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Judge: McDonald's USA can't be sued because franchise restaurants don't let blind people walk through drive-thrus
A federal judge noted Beaumont Costales lawyers helped a man who is blind travel to California so he could be denied service at McDonald's drive-thrus and file suit under that state's laws, too.
Judge bounces court reporter's sex discrimination suit vs chief judge, over bullying by other Black female court reporters
A Chicago federal judge has tossed a sex discrimination lawsuit by a black female Cook County court reporter, who alleged some of her fellow black court employees bullied her for associating with white court personnel, ruling the alleged harassment was not based on the reporter's gender.
Polsinelli Adds Attorney to Energy Law Practice
Polsinelli Adds Attorney to Energy Law Practice.
Melissa Gold Selected to the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund
Melissa Gold Selected to the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund.
Mayer Brown partner Britt Miller recognized in Global Competition Review’s “Women in Antitrust” 2021
Mayer Brown partner Britt Miller recognized in Global Competition Review’s “Women in Antitrust” 2021.
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and 28 of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 Rankings
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and 28 of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 Rankings.
Chicago school board, teachers union ask SCOTUS to toss suit claiming union dues unconstitutionally choke teachers' free speech
The Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to refuse a request for a hearing by two teachers, who claim the union violated their free speech by deducting dues to subsidize political positions without their consent.
Onward restaurant owner countersues Loyola in eviction fight, says university owes him for COVID shutdown
Chicago restaurateur Michael Olszewski says Loyola should abate all the rent he owes for his upscale restaurant Onward, because it was the unversity's refusal to allow him to reopen that left him unable to pay the $10,000 a month rent he owed for the restaurant the university recruited him to open in the Loyola-owned building.
Online college exam proctoring firm says federal banking law shields it from IL biometrics class actions
Company argues it complies with prevailing federal privacy and financial laws, so it can't be sued under Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
Fox Attorneys Named Among Local Litigation Stars by Benchmark Litigation
Fox Attorneys Named Among Local Litigation Stars by Benchmark Litigation.
Two objectors fail to hold up $92M settlement of TikTok privacy class actions
A Chicago federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $92 million settlement of a lawsuit that accuses TikTok of breaking privacy laws, overriding objections the payout falls short and users are still not fully protected.
Morgan Lewis Recognized in LMG Life Sciences 2021 Americas Awards
Morgan Lewis Recognized in LMG Life Sciences 2021 Americas Awards.
Vedder Price Honored at the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
Vedder Price Honored at the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards.
James Stevens, Experienced Legal Advisor to Community Associations, Joins Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Condominium and Community Associations Practice in Chicago
James Stevens, Experienced Legal Advisor to Community Associations, Joins Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Condominium and Community Associations Practice in Chicago.
'Loud and furious debate': IL Right of Conscience lawsuits to test limits of COVID, vax mandate authority
NorthShore University Health System is just the latest in a mounting number of Illinois employers that should expect to be threatened with lawsuits under Illinois state law for denying religious exemptions to vaccine mandates.
Polsinelli Bolsters Real Estate Practice in Chicago by Welcoming Amber L. Munday
Polsinelli Bolsters Real Estate Practice in Chicago by Welcoming Amber L. Munday.
Judge: State may overreach in stripping recognition from schools that defy Pritzker COVID orders
A Kendall County judge has ordered the Illinois State Board of Education to restore the recognition status of a private school in Yorkville. The status had been "summarily" stripped as swift punishment for defying Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate.
Students, teachers seek injunction against Triad, Edwardsville school districts over mask mandates and vaccination plans
Greenville attorney Thomas DaVore is challenging mask and vaccination mandates for Edwardsville and Triad school districts, arguing that only the state and local health departments have the authority to require quarantine devices - such as masks - and only under a court order after exhausting all other options.
Palatine H.S. teacher was fired for her Facebook posts, not defamation, says school board member, BLM activist
A Cook County judge is again deciding whether to dismiss the lawsuit brought by an ex-Palatine High School teacher who says a Black Lives Matter activist, who has since been elected to the Palatine school board, wrongly accused her of racism, leading to her being fired.