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Appeals court: Law firm may be sued for allegedly discussing client's mental health history when trumpeting $4M medmal verdict
An appeals panel has reinstated a lawsuit, which claimed a man's Chicago attorneys improperly publicized his mental history after winning a $4 million malpractice verdict.
Pomerantz and Partners Ranked by Benchmark Litigation as a Top Plaintiffs’ Securities Litigation Firm and Attorneys for 2023
Pomerantz and Partners Ranked by Benchmark Litigation as a Top Plaintiffs’ Securities Litigation Firm and Attorneys for 2023.
Elite Communications Strategist Tilden Katz Moves to Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
Elite Communications Strategist Tilden Katz Moves to Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies.
Judge won't wipe away lawsuit over Crisco's non-stick 'butter' spray
Consumer alleges deceptive labeling of product including no real butter
Judge will decide if white teacher's lawsuit would violate First Amendment rights of Evanston schools to discuss race
A Chicago federal judge is asking lawyers on both sides of the lawsuit to answer key legal questions in the novel case to help him decide whether the discrimination lawsuit brought against Evanston/Skokie District 65 can continue
Mayer Brown and 13 partners recognized in LMG Life Sciences' 2022 rankings
Mayer Brown and 13 partners recognized in LMG Life Sciences' 2022 rankings.
Feds anti-corruption oversight of IL state hiring practices ends after 50 years, in win for Pritzker
A federal judge, under orders from an appeals court, has formally ended the so-called Shakman Decrees, intended to prevent officials, like the governor, from using patronage hiring to boost political power
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies member Matthew Glavin named to Board of Youth Guidance
Matthew Glavin, a member in Cozen O’Connor’s Public Strategies Group, has been named to the Board of Youth Guidance, a Chicago-based organization specializing in social-emotional learning, counseling, and educational support for students in Chicago-area schools.
Appeals court says Melrose Park was right to fire officer for abusing sick leave and hunting with felon ex-chief who is barred from using guns
An appeals panel has ruled a Melrose Park police officer was properly fired for "inexcusable" and "dishonest" conduct in consorting with a gun-toting felon, who used to be the village police chief.
Foley Earns High Ranking in The American Lawyer’s 2022 Summer Associates Survey
Foley Earns High Ranking in The American Lawyer’s 2022 Summer Associates Survey.
BIPA lawsuit against time clock vendor Ceridian nears $3.5M settlement; Lawyers seek 35%
Attorneys to split $1.23 million as part of deal ending class action. More than 14,000 class claimants might receive about $700 each under the deal
Judge says Loyola's procedures aren't rigged against male students in sexual misconduct cases
A judge has ruled Loyola University Chicago did not discriminate against a student for being male, when the school expelled him for alleged sexual misconduct with a female student.
HeplerBroom Employees Collect School Supplies for Chicago Area Children in Need
HeplerBroom Employees Collect School Supplies for Chicago Area Children in Need.
Amendment 1 all about union power, control of state government, not workers' rights
Voters will get to decide on Nov. 8 if Illinois can 'bend' to fix its problems, or 'break' under the weight of unchecked government worker union demands, says Brad Weisenstein, of the Illinois Policy Institute
Biometrics class action targets dating app Tinder over user face scans
The lawsuit seeks potentially big money from Tinder for failing to provide notice and obtain consent from users before scanning their faces in video selfies uploaded as part of the profile verification process.
Trial lawyers pony up big bucks to slam Republicans, boost Democrats running in close IL Supreme Court races
This fall, voters will have the chance to reshape the partisan makeup of the Illinois Supreme Court for the first time in modern history. Trial lawyers and other progressive special interests are pouring millions of dollars into a campaign fund to stop that
Georgia-based Fair Fight and others get around Illinois out-of-state judicial contribution ban by giving to indie 'All for Justice'
SPRINGFIELD – Citizens of other states can’t send a penny to judicial candidates in Illinois but Georgia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams can send $500,000 to a group backing judicial candidates in Illinois.
Moch and Fay Secure Significantly Reduced Verdict in Personal Injury Case
Moch and Fay Secure Significantly Reduced Verdict in Personal Injury Case.
Appeals panel: Voters can't create recall mechanism, remove Dolton mayor in same election
A state appeals court says the results of referendums approved by voters in June to remove Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard can't be enforced, because the referendums were placed before the voters unconstitutionally
Navy Pier operator doesn't need to face class actions under IL biometrics law: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has ruled the company hired to run Navy Pier is shielded from worker class actions by the same exemption that applies to state and local government employers under Illinois' biometrics privacy law