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Fourth Circuit sides with alliance of private lawyers and government officials in climate change case
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiff lawyers with possibly huge government contracts scored a major victory Thursday after convincing federal judges that climate change lawsuits that would change the way the world’s oil companies do business involve mostly state law claims.
Who's Who Legal names 11 Jones Day lawyers in 2022 Global Investigations Guide
Who's Who Legal names 11 Jones Day lawyers in 2022 Global Investigations Guide.
Subway can't ditch class actions over franchise worker fingerprint scans, though they don't employ the workers
Judge says corporate ownership of hardware, software creates liability for Subway and HP, although class members aren't direct employees
Judge deletes most of non-Facebook users' class action vs Facebook over photo tags on pics
A California federal judge agreed there is no practical way to get consent from people without social media accounts
Foley Ranks Among the Top 30 Firms in 2022 BTI Client Service A-Team Report
Foley Ranks Among the Top 30 Firms in 2022 BTI Client Service A-Team Report.
Appeals court: Ex-River Forest police officer's widow can't get his pension until he would have turned 60
An appellate panel has ruled the widow of a former River Forest cop, who died at 45, cannot collect his pension until what would have been his 60th birthday.
Watchdogs: Woman who got COD no-bid contracts is 'public figure,' can't sue those who reported story for defamation
A new filing in the long-running defamation case asserts news articles published by the Edgar County Watchdogs about no-bid professional services contracts secured by Carla Burkhart from College of DuPage, in which the Watchdogs reported she falsely claimed to be an architect, are protected by the First Amendment
Morgan Lewis Adds Labor/Management Relations Partner Mark Stolzenburg in Chicago
Morgan Lewis Adds Labor/Management Relations Partner Mark Stolzenburg in Chicago.
Judge says County Clerk Yarbrough may have considered politics in deciding to cut employee's job
A judge has dismissed one of two plaintiffs from a suit accusing Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of laying off employees because of their political affiliations, saying the dismissed plaintiff didn't put forth enough evidence to "get out of the gate."
Judge tosses, for now, family's lawsuit over alleged faulty Harmony prenatal Down syndrome test
Parents allege genetic test pledged 100% effective failed to detect Down Syndrome in their baby
Pritzker: Federal court-appointed hiring monitor has no authority to evaluate IDPH COVID pandemic temp lab tech hires
The Pritzker administration has asked a federal judge to deny an attempt by a court-appointed state government hiring monitor to force the state to turn over details about how it hired allegedly unqualified lab techs at the Illinois Department of Public Health in the early days of the COVID pandemic
Cyber Crimes, Ransomware & National Security on April 5, 2022
Cyber Crimes, Ransomware & National Security on April 5, 2022.
Judge says Citizens Insurance must defend IT firm associated with Clearview A.I. class actions
Wynndalco licensed to sell facial recognition app and database in Illinois. A judge said an insurance policy issued to Wynndalco includes coverage for class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
Jumio class action settlement dooms similar IL biometrics class action vs WeWork over office user face scans
A federal judge said a 2020 settlement ending a class action vs facial recognition tech vendor Jumio also applies to Jumio's customers, thwarting a class action brought against WeWork under the Illinois BIPA law
Judge: Young alderman candidate can't keep suing Madigan, Marty Quinn for 'dirty tricks,' threats, voter intimidation
A federal judge conceded former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn may have taken improper actions to keep a young man from putting his name on the ballot to challenge Quinn. But it didn't violate the man's constitutional rights, the judge said.
Benesch Adds Partner to Litigation Team in Chicago
Benesch Adds Partner to Litigation Team in Chicago.
Judge: Waukegan teacher voluntarily joined union, can't claim union misled her, violated constitutional rights
A Waukegan high school English teacher said she believed she had been misled into joining the local teachers union. The union refunded her dues, plus $500, when she resigned and filed suit.
Appeals panel restarts class action vs Chicago over bogus Central Business District parking tickets
The lawsuit has accused the city of Chicago of wrongly issuing at least 30,000 parking tickets with enhanced penalties for illegally parking in the city's downtown Central Business District, when they weren't parked in the District
More transparency needed for criminal courts judges in Illinois
The time has come for the general public to easily access information about court cases online, so judges can be adequately evaluated by voters and held accountable for their actions, says Matt Rosenberg, of Wirepoints.
Class action against McDonald's claims PFAS chemicals in packaging migrate into food
McDonald's is facing a multi-state consumer class action lawsuit over its use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in packaging because of alleged migration of those chemicals into food products.