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February 16, 2024
Ex-Jenner & Block Litigator Joins Holland & Knight In Chicago
Holland & Knight LLP has brought on a longtime Jenner & Block LLP partner to bolster its litigation practice as a partner based in its Chicago office.
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February 15, 2024
7th Circ. Rejects Ancestry.com's Arbitration Bid In Privacy Suit
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision that minors suing Ancestry.com for sharing their genetic testing information can avoid arbitration, saying there was no language in the terms their parents signed designating the children as parties to the agreement.
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February 15, 2024
7th Circ. Questions $4M Samsung Arbitration Fee Order
The Seventh Circuit seemed skeptical Thursday that more than 35,000 Samsung consumers had enough evidence to prove the telecommunications giant should pay $4 million in individual biometric privacy arbitration fees, as one judge also questioned whether the appeal is properly before the court.
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February 15, 2024
Instant Brands May Have Rights Against Supplier, Judge Says
A Texas bankruptcy judge issued a tentative ruling that could favor appliance and housewares maker Instant Brands in its dispute with a supplier objecting to the Chapter 11 plan's treatment of indemnification claims.
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February 15, 2024
Marketing Co. Asks Justices To Hear 'Impossible' TM Row
Illinois-based marketing consulting firm Impossible X LLC has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision from a divided Ninth Circuit that revived plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods Inc.'s trademark lawsuit against it.
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February 15, 2024
AGs Press FDA On Safeguards Against Metal In Baby Food
Attorneys general from states across the country urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration once again on Thursday to establish requirements that baby food producers test for lead and other metals in products headed for store shelves, citing a recent wave of childhood lead poisoning connected to recalled applesauce pouches.
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February 15, 2024
Pilots Union Requests Dismissal Of Retirement Age Row
An Illinois federal judge should toss a senior pilots group's duty of fair representation claim over the Air Line Pilots Association's opposition to a congressional proposal to raise the profession's mandatory retirement age, the union argued Thursday, saying its political stance isn't linked to a collective bargaining role.
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February 15, 2024
Baker McKenzie Can't Send Malpractice Suit To London
An Illinois state appeals court has rejected a push by Chicago-based Baker McKenzie to transfer to London a legal malpractice suit accusing the international law firm of botching a client's bid to reacquire a coal mine in Russia, saying in a 2-1 decision that Cook County has an interest in deciding the case even if the alleged misconduct stems from attorneys in a Russian member firm.
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February 15, 2024
Trian Decries Disney's 'Spaghetti-Against-The-Wall' Strategy
Walt Disney Co. shareholder and activist investor The Trian Group is taking a public swipe at the company's performance, criticizing its "fairy tale" and "spaghetti-against-the-wall" strategy to improve profits.
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February 15, 2024
What Rescheduling Pot Would Mean For Criminal Justice Reform
While federal drug enforcers mull a recommendation from health regulators to loosen restrictions on marijuana, criminal justice reformers are warning that rescheduling the drug would not realize President Joe Biden's campaign promise to decriminalize marijuana.
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February 15, 2024
Biggest Tiremakers Sued Over Alleged Price-Fixing
An Illinois tire buyer is piggy-backing off last month's European Commission raids of tire manufacturers in a new class action, alleging that the biggest players in the industry have been colluding to artificially inflate new replacement tire prices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 15, 2024
Tax On Tribune's Cubs Sale Troubling, 7th Circ. Judge Says
A Seventh Circuit judge said Thursday he was troubled by an IRS push to tax Tribune Media Co. on some gains from its sale of the Chicago Cubs that stemmed from a $425 million debt transaction, saying the agency seemed to ignore the relevant legal test.
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February 15, 2024
Petition Watch: Classes, Litigation Changes & Fraud Theories
The U.S. Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions for review each term, but only a few make the news. Here, Law360 looks at four petitions filed in the past three weeks that you might've missed, including questions over how courts should analyze class certification bids and regulations restricting specific speech for content-neutral reasons, whether plaintiffs must reestablish standing after amending lawsuits, and what constitutes fraud.
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February 15, 2024
Appliance Parts Co. Robertshaw Hits Ch. 11 With $833M Debt
Illinois-based appliance part maker Robertshaw filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court Thursday with nearly $833 million in debt and a purchase offer from a lender group.
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February 14, 2024
Trucking Groups Score Win In Ocean Carriers FMC Dispute
The Federal Maritime Commission has said that ocean carriers flouted U.S. law by requiring trucking companies to only use specific chassis providers to haul container cargo from certain ports in California, Illinois, Georgia and Tennessee, in a dispute related to pandemic-era supply chain logjams.
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February 14, 2024
Investors Urge Prison As Developers Seek More Briefing Time
Two real estate developers on Wednesday asked for more time to respond to EB-5 investors' request that they be imprisoned for hiding their money instead of paying overdue settlements and sanctions judgments, telling an Illinois federal judge their attorney wrote down the court's deadline incorrectly.
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February 14, 2024
Ill. Judge Says Rezoning Of Historic Hotel Damaged Developer
An Illinois federal judge found that the city of Chicago improperly zoned the historic Pittsfield Building for strictly residential use not long after agreeing with the former owner and developer to zone the property for a new hotel.
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February 14, 2024
Chicago Eatery Biz Exec's Bid For Atty Privilege Challenged
Investors in Chicago restaurant Maple & Ash told an Illinois court that a principal at the eatery's management firm wrongly acted as a lawyer in their corporate theft lawsuit against the firm, saying he inappropriately seeks to assert attorney-client privilege over 6,000 documents in the suit.
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February 14, 2024
McDonald's In US Lack Adequate Lactation Spaces, Suit Says
McDonald's employees from Kansas and New York filed a collective action in Illinois federal court Wednesday alleging the fast-food giant, which has more than 13,000 U.S. locations, and its franchisees failed to provide reasonable lactation accommodations to nursing mothers in restaurants nationwide, forcing them to pump in unsanitary spaces.
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February 14, 2024
Split Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Patent Case Against Bank
Judges on the Federal Circuit split in a Wednesday finding on how exactly the courts should read the phrase "transaction partner" in a patent lawsuit against a regional bank in Indiana, with the majority opting to agree with a federal judge in Illinois that the words could only be construed in such a way that meant the patent case couldn't hold up in court.
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February 14, 2024
Dad Sues Hacked Chicago Children's Hospital Again
A plaintiff already suing Ann Lurie Children's Hospital over alleged negligence in managing its medical records has again targeted the Chicago hospital, claiming it didn't do enough to protect patient data from hackers who have stymied hospital operations for weeks.
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February 14, 2024
Kirkland-Led PE Shop Raises $887M Across 2 Industrial Funds
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Core Industrial Partners, a private equity shop focused on industrial technology and industrial services, said Wednesday that it closed two separate funds above target, amassing a total of $887 million in capital commitments.
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February 13, 2024
BofA Unit Hit With Trader's Suit Over Alleged Spoofing
A Bank of America unit faces a trader's proposed class action seeking to hold it liable for allegedly manipulating markets for U.S. Treasury futures and options after the firm paid a $24 million fine to the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over the same alleged misconduct.
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February 13, 2024
Judge Says Suit Over Dyson Warranties Relies On 'Conjecture'
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday tossed a putative class action accusing Dyson of withholding warranty coverage if consumers don't use specific repair services or try to make repairs themselves, ruling there was a "striking mismatch" between the lead plaintiff's theories of liability and her purported injury.
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February 13, 2024
Food Co. Whole Earth Brands Taken Private In $209M Deal
Food company Whole Earth Brands said Tuesday it will be acquired by private equity-backed Sweet Oak Holdings, which will take the company private in a deal worth about $209 million that was crafted by DLA Piper and Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
Generative artificial intelligence technologies will put pressure on the business of law as it is structured currently, but clients may end up with more price certainty for legal services, and lawyers may spend more time being lawyers, says Jonathan Cole at Melody Capital.
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BIPA Ruling Furthers Mixed Signals On Insurance Coverage
A recent Illinois appellate ruling in Remprex provides another perspective on the issue of insurance coverage for Biometric Information Privacy Act lawsuits, but its reach will be limited, as it did not cover the three exceptions that have been the focus of related federal court decisions, says Charles Insler at HeplerBroom.
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A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
The booming growth of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens has made digital assets relevant in many legal disputes but also poses several challenges for discovery, so lawyers must garner an understanding of the technology behind these assets, the way they function, and how they're held, says Brett Sager at Ehrenstein Sager.
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Opinion
High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
The U.S. Supreme Court justices' disappointing statement on the court's ethics principles and practices reveals that not only are they satisfied with a status quo in which they are bound by fewer ethics rules than other federal judges, but also that they've twisted the few rules that do apply to them, says David Janovsky at the Project on Government Oversight.
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Opinion
Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
As law schools prepare for the fall 2023 semester, administrators should reevaluate the role of the underappreciated, indispensable adjunct, and consider 16 concrete actions to improve the adjuncts' teaching experience, overall happiness and feeling of belonging, say T. Markus Funk at Perkins Coie, Andrew Boutros at Dechert and Eugene Volokh at UCLA.
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What The Justices' Questions Signify For FCA Compliance
Whatever the outcome of two False Claims Act cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices' questions during recent oral arguments indicate that government contractors should take certain steps to ensure their compliance programs are demonstrably active and adaptable, say Holly Butler and Rebecca Fallk at Miles & Stockbridge.
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Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
Amid today's economic and geopolitical uncertainty, in-house legal teams are running lean and facing increased scrutiny and unique issues, but can step up and find innovative ways to manage outcomes and capitalize on good business opportunities, says Tim Parilla at LinkSquares.
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Beware Patchwork Of State NIL Laws For Student-Athletes
With each U.S. state at a different stage of engaging with name, image and likeness laws for collegiate and high school student-athletes, the NIL world is as much a minefield for attorneys as it is for the players themselves — and counsel must remain on red alert for any and all legislative changes, say Lauren Bernstein and Dan Lust at Moritt Hock.
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What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.
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The Latest Legal Trends In The Food And Beverage Industry
The food and beverage-related litigation and legislation introduced in the first months of 2023, which centered on questions of product labeling and allegations of chemical contamination, illustrate why manufacturers should stay abreast of regulatory developments and trends in consumer concerns, say attorneys at Harris Beach.
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A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
In light of a potential growing mediation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants should think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with opposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, says Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.
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Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
Two recent cases involving Google and Meta should serve as a call to action for companies to ensure their data retention policies are updated and properly implemented to the degree of being able to withstand judicial scrutiny, especially as more data is generated by emerging technologies, say Jack Kallus and Labeed Choudhry at Kaufman Dolowich.
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EPA's Good Neighbor Ozone Plan: What Cos. Should Know
With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently issued Good Neighbor Rule set to restrict ozone-forming smokestack emissions from power plants and industrial facilities in 23 states, the time is now for companies to consider options available under the rule to mitigate costs and legal exposure, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.
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Opinion
Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
National and state bar associations are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Elena Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.
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Series
Prosecutor Pointers: Make Time For Expert Witness Prep
As evidence analysis techniques become more scientifically advanced, prosecutors should invest ample time and follow a preparation checklist so that pretrial meetings with expert witnesses are efficient and productive, culminating in a persuasive and understandable presentation at trial, says Illinois state prosecutor Amy Watroba.