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IL Supreme Court says injured workers can sue third-party contractors, even if contractors pay workers' compensation
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a third-party general contractor from Chicago is not shielded from a lawsuit by an injured worker, even though the contractor paid workers' compensation benefits to the worker, because only direct employers who cover workers' compensation are insulated from liability.
Supreme Court Mental Health Task Force Leading Change
Supreme Court Mental Health Task Force Leading Change.
Jennifer L. Smith Promoted to Partner in Tressler's Litigation Practice Group
Jennifer L. Smith Promoted to Partner in Tressler's Litigation Practice Group.
Stone Park asks to toss red light camera class action, says lead plaintiff didn't actually stop at red light
The village of Stone Park says the lead plaintiff on a class action over its red light camera system can't actually sue them, because the village dismissed his ticket and he didn't actually stop at the red light before he turned right and triggered the camera
Judge said parents of Plainfield Central football players can't sue over alleged locker room assault
Kocoras rules the coaches' alleged failure to stop the assaults doesn't mean Plainfield School District 202 should be made to pay
Springfield judge to rule soon on request for order barring enforcement of school masks, student COVID 'exclusion'
Plaintiffs say Gov. JB Pritzker and 140 school districts overstepped the state's public health law in issuing statewide COVID mask, testing and student 'exclusion' mandates, unilaterally rewriting state quarantine rules in the process
Chicago condo association can negotiate sale of condo building without prior approval of unit owners: IL appeals panel
Ontario Place unit owners said state law should have required their condo association to get approval from a supermajority of condo owners before the association even began negotiating sale terms with a prospective buyer
Vaccine registry proposal is tops in totalitarianism
Just when you think Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly could not possibly come up with anything more totalitarian than canceling elections in places where opposition to their regime is growing, a member of the super majority came up with one.
Pret a Manger agrees to pay $677K to settle IL biometrics class action over worker punch clock fingerprint scans
Almost 800 employees to get $518 each under terms of proposed deal; Lawyers would get $240,000. The restaurant chain closed all of its Chicago locations after the onset of the COVID pandemic
Online ID verifier Jumio hit with yet another IL biometrics class action over user face scans
Jumio had settled similar claims in a different lawsuit in 2020, but new lawsuit says Jumio didn't change its policies or behavior, and now can be sued again under the same claims
Antitrust Litigator Holden Brooks Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Chicago and D.C.
Antitrust Litigator Holden Brooks Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Chicago and D.C.
Report: NorthShore could face hundreds of lawsuits from workers fired for refusing COVID vax
Lawyers for plaintiffs suing NorthShore University Healthsystem over its employee COVID vaccine mandate assert 'several hundred' workers have been improperly fired after NorthShore allegedly improperly refused their requests for religious exemption from the company's COVID vaccine mandate for hospital workers
Class action accuses El Milagro of 'fostering sexually hostile work environment' towards women
The class action lawsuit alleges the popular tortilla maker violated the Illinois Human Rights Act.
That’s All Folks! Have Federal Courts Killed Privilege Protections for Forensic Reports on January 20, 2022
That’s All Folks! Have Federal Courts Killed Privilege Protections for Forensic Reports on January 20, 2022.
Corporate Restructuring Webinar Series on January 19, 2022
Corporate Restructuring Webinar Series on January 19, 2022.
Dinsmore Makes Strong Growth Push in Chicago to Meet Client Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic
Dinsmore Makes Strong Growth Push in Chicago to Meet Client Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Morgan Lewis Adds Four-lawyer Investment Funds Team in Chicago
Morgan Lewis Adds Four-lawyer Investment Funds Team in Chicago.
Judge rules for football helmet maker Riddell in 'bellwether' cases over high school players' brain injuries
Riddell successfully challenged expert testimony on warning labels and injury causation
Fed appeals court: No order needed to bar Pritzker from again attempting to shut down religious services
A federal appeals panel says Pritzker hasn't tried to close houses of worship in 19 months, and deserves the 'respect' to allow him the chance to abide by Supreme Court rulings declaring other states violated the Constitution in ordering churches closed over COVID
Lawsuit: Skokie Fairview Elementary School 'prioritizes white comfort,' doesn't properly address racism concerns
In a new class action lawsuit, parents of Black and Latino students said Skokie District 72 leadership refused to accede to their demands for anti-racism training for students and staff at Fairview Elementary School in response to allegedly racist student behavior