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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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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.

Class action accuses Physicians Immediate Care over handling of data breach

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts people's personal identifying information was allegedly exposed in an April 2023 data breach, but people weren't notified until 10 months later.

Class action claims Target anti-shoplifting camera system violates IL biometrics privacy law

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit could carry a potentially huge payout for Target Corp., which is accused of improperly scanning the faces of people in Target stores using its anti-theft surveillance system.

Judge blocks big piece of IL Dems' temp worker regulation law

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A Chicago federal judge ruled that major changes to Illinois' law regulating temp workers and day laborers can't take effect because they are preempted by federal law 

IL Supreme Court asked to hear cross-appeals on judge’s order declaring forum law unconstitutional

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster’s order declaring Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s forum law is unconstitutional for plaintiffs residing or injured outside of Cook and Sangamon Counties has been appealed directly to the Illinois Supreme Court by both parties for separate reasons.

Live From the Primary States: What Organizations Needs to Know to Survive the 2024 Elections on March 19, 2024

By The Cook County Record |
The presidential election, control of Congress and important state elections are occurring in an extraordinary political climate in 2024.

Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions

Attorney General Raoul Releases Preliminary Report on Illinois Law Enforcement Compliance With Way Forward Act

By The Cook County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul released preliminary statistics detailing compliance by Illinois law enforcement agencies with the first year of reporting requirements contained in the Way Forward Act.

Lawsuits claim Henyard mistreated, fired workers in Dolton, Thornton Township for refusing illegal schemes

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Three ex-Dolton village and Thornton Township workers claim Dolton Mayor and Thorntown Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard demanded they perform illegal acts, then allegedly harassed them, and ultimately fired them for refusing.

Ex-megachurch pastor's defamation claims vs opposing lawyers doesn't end attorney-client privilege: Appeals court

By Scott Holland |
The decision means ex-Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald can't get access to certain documents he claims he needs to see to press his legal claims against the church's former lawyers.

Class action says Ledger owes customers for allegedly misleading about security of its crypto wallets

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit had been filed in federal court in New York, but was transferred to Chicago federal court

Class action targets online test prep biz Themis Bar Review over alleged tracking pixels

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts the company allegedly allowed Facebook to access personal identifying information about users of Themis' website through the use of so-called tracking pixel installed on the website.

Law Courses Recognized for Innovation

By The Cook County Record |
A course at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, AI and Legal Reasoning, garnered a finalist spot in the Bloomberg Law School Innovation Program for 2023 — 2024.

Class action says Quaker Oats failed to tell customers its products contain traces of plant growth regulator chemical

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts Quaker Oats has violated numerous state consumer protection laws.

Class action accuses Eggland's Best of allegedly falsely claiming its eggs are lower in saturated fat

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit alleges Eggland's Best misled consumers by advertising its eggs contained "25% less saturated fat than regular eggs," when the lawsuit claims lab tests reveal the opposite

Foster declares Pritzker's venue law unconstitutional, refuses to transfer firearm liability challenge to Sangamon County

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald J. Foster Jr. declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s forum law favoring Cook and Sangamon County is unconstitutional and denied Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s motion to transfer an Alton gun store’s constitutional challenge to both the venue law and the firearm liability law.

Bring Chicago Home votes will be counted after IL Supreme Court nixes challengers' bid for appeal

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The decision lets stand an appellate court's ruling that Illinois residents cannot ask courts to review before the election any referendum questions placed on the ballot by the Chicago City Council or other elected "legislative" bodies, "regardless of how blatantly unconstitutional"

Raising the Bar: Two JD-MBA Students’ Path from Classroom to Startup

By The Cook County Record |
Kimberley Charles (JD-MBA ’24) and Kiyan Savar (JD-MBA ’24), students in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management’s JD-MBA Program, will have something special to toast with when they graduate this spring: an early batch of Cane Cutter’s rum, results of the startup the pair launched while students in the program.

Q&A: Professor Geoffrey Stone Discusses His New Book on Reproductive Rights

By The Cook County Record |
Geoffrey R. Stone, ’71, along with longtime collaborator Lee C. Bollinger, coedited a recently released book on reproductive rights titled, Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion.