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Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Cook County Record News


Lake County family sues Gree for home fire, injuries caused by defective dehumidifier, subject to recalls, indictments

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit claims a Gree dehumidifier caught fire in 2022 in the family's Lake County home, in which firefighters rescued one family member from a basement window and found another unresponsive on the floor of an upstairs room.

Amazon accused in class action of wrongly making Prime customers pay $3 a month to skip commercials

By Cook County Record |
Amazon has been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of unilaterally changing the terms of service for its Prime video streaming service.

Ancestry can't use arbitration clause in parents' user agreements to end kids' lawsuits

By Scott Holland |
Appeals panel said children aren't a party to parents' contracts for use of DNA test kits

Judge trims prime chunks of consumer fraud class action vs Beyond Meat

By Scott Holland |
Plaintiffs can't press claims about protein content on package-front labels

Wingstop hit with biometrics class action for allegedly allowing virtual ordering app to record customer voices on phone

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit also names as defendant tech vendor ConverseNow, allegedly the supplier of a virtual AI phone order assistant

Black female worker says Metra wrongly fired her over Covid vax mandate

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit claims the commuter rail agency wrongly denied her request for a religious exemption from the 2021 Covid vaccine mandate.

Spyropoulos wins circuit court clerk race, becomes latest to pledge to modernize, restore trust in embattled office

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Mariyana Spyropoulos rode big support from Cook County Democratic Party to defeat incumbent one-term incumbent Iris Martinez

Kari Shane Joins Tressler's Insurance Practice Group

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler is proud to welcome Kari Shane as an associate in our Insurance Practice Group in our Chicago office.

Attorney General Raoul Announces Legislation to Expand Worker Protections Against Retaliation

By The Cook County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced legislation that would protect workers from retaliatory conduct by employers, strengthen current protections under state law and codify the authority of Raoul’s Workplace Rights Bureau to investigate and hold employers who retaliate or threaten to retaliate accountable.

Class action accuses CommonSpirit Health of shorting workers OT

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit seeks to include thousands of current and former workers at one of the largest Catholic health systems in the U.S.

Foxx's No. 2 Lanier loses bid for bench; Cook voters select nominees for 40 open county judgeships

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Only 13 of the 40 open Cook County judgeships produced contested races in the March Democratic primary election. Republicans field candidates for only four judgeships in two suburban subcircuits.

Bring Chicago Home headed to defeat, in big loss for Mayor, political allies

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Votes were still being counted, but as of Wednesday morning, nearly 54% of Chicago voters had voted to reject the controversial Bring Chicago Home referendum, strongly backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson and his political allies at the Chicago Teachers Union, among others

Cunningham cruises to win in Cook Dem IL Supreme Court race; GOPer Holder White unopposed in 4th District

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Illinois Supreme Court justices Joy V. Cunningham and Lisa Holder White - the state's first two black female high court justices - are expected to secure 10-year terms on the court. Cunningham was appointed to replace ex-Chief Justice Anne Burke; Holder White appointed to replace retired Justice Garman

Handling Data Breach Class Actions on March 21, 2024

By The Cook County Record |
Anjali Das (Partner-Chicago, IL) and David Ross (Partner-Washington, DC) will present “Handling Data Breach Class Actions,” a Wilson Elser Forum webinar, on March 21, 2024.

Chicago City Hall sues Glock, says gunmaker to blame for exacerbating city's 'epidemic' of gun violence

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The administration of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has partnered with anti-gun activists to sue firearms manufacturer Glock under Illinois' new consumer fraud law specifically allowing gunmakers to get sued. Glock becomes latest company to be blamed in lawsuits for Chicago's societal woes

IL courts hit with avalanche of pre-trial jail appeals under SAFE-T Act; Rules rewritten to ease 'staggering' burden

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The Illinois Supreme Court has rewritten rules governing how criminal defendants can appeal judges' decisions to keep them locked up while they await trial, after such appeals rose from 171 in the past 10 years to more than 1,900 in the past five months under Illinois Democrats' SAFE-T Act

Greenberg Traurig Elevates Seven Attorneys in Chicago Office

By The Cook County Record |
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced the elevation of Kyle C. Lennox, Ashley M. Montalbano, Ariel N. Murray, Kevin J. Quilty, David S. Repking, and Natalie F. Wayne to shareholder and Tiffany M. Andras to of counsel in its Chicago office.

Danekas, Acuna and Slovis Obtain Defense Verdict In High-Stakes Medical Malpractice Case

By The Cook County Record |
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys Steven E. Danekas, Jessica Levitt Acuna and Ryan M. Slovis secured a defense verdict on behalf of their clients, two cardiologists, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Tressler Wins in Appellate Court on Behalf of the Board of Elections for the City of Chicago

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler LLP represented the Board of Elections for the City of Chicago in a complaint that challenged the inclusion of an advisory referendum initiated by the City Council on the March 19, 2024 primary ballot.

Ruthanne Hammett Named as Leading Woman in Secured Finance

By The Cook County Record |
Thompson Coburn partner Ruthanne Hammett was profiled in The Secured Lender’s Women in Secured Finance issue, which features leading finance lawyers worldwide who carved their paths with determination, resilience, and unwavering vision.