The Cook County Record News
Evanston restaurant: Pritzker's COVID closures a 'natural disaster,' should be covered by State Farm, other insurers
Attorneys for an Evanston restaurant owner have asked a state appeals court to overturn a Cook County judge's decision to dismiss their class action lawsuit against State Farm over denial of coverage for losses they suffered after Gov. JB Pritzker ordered all restaurants closed in the spring of 2020.
BLANK ROME LLP: View from the Policyholder Side
Blank Rome Partner Seth D. Lamden will be a speaker at the 2021 Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar, a multi-day program hosted by DRI July 22 through 24, 2021.
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP: Intellectual Asset Management 2021 Patent 1000 Guide Recognizes Morgan Lewis
The IAM Patent 1000, published by Globe Business Media Group, recognizes best-in-class patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation practitioners worldwide based on peer and client reviews in addition to independent research.
HEPLERBROOM: Chicago Adds Associate Attorney
Chelsea L. Caldwell has joined the Chicago office as an associate attorney. Caldwell focuses her practice on the defense of medical and dental malpractice, nursing home, and professional liability matters.
FREEBORN & PETERS LLP: Freeborn Welcomes Three New Corporate Attorneys to Chicago Office as Part of Firm’s Continued Strategic Growth
Freeborn & Peters LLP welcomes Amanda C. Andrews, Jerome R. Crabtree, and Robert A. Sikorski to the firm’s Chicago office as attorneys in the Corporate Practice Group, with Amanda and Jerome also joining the firm’s Trust and Estates team.
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP: Possibilities and Pitfalls: Reimbursement and Regulatory Issues
Through the groundbreaking creation and rapid development of cutting-edge diagnostic and treatments solutions that significantly improve patient outcomes for cancer and other conditions, precision medicine has, and will continue to, dramatically transform healthcare.
Appeals panel says credit agencies not suited to make legal decisions on whether a debt is legally collectible
Consumers sued credit bureaus TransUnion, Equifax and Experian over alleged credit report inaccuracies, after the bureaus said they didn't need to do anything more other than ask creditors if debts are valid.
Shutterfly to pay $6.75M to settle biometrics class action over photo face scans; Lawyers to get $2.3M
How much individual Shutterfly users and other class members could get from the deal will depend on how many people file claims for a cut of a $4 million fund left over after lawyers and settlement administrators are paid.
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "tort(not personal injury)" cases
The following cases categorized as "tort(not personal injury)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle) subrogation" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle) subrogation" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "breach of warranty" cases
The following cases categorized as "breach of warranty" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "replevin" cases
The following cases categorized as "replevin" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on July 8
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on July 8 in the suits below:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
New filings: $80M judgment, $15M legal fees should be axed, because settlement cost plaintiffs standing in 20-year-old case
The settlement effectively means the named, individual plaintiffs will gain nothing from the so-called derivative action on behalf of investment partnerships, so there is no longer any justification for a judgment that would net a group of lawyers, which could include a sitting Cook County judge, $15 million in fees, the defendants argue.
Appeals panel says no legal fees for firm that challenged Pritzker's attempt to rewrite workers' comp COVID rules
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission pulled back the governor's requested COVID rules before a judge could invalidate them, the Fourth District Appellate Court ruled.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on July 7
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on July 7 in the suits below:
July 7: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: