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Medical device sterilizers ask to use EtO to boost hospital mask supply; activists call for FDA to block it
Sterilizers say concerns over "residual EtO" groundless, as studies indicate "no residual" ethylene oxide on decontaminated used N95 masks.
Restaurants lining up to serve insurers with lawsuits for denied COVID interruption coverage claims
Owners of Maillard Tavern, Billy Goat Tavern, Big Onion Tavern, Legacy Hospitality, and others, have each filed lawsuits seeking to compel Society Insurance to cover their business interruption claims amid the COVID-19 shutdown orders.
Analysis: Redevelopment of Homewood country club could add big bucks to local schools, drop tax bills by hundreds
A Chicago real estate tax and valuation lawyer filed a sworn statement in Cook County court, asserting a plan to redevelop the Calumet Country Club could boost local tax takes by $2.8 million annually, while dropping property tax bills by hundreds
Developer Hilco, contractors hit with class action over dust cloud from demolition at Little Village power plant
The lawsuit was filed a day after Hilco apologized for the release of what the lawsuit calls a "toxic plume" of dust and debris from the demolished smokestack as part of the redevelopment of the shuttered power plant on Chicago's Southwest Side.
Judge: Timeclock vendor Kronos can't punch out sprawling class action over other companies' employee fingerprint scans
Federal judge says timeclock vendors can bear the same responsibility as workers' actual employers to collect consent and provide notice before their customers' employees scan fingerprints when punching in and out.
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.
IL Supreme Court disbars two lawyers over money matters, suspends seven, including attorney accused of misogyny
The state's attorney disciplinary body had accused the two disbarred of improperly convering thousands of dollars to their own use, and accused a Will County lawyer of using vulgar sex-based curse words and epithets vs female opposing counsel
Appeals panel: Chicago Park District can't slide on $300K award in Hispanic ex-supervisor's discrimination suit
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said a jury was OK to find the Park District had used a timesheet falsification charge as pretext to fire Hispanic park supervisor.
Aurora-based Homewood Suites franchisee hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans
Meridian Lodging Associates accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
Homewood, Calumet Country Club owners locked in court fight over big redevelopment project
Homewood blocking plans that developers say would add hundreds of jobs and millions in tax revenue. The village says it would "adversely impact" its residents.
Walmart sued over COVID-19 death of worker at Evergreen Park store
The lawsuit is believed to be first wrongful death lawsuit filed in Illinois in connection with a COVID-19 death.
Food dehydrator Silva International hit with class action over worker punch clock biometric ID scans
The Momence-based company is accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
'Unprecedented' COVID crisis sparks new Pritzker order, shielding doctors, hospitals from 'plague' of post-crisis lawsuits
Illinois' governor signed the order on April 1 to provide legal protection badly needed by hospitals and health care pros to fight COVID, the Illinois Hospital Association said.
Class action targets Myron Green Corp., operator of Company Kitchen vending markets, for worker punchclock scans
Lawsuit accuses operator of Company Kitchen micromarkets of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
EPA in-fighting goes public over need for more forums to discuss alleged health risks from sterilization plants, chemical factories
Recommendations for more forums, which have been dominated at times by activists, came from the EPA inspector general amid calls from the FDA to reopen sterilization facilities to boost medical supplies to fight COVID-19
Sterigenics sues Cobb County, Ga., says concocted illegal reasons to keep sterilization plant closed, despite COVID
Illinois-based Sterigenics says Cobb County buckled to pressure from activists, seeking to keep sterilization plant closed, despite no authority to do so.
Medical sterilization plants reopen to fight COVID, but feds discussing further steps 'at highest level' to boost medical supplies
Cobb County, Ga., officials posted a message, purportedly from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, blasting county's 'insufficient' decision to only allow limited reopening of embattled sterilization plant and hinting at possible further federal action to boost supplies of PPE and other medical gear needed vs COVID-19.
Appeals judges: Dish Network on hook for 66M telemarketing calls, but judge shouldn't have used Dish's 'wealth' to set $280M penalties
The judges said 'harm' not 'depth of the wrongdoer's pocket' would be better guide for setting damages over government's telemarketing claims vs satellite TV provider Dish Network.
Kim Foxx reenters legal fight over Westlake Hospital, says hospital closure broke state law
Westlake owners Pipeline Health Systems closed hospital under bankruptcy in 2019, saying they were losing millions of dollars per month. The state's attorney says the bankruptcy involved a "sham entity."
Appeals panel: Insurer can't avoid covering Schaumburg L.A. Tan franchisee vs fingerprint scan class action
The justices ruled a "publication" under the terms of the policy can include a disclosure of fingerprint scans to a third-party software vendor, making it a "personal injury" under the Illinois BIPA law.