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Judge curbs Subaru's try to detour class action over distracted driver face scans to arbitration
The class action lawsuit, brought by the owner of a 2020 Subaru Outback, claims the carmaker's DriverFocus system violates Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
Littler Launches Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Playbook
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce the launch of its Inclusion, Equity & Diversity (IE&D) Playbook: a comprehensive collection of resources designed to help employers navigate the legal and practical considerations associated with IE&D programs.
Fox Rothschild Bankruptcy Team Among TMA Chicago/Midwest Chapter’s Small Turnaround of the Year Honorees
A Fox Rothschild Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Team, including Michael Sweet, Gordon Gouveia, Howard Cohen and Stephanie Slater, was honored by the Turnaround Management Association Chicago/Midwest Chapter for their role in the MobiTV, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which received the Small Turnaround of the Year Award during TMA’s Executive Speaker Forum.
DuPage County Clerk appeals again to escape judge's order requiring her to follow law when counting mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has appealed to the Illinois Third District Appellate Court to overturn a DuPage County judge's temporary restraining order in a dispute with a Republican state legislator over how she is verifying mail-in ballots are legal
Judge won't let turkey producers end class action accusing them of fixing prices of Thanksgiving birds
The lawsuits are similar to those that hatched settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars from many of the same companies over chicken prices
Freeborn Expands Chicago Office and Litigation Practice with Addition of Associate Carly Allen
Freeborn & Peters LLP continues the expansion of its litigation practice group and Chicago office with the addition of Carly M. Allen as an associate.
Chicago's progressive agenda has been destructive for black communities
Politico says the Chicago mayor’s race highlights the importance of the “progressive” agenda for Chicago and the focus will be on crime. There are grumbles that incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot isn’t “progressive” enough. But the urban progressive agenda under her – with its emphasis on “social justice,” managed outcomes, and performative politics – has hardened the city’s horrible results for blacks around crime and K-12 public education.
IL Supreme Court rejects bid by DuPage Clerk to overturn judge's order to follow law when counting mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek had argued a DuPage County judge overstepped his authority by granting a court order sought by a DuPage County state lawmaker seeking to force her office to verify mail-in ballots as Illinois election law requires
Lawsuits: Medline discriminated against people fired after denied religious, medical exemptions from Covid vax mandate
The lawsuits say Medline used an "illusory" religious and medical exemption request process to identify and "mass terminate" people who objected to the company's Covid vaccine mandate.
Appeals panel: Courts don't have power to tell county board how to spend transportation funds before passing budget
Road contractors said Cook County will improperly divert transportation funds in violation of Safe Roads Amendment and a Supreme Court ruling, and asked for a court order requiring the county to follow the constitution before the county board passed a new budget.
Tressler Named to U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2023 National Tier 1 Insurance Law “Best Law Firms” List
Tressler LLP is proud to announce that the firm has been named to the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2023 "Best Law Firms" list for National Tier 1: Insurance Law for the first time.
Class action lawsuit claims Tom's 'all-natural' toothpaste may contain synthetic ingredients
Tom's of Maine, a producer of all-natural health and beauty products, is facing a consumer class-action lawsuit that claims its all-natural toothpaste actually contains synthetic ingredients.
Feds say Cook Co. Circuit Clerk's Office hiring still needs monitoring, but lilkely will end under appeals court ruling
A federal watchdog is saying the Cook County Circuit Clerk's Office still needs oversight of its hiring and promotion practices to root out undue political influence, but recognizes that an appellate ruling, instigated by Gov. JB Pritzker, will likely end supervision.
Freeborn Serves as Legal Advisor to Fastmore Logistics in Recent Acquisition by Echo Global Logistics to Expand Services
Freeborn Serves as Legal Advisor to Fastmore Logistics in Recent Acquisition by Echo Global Logistics to Expand Services.
Jury says Sterigenics not liable for woman's cancer, in second trial over Willowbrook EtO emissions
The verdict comes two months after a different jury ordered Sterigenics to pay $363 million to a different woman, also over claims Sterigenics' emissions allegedly caused her cancer. Sterigenics still faces hundreds of other similar lawsuits.
McGuireWoods Elects 19 Lawyers to 2023 Partnership Class
McGuireWoods elected 19 new partners effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Appeals panel: Divorced spouses may be able to claim ex-spouse's life insurance policies, if divorced before 2018
The state changed divorce laws in 2018, making clear that life insurance beneficiary status for ex-spouses dissolves most of the time at the time of divorce. The court said that law doesn't apply to pre-2018 marriage dissolutions.
DuPage Clerk asks IL Supreme Court to toss DuPage judge's order to follow law when verifying mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek argues a DuPage County judge improperly entered a court order requiring her office to exclusively use voter registration records to verify voter signatures on mail-in ballots. She says judges must wait until after she has finished counting votes to ensure votes were legally counted
IAHA Annual Symposium: The Promise of Wholistic Care Through System Interoperability in the 21st Century on November 18, 2022
Daniel Fahey, Associate, co-presents “The Promise of Wholistic Care Through System Interoperability in the 21st Century,” at the 2022 Annual Health Law Symposium, hosted the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA).
Villa Park school district: Illinois law overrides parental rights if they object to transgender child's transition
Villa Park School District 45 is asking a judge to toss a lawsuit brought by a father who claims the school district is trampling his constitutional parental rights by refusing to respect his wishes concerning his child's gender transition from male to female, which he says is being driven by his ex-wife