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Cook County judge seeking retention said woman who stabbed lover to death should have avoided jail pre-trial
Judge Ramon Ocasio, who is currently serving by assignment on a state appeals court, said the man was already dead, so the woman no longer posed a threat to public safety and should be set free under the SAFE-T Act. Ocasio is asking Cook County voters to send him back to the bench this fall
Judges’ association member recuses himself from case demanding judge association members recuse themselves from cases
U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso is asking to be removed from a case that claims members in the state's largest judicial lobbying group-- of which he is one-- play favorites and back the rulings of their fellow members over those of litigants.
Filings: Lawyers Who Sue Police, Defend Accused Criminals Lead Financial Backing of State's Attorney Hopeful Harris
Lawyers who specializing in suing police, and defending accused criminals, make up the largest segment of donors to the campaign of Clayton Harris, III, who is vying for the Democratic nomination for states attorney in the March 19 primary.
Class action says trucking biz Super T wrongly scans workers' faces on the job
Idaho-based trucking company Super T becomes one of the latest targets of a class action lawsuit under Illinois' stringent and controversial biometrics privacy law.
Norfolk Southern hit with genetic info class action for allegedly asking about workers' family medical histories
Freight railroad company Norfolk Southern has become one of the latest employers in Illinois tagged with a potentially massive class action lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois' genetic information privacy law by allegedly improperly asking job applicants about their family medical histories.
Class action: PeopleSmart violates IL Right of Publicity law by selling access to IL residents' personal info
A class action lawsuit accuses Lifetime, the company that operates the PeopleSmart online search engine of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act by selling subscriptions that allow people to access Illinois residents' personal information.
Union League Club hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans
The Union League Club of Chicago has become one of the latest employers in Chicago targeted by a class action lawsuit under the state's biometrics privacy law, because the Club allegedly improperly required workers to scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts.
Lawsuit: Wingstop workers sue restaurant POS tech maker NCR for alleged illegal workplace fingerprint scans
A group of Wingstop restaurant employees have filed suit against point-of-sale tech maker NCR under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law. They say they will ask to be excluded from a larger class action case vs NCR, also pending in Chicago federal court
Lawsuit accuses UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago of not paying workers OT
A class action lawsuit accuses UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago, a nonprofit supporting people with disabilities, of allegedly not paying workers overtime and other wages allegedly required by Illinois' minimum wage law.
HR tech vendor Paylocity hit with IL biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans
Human Resources service firm Paylocity has become one of the latest vendors of timeclock tech to be targeted by a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
Biometrics class action targets fast food chain Wendy's over worker fingerprint scans
Fast food giant Wendy's has become one of the latest large employers in Illinois to be targeted by a class action under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law over worker fingerprint scans.
Class action: Lincolnwood Toyota improperly required workers to scan fingerprints to access keybox
A class action lawsuit accuses a Chicago area car dealership of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints to access a dealership vehicle keybox.
Lawsuit: PanAmerican Consulting fraudulently claims to relieve consumer debt, delivers opposite results
A class action lawsuit accuses consumer debt consulting agency PanAmerican Consulting of violating state consumer fraud laws, by allegedly failing to deliver on promises of debt relief.
Blue Cross Blue Shield hit with class action over data breach
A class action lawsuit has been filed against health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield on behalf of customers who may have had their personal information exposed
Lawsuit: Bank wrongly seized, attempted to return SBA loan funds from Black-owned janitorial company
The owners of a janitorial company, who are Black, have filed suit against Midland State Bank, saying the bank wrongly seized an SBA business loan because bank workers allegedly believed they had committed fraud
Romanucci & Blandin Partner Bruno R. Marasso and Senior Partner Frank A. Sommario present $15,000 in grants at the Justinian Society of Lawyers’ 21st Annual Children’s Endowment Fund
The Justinian Society of Lawyers held its 21st annual Children’s Endowment Fund (CEF) Grant Reception on March 16, 2023.
Nickels, Lynch and Fahrenbach Obtain Defense Verdict in High-Stakes Medical Negligence Case
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys Timothy G. Nickels, Marie K. Lynch and Katherine R. Fahrenbach obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of their client, an anesthesiologist, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
City & State New York Names Troutman Pepper Partners Avi Schick and Misha Tseytlin to 2023 Law Power 100 List
Troutman Pepper Partners Avi Schick and Misha Tseytlin have been named to The 2023 Law Power 100, a list of the most influential legal professionals in New York politics and government compiled by City & State New York.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Hosts Copyright Law Panel for Women in Music Chicago
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP will host a panel, "Copyright Law: What Music Creators Need to Know," for Women in Music Chicago on March 30.
Olivia Bedi Named Secretary on the 2023-2024 Nomination Slate for The Economic Club of Chicago
Olivia Luk Bedi, a partner in the Litigation and Intellectual Property groups, has been named Secretary to the 2023-2024 nomination slate of incoming officers and directors for The Economic Club of Chicago. T