 2 Years For $600K Fraud
• Northwestern Must Face Fired Football Coach's $130M Suit
• 'This Just Has To Stop': Judge Hits Hytera With $1M Daily Fine
• Amazon App Users Win Class Cert. For BIPA Claims
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Parents' Claims in Abbott Formula Row
• Kids' Clothier Didn't Deceive By Silence On PFAS, Judge Says
• 3 Firms Guide Safety Testing Group UL's Estimated $770M IPO
• Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• 'Unreliable' Theory Dooms City's Acthar Antitrust Cert. Bid
• Allstate Liable For Contractors' Illegal Marketing Calls
• Gas Cos. Must Face State Law Claims In Contamination Row
• Jailed Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Witness Tampering In Tax Case
• With Suit, NJ City Looks To Clear The Air About Cops' Pot Use
• Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
• Justices Won't Hear Atty's Bid To Conflict Out Entire Ill. Bench