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Judge says SmithAmundsen had no duty to 'uncover Ponzi scheme,' forestall SEC investigation
Chicago firm advised investment firm The Income Store regarding SEC subpoena before they faced $40M Ponzi scheme investigation -
Federal judge approves class definitions in litigation over poultry price fixing allegations
Three groups will get to pursue claims against producers that haven't settled -
IL Supreme Court says private ambulances can be sued for non-emergency traffic crashes
A divided Illinois Supreme Court has ruled ambulance companies can be sued for negligence in traffic crashes that occur during non-emergency trips -
IL COVID workers comp rule changes could leave employers asking: Close the doors or 'pick up tab'?
Illinois' Workers' Compensation Committee has changed workers' comp rules, forcing employers to prove workers infected by COVID weren't infected at work. -
Coronavirus in the workplace? Employers must still be wary of lawsuit risk, attorneys say
Wage laws, paid sick leave ordinances, privacy laws, family and medical leave laws, disability laws, workplace safety laws, all just a few employers must navigate as they seek to navigate the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. -
Appeals panel: Medical caregivers can't use their patients to sue the state to force Medicaid payments
Panel determines private 'consultants' don't have standing. The judges said the patients weren't harmed by the state's delay in processing caregivers' paychecks and would gain nothing from the lawsuit. -
Minimum-wage increase could cost IL businesses more than just higher wages, warn advocates, attorney
Business leaders and defense attorneys are warning of serious problems facing IL business owners, from the state's minimum wage laws, as the state already struggles economically compared to the rest of the country. -
'This should keep you up at night': $550M Facebook settlement could spark yet more IL biometrics class actions
Attorneys urge employers to beware of lawsuits, address company policies and push Illinois officials to 'seek changes' to the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
Appeals panel: Private investigator's $25M defamation suit OK vs filmmakers, writers, others over Alstory Simon case
Ciolino not allowed to sue ex-Cook County State's Attorney, appeals court says, but otherwise suit not time-barred -
Split IL high court says local governments must make decisions if hiding behind special IL lawsuit immunity
Making no decision, leading to someone getting hurt, can get a local government sued, the Illinois Supreme Court says -
Labor, employment attorney offers tips for Illinois businesses to reduce risk of BIPA class actions
Illinois employers who collect biometric information on their employees may have good reason to be on edge following a state appellate court's decision last month to side with employees in a class action against an upscale Chicago hotel.