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Illinois - July, 2026

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• $15M Deal Lets PVC Pipe Co. Exit From Price-Fixing Case
• Real Estate Recap: The Fed, Tariffs, SF Housing
• End In Sight For Ovarian Cancer Patients With $5.5B+ J&J Deal
• Meta Says AI Voice Suit Rests On Speculation, Not Facts
• Arthur J. Gallagher Heads To Trial In $6M Benefits Fight
• Workplace Menopause Laws Demand New HR Playbooks
• Amundsen Davis Fights Malpractice Suit Over Nobu Hotel Row
• How State Actions Are Reshaping Surveillance Pricing Risk
• Defense Tips For Execs In DOJ's Tariff Fraud Crosshairs
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Matheson, S&C, Weil
• State Of Insurance: Q2 Notes From Illinois
• Voluntary Benefits Suits Emerge As New ERISA Battleground
• Enbridge Loses 7th Circ. Wis. Trespass Row, Gets $5.2M Redo
• Fitch Even Says €10M French Patent Feud Must Be Arbitrated
• 2 More Circuits Reject No-Bond Rule For Interior ICE Arrests
• Judiciary's Bid To Control Courthouses Gets Senate Push
• Ill. Atty Sanctioned For AI Slop In Starbucks Bias Suit
• $18.7M Deal In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit Gets Initial OK
• Teaching SEC Investigations Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Employment Insurer Can't Ditch Firing Suit Coverage Dispute
• Judge Keeps New Medicaid 'Frailty' Proof Rule In Place
• 3M, DuPont Ordered To Face Montana PFAS Lawsuit, For Now
• Securities Class Actions To Watch: Mid-Year Report
• 7th Circ. Flips Order Keeping 5 Baby Formula Suits In Ill. MDL
• Nexstar Says Tegna Board Members Don't Violate Injunction
• Madigan Asks Supreme Court To Review His Bribery Verdict
• Film Producer Charged In $100M Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• 4 Firms Steer Grant Thornton's $5B Agreement To Buy CBIZ
• Attys Secure $15M Fees In Abbott Formula Shareholder Suit
• Ed Dept. Can't Cancel K–12 Mental Health Grants Worth $1B
• Ill. Judge Questions Construction Rental Antitrust Case
• BofA Must Face Consumer Suit Over Autopay Double Charges
• Eating Disorder Pros Group Ducks Antitrust Suit For Good
• Judge Mulls Pausing Medicaid Work Rule For 'Frail' Recipients
• Teva Can't 'Literally Whine' Of Being Held To DOJ Admissions
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Chobani's 'Sugar Free' Labeling
• J&J, Ovarian Cancer Talc Claimants Unveil $5.5B Global Deal
• AT&T Technician In Ill. Sues For Pre-, Postshift Work Pay
• Black, Latino Chicagoans Win Cert. In Traffic Stop Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Asked To Clarify Copyright Prevailing Party Status
• Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses
• Boom Fantasy User Must Arbitrate Illinois Gambling Suit
• Ill. Heart Clinic Sued For Breach Compromising Patient Data
• Live Nation, DOJ Say States Have Enough Discovery Into Deal
• Fried Frank, Kirkland Steer $466M Luxfer Go-Private Deal
• Mexico Billionaire Not Financier's Only Victim, Judge Told
• Trump Admin Appeals Partial Block On Mail Ballot Order
• Abbott Beats 'Supersized' Investor Suit Over Formula Recall
• Illinois Blocked From Giving Tuition Aid To Immigrants
• Microsoft Seeks To Pause Or Exit Teams BIPA 'Voiceprint' Suit
• Abbott Wins 7th Circ. Fight Over Baby Formula Warning
• Real Estate Recap: Forbearance, Truck Lots, Phoenix SFR
• Illinois Judge Tosses Suit Aimed At High School Speed Zone
• American Airlines Sex Assault Suit Gets Claims Trimmed
• Viamedia Says Comcast Already Has Info It Wants
• FDA, CDC Broaden Cyclospora Outbreak To 9 States
• Balancing The Scales: Geofence Clarity, Post-Hunter Scrutiny
• 8 States Say Education Dept. Still Targeting DEI In Grant Cuts
• 4 Cert. Denials Keep Personal Jurisdiction Issues Percolating
• Amundsen Davis Sued For Malpractice Over Nobu Hotel Case
• Live Nation Says Nielsen Ruling Doesn't Help State AGs
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2026: Midyear Report
• Former Drug Co. Akorn Gets OK For $18.5M Ch. 7 Settlement
• Cushman & Wakefield 401(k) Climate Risk Suit Shipped To Ill.
• 5 TM Cases & 1 Strategy To Watch In 2026's Second Half
• 7th Circ. Says Jurors Should Weigh HR Manager's Bias Suit
• FEMA Is Illegally Tying Funds To Election Rules, States Say
• FINRA Fines Tastytrade Over Best Execution Rule Compliance
• Firm Must Share Sanctions In Door IP Suit, Fed. Circ. Says
• Ex-Girardi Atty Says Probation's Enough For Role In Theft
• Apple Can't Get BigTech AI Voice Suits Under Same Ill. Judge
• House Panel Summons CEOs Over Private Listing Partnership
• Abbott Labs Accused Of Lax Security Over Shinyhunters Hack
• Kate Hudson Activewear Customer Drops Tariff Refund Claim
• HUD Says States Aren't Harmed By Fair Housing Standards
• Inside Differing State Approaches To Prediction Market Taxes
• 7th Circ. Backs Chicago's Tenant Payout Ordinance
• Conn. Banking Dept. Says Debt Servicer Lacks Key Atty Ties
• Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• J&J Talc Plaintiffs Must Back Up Cancer Link Or Risk MDL
• Late Emails Undercut BCBS Pricing Suit, Walgreens Says
• States Seek Win Over Trump Admin In DEI Contracts Dispute
• Split Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate Injunction In Schedule A Feud
• Nexstar Execs On Tegna Board Violates Injunction, Judge Told
• Insurer Sanctioned For Destroying Opioid Coverage Evidence
• The Growing Antitrust Risks Of AI Pricing For Health Insurers
• Illinois Crypto Tax Unfairly Targets Traders, Suit Says
• DLA Piper Says Deception, Not Bias, Cost Palestinian Atty Job
• States Say Nielsen Ruling Backs Claims In Live Nation Suit
• Trump Admin Can't Get Suit Over $600M Cuts Transferred
• World Cup Brand Battles Will Outlast Spain's Title Victory
• 7th Circ. Affirms NYT, Getty Photogs Not Targeted By Cops
• Air Ambulance Co. Fights To Keep 'No Surprises' Suit Alive
• 7th Circ. Told To Keep Judge's MAGA Firing Fight In Fed. Court
• 7th Circ. Backs UChicago, TIAA In Spousal Pension Fight
• Ill. Man Gets 6 Years In Snapchat Nude Hacking Scheme
• 18 State AGs Sue EPA Over Hydrofluorocarbons Rollback
• Wyeth's Patent Loss Has Attys Focusing On Dosage
• Feds Seek 3 Months For Ex-Girardi Atty's Role In Theft
• 7th Circ. Probes Offset Restitution In Hytera-Motorola Dispute
• Real Estate CEO Only Partly A Public Figure, Colo. Judge Says
• How CME Suit May Reshape CFTC's Crypto Derivatives Rules
• United Airlines, Cyber Insurer Spar Over CrowdStrike Losses
• BofA Agrees To Pay $4.3M To Settle Unused Vacation Pay Suit
• More Urban Hospitals Challenge HHS Medicare Wage Index
• EY Sued Over Breach Targeting Client Tax, Financial Info
• Littler Adds Ex-EEOC Litigator To Chicago Office
• 7th Circ. Backs Printing Co. In $265M ESOP Sale Fight
• Latham, Cooley Steer $1.5B Tempus Cancer Testing Deal
• Wis. Village Can't Void Tribal Land Trust Order, 7th Circ. Told
• Masonry Co. Owner To Pay $7.2M Over Amtrak Bribery Plot
• 7th Circ. Backs Arbitrator's Finding That Ill. Hotel Flouted CBA
• AGs Say DOJ Suit Would 'Upend' Atty Discipline System
• Ex-Hospital Exec Can't Cite Tainted Jury To Ditch Fraud Case
• Real Estate Recap: Office-To-Resi Woes, Prefab Housing Wins
• Judge Says OMB Can't Change Grant Terms After Award
• Meta Avoids Workers' Bid To Block Allegedly AI-Tainted Cuts
• Md. Judge Stays Reforms Set To Shrink ACA Coverage Pool
• States Ask To Join Fight Against DOD Wind Project Blockage
• Top Transportation Rulings: Midyear 2026 Report
• 7th Circ. Admonishes Atty Over 'Astonishing' Bogus Citations
• AGs Have 'Significant Concerns' With DOJ's Live Nation Deal
• The Biggest Trade Secret Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• States Stepping Up Merger Work In First Half Of 2026
• Meta Staffers Fight Uphill To Block Allegedly AI-Targeted Cuts
• Fed. Circ. Asked Not To Shift Moderna Vax Patent Case To Gov't
• Board Says Army Didn't Show Contract Ax Was Justified
• 7th Circ. Shuts Down Fired Firefighter's Free Speech Suit
• Senior Big Ten Engineer Gets 2 Years For $4M Embezzlement
• Cal-Maine Says DOJ Deal Doesn't Impact Private Case
• Amazon At Fault After Driver On Fentanyl Hit Bus, Suit Says
• Kroger Workers' Suit Claims Missed Meals, Unpaid Screenings
• Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term
• Oil Giants Can't Move Chicago's Climate Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Ex-Ill. Police Chief Gets 3 Years For Taking, Covering Up Bribe
• CIT Judge Says Order Incoming For Next Tariff Refund Phase
• Illinois Audit Law Will Make AI Clauses Actually Enforceable
• Glenmark Reaches $29M Deal In Generics Price-Fixing Case
• Ill. Biz Owner Admits To Engaging In Pandemic-Era Loan Scheme
• Northwestern Prof Alleges Pro-Palestinian Stand Cost Tenure
• 7th Circ. Says TCPA Do-Not-Call Limit Doesn't Cover Texts
• Nespresso Can't Ditch Most Bias Claims By Ex-Employee
• Vape Co. Seeks $314K Judgment Over Alleged Unpaid Order
• Meta Employees Say AI-Tainted Layoffs Should Be Blocked
• US Trade Fraud Task Force Recovers Over $1B In 10 Months
• 7th Circ. Backs $25K Cap On 'Business Property' Lost In Fire
• States Will Get $18M From 23andMe Ch. 11 For Data Breach
• SEC Case Alleging Misvalued Funds Trimmed By Ill. Judge
• Threats To Kill Trump, Burn Court Net 3-Year Prison Sentence
• 7th Circ. Nixes Clearview AI Privacy Deal Over Class Rift
• Chicago Alderman Fired Staffer Over Ethics Report, Suit Says
• Michigan Jury Rejects Truck Buyers' Claims Against Navistar
• Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row
• 7th Circ. Won't Reopen White Infosys Workers' Bias Suit
• Ill. Conforms Property Tax Law With High Court Takings Case
• 7th Circ. Revives Teva Suit Over Eli Lilly Generic Drug Block
• Assertio Beats Investor Suit Over Drug, Merger Claims
• Hemp Co. Tells 7th Circ. To Leave RICO Case Buried
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report
• Real Estate Recap: Housing Bill, Opportunity Zones, Florida
• Ill. Appeals Court Upholds $45M Talc Verdict Against J&J
• States' Stopgap Suit Aims To Shield K-12 Mental Health Grants
• Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenge Gets July 2027 Trial Date
• Investors Call Boeing's 7th Circ. Class Cert. Appeal Premature
• Trucking Co. Drivers Can Notify Others Of Wage Collective
• 7th Circ. Revives BIPA Suit Over Virtual Try-On Tool
• The Biggest TM Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• UChicago Law Takes On AI With Phone And Laptop Ban
• 7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Ban On AR-15s, High-Capacity Magazines
• Transportation Cases To Watch: Midyear Report 2026
• Chicago US Atty Faces Ill. Judge For Discussing Sealed Case
• IRS Asks 7th Circ. To Rehear $300M Hyatt Perks Tax Dispute
• Full 7th Circ. To Hear Fla. Gender Care Suit, Drawing Dissent
• Fed. Circ. Affirms AstraZeneca Win Over $107.5M Verdict
• States Flag Freedom Forever's Deal With Financier In Ch. 11
• Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Wis. Judge Appeals Conviction In ICE Obstruction Case
• The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026
• Baxter Beats Stable Value Fund 401(k) Plan Suit, For Good
• Navistar Expert Says GLS Missteps, Not Delays, Drove Losses
• Snack Cos. Say DOJ Deal Demands Price-Fix Verdict Revisit
• Butterball, 2 More Head For Ill. Turkey Price-Fix Trials
• Ill. Feds Fight Discovery, But Not Fees, In ICE Protest Case
• FTC, States Settle John Deere Right-To-Repair Case
• Viridis Chemical Gets OK On Ch. 11 Plan After Sale
• Block To Pay $45M To End State Claims Over Cash App Fraud
• McDonald's Ends Suit Alleging Rampant Sex Harassment
• Veradigm Can't Shake Suit Over Patient Portal Data Tracking
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026: Midyear Report
• States Sue Again Over New Limits On Homeless Housing Aid
• Ill. Judge Approves $37M More In PVC Price-Fix Deals
• PTPA Power Struggle Spurs Suit Accusing Ex-GC Of 'Coup'
• 7th Circ. Rejects Internet Scammer's Phone Search Appeal
• DC Circ. Nixes Part Of IAM Fund's $13M Liability Win
• Judge Recommends Netting Sugar Arb. Awards To $3.9M
• Grocers' Microcaptive Not Valid For Tax Benefit, 7th Circ. Told
• Mich. Judge Says Pot Investment Fraud Case Can Proceed
• BakerHostetler Hires Ex-Kutak Rock Tax Credits Pro
• Apple Hit With Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit Over Eye Scans
• DCG Can Send Crypto Securities Question To 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Judge Says No To Energy Funding Suit Transfer
• After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits
• The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Ill. Hospital Nonprofit Agrees To Settle Tobacco Fee Suit
• Live Nation Pushes Bid To Nix Antitrust Trial Loss
• How Montgomery Ruling Will Affect Cos. Across Supply Chain
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court
• 7th Circ. Says Immigration Addendums Make Its Job Harder
• Real Estate Recap: Housing Mandates, Data Center Deals
• Cybercrime Group Suspect Extradited To Face Charges In US
• Congress, States Eye Costs Of Private Equity In Youth Sports
• Skadden Adds Mass Torts Litigator As Partner In Chicago
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 7th Circ. Questions Contempt On Hytera Radio Redesign
• Ill. Judge Can't Probe Robbery Dismissal Sanctions, Feds Say
• Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era
• 7th Circ. Backs Fraud Conviction Over WhatsApp Evidence
• Walmart Hit With Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit For Recorded Calls
• Cleaning Co. Agrees To $500K Deal Over OT, Sick Leave Claim
• Farm Says $99M Deere Right-To-Repair Deal Is Unfair