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Illinois - April, 2026

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• 5 States Join Bid To Block $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna Merger
• Gov't Pauses Medicaid Data Use For ICE Amid Injunction Fight
• Jones Day Beats Sanctions Bid In $2M Fee Dispute
• Fired Amazon Associate's PWFA Claim Cleared For Trial
• Ariz. Bank Hit With Fraud Suit Over Merger Terms
• Boeing Set To Face 2nd Ill. Jury Over Ethiopian Air Crash
• 'Christian Witch' Says Jenner & Block Must Face Vax Bias Suit
• Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 7th Circ. Backs Minimal $2K Damages In Counterfeiting Case
• State Of Insurance: Q1 Notes From Illinois
• J&J Says Ill. Ruling Backs Beasley Allen's DQ From Talc Suits
• Conagra Not Off The Hook Over '100% Whole Fish Fillets' Label
• Kemper Catches More Legal Heat Over Data Hack
• Intel Slams Investors' 'Deeply Misguided' AI Ad Tech Claims
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In May
• Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study
• Atkore To Pay $136.5M To Settle PVC Pipe Antitrust Claims
• Bausch Balks At Suspected Tweak In Price-Fixing Deals
• Boeing Says 737 Max Plaintiffs Can't Seek Punitive Damages
• Illinois Panel Limits BIPA Exemption For Gov't Contractors
• CFTC Sues Wisconsin In Latest Prediction Market State Battle
• 7th Circ. Backs $7M Loan Fraudster's 6-Year Sentence
• Walgreens Can't Use Recording To Undo Investor Claim In Ill.
• Small And Midsize Business Finance Faces More State Regs
• Meta Seeks A Rally As Instagram Addiction Suit Losses Mount
• DOJ Says Wash. 340B Drug Law Is Preempted In Novartis Suit
• House OKs Bill Letting CBP Share Counterfeit Shipment Data
• United CEO Touts Merger Benefits Despite American Rebuff
• Canada Provinces Back Hockey League's Antitrust Dismissal
• OCC Moves To Block Illinois' Limits On Card Swipe Fees
• 7th Circ. Says Overwhelming Evidence Backs Madigan Verdict
• AGs Say Live Nation Fix Can't Wait On DOJ Deal Approval
• Feds Fight Illinois' Bid To End Suit Over Immigrant Protections
• Health Plan Provider To Pay Up To $1.7M To End DOL Lawsuit
• Justices Won't Review Ex-DePaul Instructor's Race Bias Suit
• Real Estate Recap: Insurance Allure, People Pinch, Blackstone
• States Seek Early Win In Challenge To Trump Mail-In Ballot EO
• One Certainty As Tariff Refunds Start: 'There Will Be Litigation'
• 'Big Guys,' 'Little Guys' Get Equal Access In Comcast Ad Fight
• Suit Says Bissell Sold 'Dangerously Defective' Steam Cleaners
• United Airlines Beats Passengers' Suit Alleging Antisemitism
• Expert Must Speak To Ruined Phone Claims In Antitrust Case
• Boeing 737 Max Door Blowout Cases Merged In Wash. Court
• Chinese Company Settles Suit Over Defective Dehumidifier
• Viamedia Fights Comcast's In-House Doc Access Proposal
• Ill. House Passes Bill Aiming To Keep Chicago Bears In-State
• Homebuyers Ask Fla. Court To Block Ill. Broker Fee Settlement
• Judge Questions DOJ Bid To End Suit Over Trans Care Memo
• Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Worker Says H&M Shorted OT For Preshift Setup
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Indiana Worker's Disability Bias Suit
• Chicago-Area Jury Awards $7.25M In Hysterectomy Suit
• Personal Driver Avoids Prison After $1.2M Misappropriation
• Nexstar Appeals Order Blocking $6.2B Tegna Merger
• Illinois Judge Sends Kalshi Gambling Suit To New York
• 7th Circ. Revives $300M Hyatt Rewards Tax Dispute
• Prediction Market Platform Probes Merit Strategic Responses
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings
• Norton Rose Faces $100M Suit Over Withdrawn Patent App
• TMX Buying Cboe's Canada, Australia Exchanges For $300M
• Nourish Can't Ax Wiretap Claims In Google Data Sharing Row
• Chicago Sky's Owner Looks To Ditch Investor Stiffing Claims
• 7th Circ. Says Fed. Laws Don't Preempt Wis. Vape Sale Ban
• Merck Beats Minn. Hockey Player's Talc Mesothelioma Claims
• Bills Sinking 'Texas Two-Step' Ch. 11 Cases Reintroduced
• Feds Drop 1st Circ. Homelessness Funding Appeal
• Students Want MoloLamken As New Lead For Aid-Fixing Case
• Kemper Sued Over Hack Of More Than 13M Records
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control
• Chicago Transit Authority Seeks To Block Refreeze Of $3B
• Drivers Drop Stellantis Door Panel Defect Suit
• Live Nation Fails In Bid For Quick Nix Of Antitrust Damages
• Northwestern Escapes Event-Photos Biometric Suit, For Now
• Two Harbors Shareholder Sues To Stop CrossCountry Deal
• Delivery Drivers Seek Collective Notice Over Wage Deductions
• Live Nation Wants Expert, Damages Cut After Antitrust Verdict
• Ill. Judge Orders Five Freed Over ICE Warrantless Arrests
• Ill. Judge Sides With ICE Trackers In Meta Censorship Case
• Akin Taps Kirkland Atty To Lead Music Team
• Judge Says Ill. Justices Can't Fire Him Over MAGA Op-Ed
• 'Unserious Leaders Are Unsafe': RFK Jr.'s Trans Edict Voided
• Illinois' Suit Over Trump's National Guard Deployment Tossed
• Chicago Boutique Trial Lawyer Jumps To Paul Weiss In NY
• Nexstar-Tegna Deal Blocked Amid DirecTV, AGs' Challenge
• Real Estate Recap: Learning From Loan-Guarantor Litigation
• American Airlines Shuts Down United Merger Rumors
• States Seek Win To Restore DOE's Diversity Grant Cuts
• Ky. Men Take Plea In $3.3M Bogus Credit Line Fraud
• Verdict For Doctors Affirmed In Fatal E. Coli Infection Appeal
• Property Manager Hit With OT, Face Scan Privacy Class Action
• AI Health Co. Illegally Shared Genetic Data, Patients Say
• 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue
• Ill. Judge Sentences Texas Man To 23 Years For Crypto Scam
• Citizens Group Says 25 States Are Eyeing AI Chatbot Laws
• DC Circ. Ponders If FERC Mistakenly Rejected PJM Deal
• AGs' Win Over Live Nation Leaves DOJ Watching From The Side
• OCC Says Bank Misled Borrowers Into Costlier VA Refi Loans
• Bissell Hit With Class Action Over Recalled Steamers
• Progressive Beats Class Bid In Total-Loss Valuation Suit
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Burford Entities' Late Opt-Out Of $32M Deal
• Kirkland-Led Madison Air Prices Largest IPO Of 2026 At $2.2B
• Sirius XM Listeners Seek Final OK Of $28M Telemarketing Deal
• Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Higher Ed Group Seeks Fees After Beating DOE Research Cap
• Marshall Gerstein Names First New Leader In Over 20 Years
• Consumer Cases Drive Class Action Spike, Report Says
• Amneal Trims But Can't Nix AGs' Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• Paraplegic Woman Reaches $60M Deal For Interstate Crash
• $7M Grubhub TM Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Final OK
• 2nd Agri Stats Settlement OK'd In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit
• 7th Circ. Questions Resort Co.'s 'Radio Silence' On Arbitration
• Jury Finds Live Nation Monopolized Concert Ticketing
• Westlake Inks $67M Antitrust Deal With PVC Pipe Buyers
• 26 State AGs Urge FTC To Ban Deceptive Rental Fee Tactics
• States Denied Time For Talks To Settle Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• Justices Told That Eli Lilly's FCA Qui Tam Challenge Too Late
• Turkey Cos. Denied Response To DOJ Price-Fix Intervention
• Ill. Panel Says $2.6M Rear-Ending Verdict Not Excessive
• Agri Stats' Price-Fix Settlement Receives Chicken Judge's OK
• No 7th Circ. Redux Yet For Comcast Against Ad Marker Suit
• Feds Say USDA Can Tie State Funding To Gender Policies
• 7th Circ. Suggests High Court Ruling Supports Ark. PBM Rule
• 7th Circ. Orders New Trial For Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyist
• 7th Circ. Nixes Bailiff's Immunity Appeal As Premature
• State AGs, Albertsons Chain Reach $773M Opioid Deal
• Vehicle Co. Inks $150K Deal To End Tobacco Fee Suit
• Cannabis Giant Verano Accused Of Mishandling Patient Info
• Ill. Judge Wants More Proof To Recalculate Kickback Damages
• State Telecom Roundup: X Case Widens Jurisdiction Fight
• Ill. Panel Orders New Trial In Postconviction Relief Reversal
• Prepping For White House's Proposed AI Framework
• Norwegian Cruise Line Inks $2M Deal Over Faulty COVID Info
• Adams Street Wraps Private Credit Fund With $7.5B In Tow
• The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?
• State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality
• Ariz. Prediction Markets Regulation, Kalshi Charges Halted
• Uber Must Give FTC, States Contact Info On 30M Subscribers
• Nexstar-Tegna Judge Shows No Sign Of Unpausing Deal Block
• CleanChoice Accused Of Gouging Illinois Electric Customers
• 'What're We Doing Here?' Judge Asks FTC After Deere Deal
• Viamedia-Comcast Trial Pushed Back At Least A Month
• Chicago Plumbing Co. Defying Arbitration Order, Suit Says
• Ed. Dept. Urges Judge Not To Broaden Admissions Data Block
• Blank Rome Adds Patent Attys In Dallas, Chicago
• Ill. Jury Adds $17M Punitive Award To Baby Formula Verdict
• Judicial Restraint Anchors Constitutional Order
• States Tell Jury That Live Nation Isn't Above The Law
• Uber Fights Uphill To Ax FTC, States' Subscription Fight
• Sinclair Wants Judge To Rethink Order To Disclose Docs
• 7th Circ. Judge Questions Madigan Jury's Intent Instruction
• Irish Mallinckrodt Unit Stuck In Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• Abbott Hit With $53M Verdict Over Baby Formula Harms
• Taft, Ex-Client Can't Ditch Defamation Suit, Illinois Judge Says
• Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Chicago Suits Highlight Struggle Over Piercing Corporate Veil
• Juul Pricing Case Tossed Following Another Reversal
• AEG, BigLaw Atty In Hot Seat As Live Nation Trial Nears End
• Heat Increases On FERC To Tackle Data Centers' Grid Demand
• Ed. Dept. Says It's Not Required To Fund $1B In Youth Grants
• Mandelbaum Barrett Hires Ex-DLA Piper Atty For NY Office
• 7th Circ. Questions Internet Scammer's Phone Search Appeal
• States Seek Time For Talks To Settle Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• AstraZeneca Wants 25 Opt-Ins Axed From Pay Bias Suit
• Abbott Urges Ill. Jury To Reject Claims Formula Led To NEC
• Ohio Case Reflects States' Aggressive Criminal Antitrust Turn
• Ill. Panel Says Judge Can't Jail Shoplifter Under Pretrial Law
• HHS Must Face States' Suit Over RFK's 'Dramatic Overhaul'
• $1.4M Chicago Tow Notice Settlement To Receive Initial OK
• Law Profs Back Boeing In 7th Circ. Bid To Void 737 Max Class
• March Madness Ends, But College Athlete Pay Fights Rage On
• States, DC Back NY AG James In DOJ Probe Appeal
• John Deere Inks $99M Deal In Farmers' Right-To-Repair Suit
• States, AEG Say Live Nation Sanctions Bid Is Nonsense
• State Farm Auto Insureds Seek To Triple $38M Win At Trial
• Fertilizer-Makers Face More Price-Fixing Accusations
• Ill. AG Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold Landmark Swipe-Fee Law
• Feds Still Not Reimbursing Shelter Program Costs, Court Told
• What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings
• Exploring When Fraud Asset Freezes Limit Right To Pick Atty
• Udio Urges Illinois Court To Ax AI Music Copyright Suit
• Madison Air Eyes $2.2B IPO In Biggest US Debut Of 2026
• Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed
• Molson Coors Sued Over Beer Cap Blast That Ruptured Eye
• High Court Passes On Challenge To Illinois Transit Gun Ban
• Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?
• Mass. Judge Blocks Trump's 'Chaotic' College Data Collection
• States Warn Of Executive Overreach In $100K H-1B Fee Fight
• 7th Circ. Says Ford Plant Drivers Fall Under OT Exemption
• 19 ByHeart Infant Formula Botulism Suits Centralized In NY
• Defense Counsel Options Widen As No-Bill Rate Increases
• State AGs Latest To Oppose Trump's Mail Ballot Order
• Ill. Panel Orders New Trial Over Dead Store Owner Testimony
• Hershey Can't Escape 'One Chip Challenge' Death Suit
• Northwestern Can't Escape ERISA Fight Over Health Offerings
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Ill. Businesses Score Win In 7th Circ. BIPA Retroactivity Ruling
• E-Cig Wholesaler Says Insurer Owes $5M For Warehouse Fire
• Caterpillar Worker's Bankruptcy Dooms Genetic Privacy Claim
• 4 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In April
• Judicial Scrutiny Of Counterfeit Suits Forces Brands To Adapt
• $25M Verdict Over Woman's ER Death Upheld In Ill.
• Walgreens Vendor Sanctioned Over Scripted Testimony
• CFTC Sues Ill., Conn., Ariz. Over Event Contract Enforcement
• DLA Piper, Vax Refuser Reach Deal To End Religious Bias Suit
• Nexstar Slams DirecTV's 'Speculative' $6.2B Merger Challenge
• 1st Circ. Won't Let HUD Cut Homelessness Grant Funding
• UNITE HERE Healthcare Fund Beats SoCal Workers' Rate Suit
• Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer
• 7th Circ. Says Ill. BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively
• Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments
• Ill. Judge Tosses 'Half-Baked' Nestle Chocolate Labeling Suit
• U. Of Chicago Grad Union Gets Antisemitism Suit Tossed
• Boeing Must Face Trimmed 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit
• Ill. Judge Clears Card Shuffler Antitrust Claims For Trial
• Why Trump's Pursuit Of NY AG Is More Than Just 'Awkward'
• 17 State AGs Challenge EPA's Repeal Of Coal Plant Air Regs
• Travelers Unit Hit With Bad Faith Suit Over $241M Jury Verdict
• AGs Put $10M Price Tag On Beating Kroger-Albertsons Merger
• Pa. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• Madison Capital Action Displays SEC's Emphasis On Process
• Salvation Army Enrollees Not Employees, Ill. Court Says
• High Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump's Birthright Order