Illinois Archive » May, 2024

Illinois - May, 2024

195 articles

• Online Lenders Invoked Calif. Tribe As Usury Cover, Suit Says
• Subaru Drivers Reach Class Deal Over Defective Fuel Pumps
• Real Estate Recap: Courthouse Facelifts, Appraisal Bias
• Vape Co. Can't Toss Breeze Smoke's Claims In IP Row
• DOL's Fund Mismanagement Suit Stayed For 7th Circ. Appeal
• Edelson Calls Coach's Attack On Abuse Suit 'Meritless'
• Kroger's $6M BIPA Deal With 6K Workers Gets Final OK
• Illinois Strengthens Atty Ethics Rules For Harassment, Bias
• Veradigm Execs Sued Over Company's Nasdaq Delisting
• Travelers Loses Dismissal Bid In BIPA Coverage Dispute
• Ex-Chicago Mayor Dodges Atty's Lawsuit Over Zoom Tirade
• Ill. Made 'Big Concession' In 3M PFAS Suit, 7th Circ. Judge Says
• Chicago Kiosk Salesman Gets 1 Year For Filing False Returns
• Divided FTC Won't Delay Kroger-Albertsons In-House Case
• Wine Distribution Giants Must Face Provi's Antitrust Suit
• Target's Surveillance System Violates BIPA, Shoppers Say
• Christian Teacher Appeals Pronoun Case To 7th Circ.
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• Foley & Lardner Sued For Axing Pro-Palestinian Atty's Offer
• Amazon Shouldn't Escape BIPA Suit, Judge Recommends
• PJM Watchdog Challenges FERC's Meeting Roadblock
• Makeup Co. BIPA Suit Trimmed As Arbitration Bid Denied
• P&G Mislabels Tampax Products As 'Pure Cotton,' Suit Says
• Chicago IP Firm Accused Of Botching Fetal Biotech Patent
• Baker McKenzie Grows Tax Practice With Ex-KPMG Adviser
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Hints Amazon Can't Avoid BIPA Suit For Stored Data
• Abbott, Dexcom Call For New Glucose Monitor Patent Trial
• 27 States Urge Fed. Circ. To Back Idaho 'Patent Troll' Law
• States, Greens Want Judgment Over USPS' New Vehicle Plan
• Tribe Says Enbridge's Trespass Concern Wasted Court's Time
• Healthcare Tech Co. To Pay $1.5M To End Class Wage Claims
• Chicken Buyers Defend Additional $37M Atty Fee Ask
• Kroger, Albertsons Must Give FTC Texts, Written Notes
• Ex-Ill. Prosecutor Arrested, Charged For Woodchipper Threat
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• Cleary, DLA Piper Steer T-Mobile's $4.4B UScellular Purchase
• Justices Pass On Fight Over FERC Power Market Cap Rule
• Live Nation Ticket Buyers Follow Feds With Antitrust Suit
• Real Estate Authority: Adaptive Reuse, Climate Risk, SFR
• King & Spalding Int'l Arbitration Atty Goes Solo In Chicago
• Enbridge Says Oil Transport Monopoly Claims Lack Merit
• Walgreens Must Face $200M Cooler Screen Contract Claims
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• White Sox Settle ADA Suit Over Season Tickets Policy
• No Private Suits Under State Enviro Law, Ill. Justices Say
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• DOJ's Live Nation-Ticketmaster Suit: What You Should Know
• Latham, Cravath Rep Live Nation In DOJ Ticketmaster Battle
• EU Fines Mondelez €338M For Curbing Snack Competition
• Dyson Says It Deserves Counterfeiters' Profits
• 7th Circ. Unsure VIX-Fix Claims Were Wrongly Tossed
• 22 States Seek To Defend EPA Heavy-Duty Truck GHG Rule
• Ill. Justices OK $28M Tax Value Appeal Without Payment
• Enbridge Says Tribe's Trespass Law Could Cost It Millions
• Union Fund Trustees Fight DOL Mismanagement Suit
• The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling
• GSK, Boehringer Prevail In 1st Zantac Cancer Trial
• DOJ Sues Live Nation 14 Years After Ticketmaster Deal
• Nursing Home Asks Ill. Justices For Broad COVID Immunity
• Michael Best Accused Of Malpractice In Startup's Restructure
• Paul Hastings Leads Kayne Anderson Unit's $100M IPO
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• EB-5 Investors Say Developers' $150K Shouldn't Go To Attys
• Ill. Justices Weigh Zurich's Right To Recover $3M Flood Loss
• Evidence Shaky In First Zantac Cancer Trial, Drugmakers Say
• What The FTC Report On AG Collabs Means For Cos.
• When Oral Settlements Reached In Mediation Are Enforceable
• Ill. Judge Hands Over Case As Cautious Step Amid DQ Bid
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-AUSA Blames Inexperience For Outcome Forfeiture Error
• Sens. Challenge Pharma Lobbyist Over Patent Abuse
• Towing Co. Denies Liability For Chicago Scrapping Rule
• Binance User Must Arbitrate Facial Scan BIPA Fight
• Caterpillar To Pay $800K To End DOL Race Bias Probe
• Sheppard Adds Mayer Brown Litigator In Latest Chicago Move
• Tremont Chicago Hotel Lender Calls For End To Ch. 11 Case
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• CoStar, Hotel Giants Defend Benchmarking In Price-Fixing Suit
• GM Cleared Of 'Inequitable Conduct' Accusations In Patent Row
• FTC Says Albertsons Execs Deleted Texts In Kroger Case
• Auto Accessory Co. Secures Partial Coverage For BIPA Row
• Northshore Unit Beats Employee's Vaccine Exemption Suit
• High Court Skips Fight Over 'Impossible' TM Name
• Jenner & Block Sued For Firing Worker Over Vax Refusal
• Scammer Cops To SIM Scheme Including $400M Crypto Theft
• Trucking Co. Dodges Misclassification Suit, For Now
• T-Mobile Must Face Sprint Merger Suit Before Appealing
• Chicago Wants Climate Deception Claims Back In State Court
• Off The Bench: Golf Star Arrest, Fla. Gambling, Gruden V. NFL
• Feds Want Prison For Kiosk Salesman Who Faked Deductions
• Chicago Tribune Accused Of Underpaying Female, Black Staff
• FTC Can't Make Albertsons, Kroger Produce Divestiture Docs
• Smollett Atty Says Attackers' Defamation Suit Must Fail
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• Burger King Franchisee Seeks BIPA Coverage Quick Win
• Citgo Retirees Win Class Cert. In Mortality Table Data Suit
• Weighted Baby Swaddle 'Inherently Dangerous,' Suit Alleges
• State Farm Can't Dodge TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• NLRB Attys Fight Union Sanctions In Strike Replacement Case
• Plaintiffs Suing Over Netflix Doc Will Reveal Themselves
• Anti-Trans Groups Fail To Block Wash. Youth Shelter Law
• Metropolis, SP Plus Get Rare Early End To $1.5B Deal Probe
• AstraZeneca Sales Reps Win Early Cert. In Gender Bias Suit
• Devil's In The Details On FDCPA, Article III Standing
• Masters Employee Cops To Selling $5.3M In Golf Memorabilia
• $2.5M Atty Sanctions Ruling Befuddles 7th Circ. Judge
• Airlines Must Prepare For State AG Investigations
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Grocery Chain Outfox Files Ch. 7 After Closing All Locations
• Holland Adds Healthcare Transactions Partner In Chicago
• Northwestern Settles Tax Law Prof's Age Bias Suit
• Judge Cuts Customer's Walmart Seafood Sustainability Claims
• Amazon Owes Atty Fees Plus $525M IP Bill, Cloud Co. Says
• 7th Circ. Seems Wary Of Jurisdiction Over Union Fund Misuse
• Social Media Software Co.'s Deal Hurt Investors, Suit Says
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• White House Continues To Back Adeel Mangi For 3rd Circ.
• Examining Illinois Genetic Privacy Law Amid Deluge Of Claims
• Insurer Files Another Suit Over Firm's Malpractice Coverage
• What's Behind 'Nuclear' Verdicts? Skeptical Juries, Attys Say
• 50 Cent, GC Accused Of Federal Wiretap Violations
• Ex-BP Manager Admits Trading On Inside TravelCenters Info
• Judge Invokes Barney As Shower Co. Seems Stuck On Purple
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Bystolic Antitrust Suit
• E-Rate Requests Aren't FCA Claims, Law Group Tells Justices
• Climate Change Shouldn't Be Litigated Under State Laws
• False Ad AriZona Suit Not In Bad Faith, Fee Opposition Argues
• 'Prolific' Asbestos Injury Firm Accused Of Fraud, Racketeering
• Justices Decline To Hear $3.5B Insurance Surplus Case
• Ill. Residents Ask Court To Void Alaskan Tribal Co. Loans
• Bakery To Face Ex-Worker's Finger Scan Suit In State Court
• Retail Group Opposes $1B Arbitral Award Against Walgreens
• Real Estate Authority: Norfolk Southern, Big 4 Earnings, HUD
• McDonald's Workers Want Class Cert. In Sex Harassment Suit
• TV Guru's New Judge Will 'Bite The Bullet' To Help FTC Case
• Deal Reported In Union Production Workers' Benefits Fight
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• Printing Co. To Pay $1.2M To End 401(k) Fee Suit
• Northwestern Sees 3 More Ex-Footballers File Hazing Suits
• First Zantac Trial Plaintiff Says She Can't Live Normal Life
• FICO Blasts Discovery 'Sideshows' In VantageScore Suit
• Mobile Carriers Pay $10M To End 50 AGs' Deceptive Ad Claims
• Bain Capital Plugs $250M Into Professional Services Firm
• Amazon Seeks To Ax $525M Verdict Over Data Storage Patents
• Quinn Emanuel Atty Says Asset Freeze Hurt Outcome Defense
• AGs Blast Federal Data Privacy Law's Proposed State Override
• Coldwell Banker's Lockboxes Draw BIPA Suit
• Homebuyers Can't Stop NAR's $418M Settlement Hearing
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 85 Lawmakers Join Chorus Opposing Space Force Transfers
• FINRA Fines Broker M1 Over Short Sale Identification Errors
• MultiPlan, Insurance Cos. Accused Of Algorithmic Collusion
• Boeing Can't Widen Ethiopian Airlines Test Case Pool
• $55M Hospital Merger Suit Deal OK'd, UHC Objection Rejected
• Hytera Sanctions Show Strength Of Antisuit Injunctions
• Alight Inks Deal With Activist Starboard For 2 New Directors
• 7th Circ. Ruling Imperils Anonymity In NCAA, Netflix Cases
• Ancestry.com Unit Escapes Ill. Publicity Privacy Suit For Now
• OnePlus, Pantech File Dueling Bids After $10M Patent Verdict
• Judge Weighs Discovery Need On McD's No-Poach Standard
• UChicago Can't Ditch Data Sharing Privacy Claim
• 7th Circ. Backs Ford In Black Ex-Plumber's Bias Suit
• Chicago To Pay $6M To End Water Workers' Race Bias Suits
• Citgo Retirees' Mortality Table Data Suit Heads To Trial
• DOL Wants New Union Officer Vote For Midwestern Bakers
• Nothing Super About GNC 'Super Magnesium' Pills, Suit Says
• Jewish Students Say Northwestern Allowed 'Cesspool Of Hate'
• Real Estate Authority: Dirty Money, Forever Chems, Housing
• Charities Can't Get 'Second Bite Of The Apple' Against PayPal
• Ill. Hilton Operators Slapped With Time-Tracking BIPA Suits
• Grubhub Urges Justices Not To Review Kroger TM Dispute
• New Federal Bill Would Drastically Alter Privacy Landscape
• Ill. Justices' Ruling Answers Corporate Defamation Questions
• 7th Circ. Mostly Backs Ill. Home Health Kickbacks Judgment
• Walgreens Fights $1B Arb. Award Over COVID Test Contract
• Chicken Buyers Request $37M More In Price-Fixing Deal Fees
• Plastic-Film Maker Announces $200M Recapitalization
• DLA Piper Investment Funds Leader Joins Willkie In Chicago
• PE-Healthcare Mergers Should Prepare For Challenges
• US Soccer Nets Ex-SXSW, Heineken Legal Chief As Top Atty
• Plaintiff To Share 'Horrific' Story In First Zantac Cancer Trial
• Chicago Transit Sued Again Over Medical History Probes
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• DOL Announces $6.5M For Seasonal Farmworker Housing
• Hotel Chains Hit With Algorithmic Pricing Collusion Suit
• 53 Govs. Want Say In Moving Nat'l Guard Staff To Space Force
• Tribe Fires Back At Feds' Brief In Enbridge Pipeline Row
• Attys Seek $95M In Fees For Elite Schools' Aid-Fixing Deals
• Zurich Gets Plane Parts Co.'s COVID Coverage Suit Tossed
• Federal Prosecutor Confirmed As Illinois District Judge
• Celeb Charity Says Law Firm Partner Went Rogue, Leaked Info
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Crowell & Moring Adds 2 More Neal Gerber Attys In Chicago