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Lawsuit: Progress Illinois smeared health care exec to boost Giannoulias campaign; Suit is 'simply harassment,' says Progress IL
Progress Illinois publisher says the suit by public health executive Suzett McKinney is "frivolous," and an extension of the campaign waged by Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia in the race for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Secretary of State
Class action: Kroger allegedly regularly overcharges customers, ringing up sale items at regular price
The new lawsuit says Kroger and its Chicago area Mariano's supermarkets routinely force customers to dispute the alleged overcharges
Independent pharmacies sue OptumRx over alleged 'bad faith' reimbursement practices meant to 'destroy competition'
Nearly 200 independently owned pharmacies are suing OptumRx in St. Clair County, claiming they are reimbursed less for dispensing prescription drugs than retail chain pharmacies.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists.
Judge green lights class action challenging 80,000+ Crestwood red light camera tickets
Drivers cited for illegal rights on red argued there's no such light at intersection of Cicero and Cal Sag
Lawyers seek $40M in fees from Google Photos face scans settlement
Google has agreed to pay $100 million to end a sprawling class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, bringing about $200-$400 each to an estimated 280,000 Illinois residents. The lawyers who led the lawsuit want 40% of the settlement
U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Rankings 2023
U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Rankings 2023.
Class action accuses Lettuce Entertain You of slapping on 'deceptive' Covid-related surcharges to customer checks
The lawsuit says the 3-4% surcharges and processing fees are added to customer bills at the time of purchase, with no warning, in violation of state consumer fraud law
Is building barns farm work or construction labor? Appeals panel won't decide, yet
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturned the ruling of a Wisconsin federal judge, who said a Mexican immigrant hired to build livestock stalls should be considered an agricultural worker exempt from the overtime rules applied to those working in construction
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 36 Barack Ferrazzano Attorneys in 2023
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 36 Barack Ferrazzano Attorneys in 2023.
Class action: Chicago denied refunds to people who prepaid for water services
The lawsuit says the city has created a "legally untenable Catch-22" for people who are otherwise owed refunds
HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on Best Lawyers List
HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on Best Lawyers List.
IL SnapChat users could get about $100 each under $35M Lenses biometrics class action deal; Lawyers could get $12M
A judge granted a preliminary OK to the settlement deal to end the class action against SnapChat's corporate parent under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Appeals panel says electricity customers can't sue ComEd over laws resulting from alleged Madigan bribes
Illinois' rate-approval process means plaintiffs can't establish legal injury under federal racketeering laws, despite ComEd's big estimated profits from the alleged bribes allegedly doled out to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
CTA OK to trim pension payout to retiree who 'double dipped,' appeals panel says
The Illinois First District Appellate Court said the Chicago Transit Authority wasn't wrong to terminate pension benefits to a lawyer who was attempting to amass a combined pension payout of more than $105,000 per year by essentially double-counting 20 years of service at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to boost his CTA pension
Locke Lord Ranked No. 2 Most Active Law Firm for Defendants in 2022 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, Top 10 Most Active Law Firms Overall
Locke Lord Ranked No. 2 Most Active Law Firm for Defendants in 2022 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, Top 10 Most Active Law Firms Overall.
Chicago Moves to New Offices
Chicago Moves to New Offices.
Class action: Equifax 'glitch' docked consumer credit scores, cost consumers loans, higher interest rates
A class action lawsuit accuses Equifax of violating federal law by providing consumer credit scores to lenders that were allegedly 20-130 points lower than they should have been, due to a "glitch" in Equifax's computer program
Church Mutual Insurance not obligated to cover nursing home facing workers' biometrics class action
Judge rules policy exemptions clear enough to allow coverage denial, says Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act isn't the same as other laws governing employer workplace responsibilities
Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department continues its expansion landing insurance litigator Kimberly Petrina
CHICAGO – August 15, 2022 – Cozen O’Connor introduced insurance litigator Kimberly Petrina — former head of North American Casualty Claims at a global specialty insurance company — as the newest member of its fast-growing Global Insurance Department.