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More employers targeted in Cook County court with biometrics privacy class actions over worker fingerprint scans
Nine more class action lawsuits filed against employers, including Ferrara Candy and Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail, under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Sterigenics OKs $408M settlement to end 870 lawsuits over Willowbrook plant EtO emissions
The company said it maintains its emissions did not cause cancer, as claimed by the lawsuits. But Sterigenics wants to cut its expenses and not risk any more big losses in court, like a $363 million verdict entered last fall, which the company appealed
Duane Morris report: Huge settlements, continued 'innovation' from plaintiffs' lawyers will drive class action lawsuits in 2023
The annual report, authored by veteran lawyers at the law firm of Duane Morris, in Chicago, warned employers and other businesses to prepare for yet more class action lawsuits in the years to come and attempts by plaintiffs' lawyers to work around otherwise limiting Supreme Court decisions
Duane Morris Class Action Review - 2023: A Comprehensive Analysis of Class Action Litigation
Duane Morris LLP has released its Class Action Review 2023, an analysis of 537 class action decisions in 2022, examining all categories of class action litigation.
Judge recommends discipline for Chicago lawyer with record of alleged 'substandard conduct' and of accusing judges of racial bias
A federal judge did not hold back in describing the conduct of a Chicago lawyer with an allegedly troubled history, who "badly mishandled" a lawsuit against City Hall, recommending the lawyer face disciplinary action that could include barring her from practicing in Chicago federal district court.
IL A/G seeks big payout in lawsuit over insulin prices; Joined by trial lawyers earlier targeted for disqualification
Three pharmacy companies targeted in the lawsuit had asked a judge to disqualify six out-of-state trial lawyers, over concerns they were wrongly using the IL attorney general to obtain information to help them in other lawsuits vs the same companies
Illinois gun ban bill advances, poised to pass before end of lame-duck
Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a proposed ban on future sales of certain semi-automatic guns and magazines with more than 12 rounds.
Gregg A. Eisenberg Has Been Named to Crain’s 2022 “Power 150” List
The Crain’s “Power 150” list is comprised of individuals leading some of Northeast Ohio’s most influential organizations and who are in a position to move the region forward.
Class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of refusing to pay workers during required pre-shift Covid screening
The lawsuit says workers could not clock in until after the screenings, but still could be disciplined if they were late to punch the clock because of the screenings.
IL Supreme Court to hear arguments on SAFE-T Act bail elimination in March
The state high court will decide later this spring if state lawmakers illegally ignored the Illinois state constitution when they passed the SAFE-T Act
Paul Meyer receives Connect CRE's 2022 "Lawyer in Real Estate Award"
Mayer Brown Real Estate Markets partner Paul Meyer was honored as one of Connect Commercial Real Estate’s 2022 “Lawyers in Real Estate.”
Judge OKs $2.5M sanctions vs lawyer, clients who pressed 'unreasonable' lawsuit over mistaken identity of who created painting
Award stems from 2016 bench verdict in favor of famous Canadian artist who denied creating painting in 1976
Long list of what's to blame for Illinois' failure to attract EV, battery makers. 'Workers' rights' amendment won't help
Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois will be a major hub of electric vehicle and battery manufacturing. Actual choices by manufacturers, who are actively bringing new factories and thousands of jobs largely to Right-to-Work states, paints a different picture, Wirepoints says
Lindsay Drecoll and Bernadett DeLise served as guest speakers at WASTECON
Lindsay Drecoll and Bernadett DeLise served as guest speakers at WASTECON, SWANA's Leadership Executive Summit, presenting to renewable energy, recycling, manufacturing and waste industry professionals on post-accident investigation, evidence preservation and best practices with respect to data harvesting from commercial vehicles.
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Patrick Martin elected to Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Patrick Martin, Managing Director of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, has been elected to the Board of Managers for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
Appeals court: Palatine cop can't be sued for arresting man who had suffered seizure for suspected DUI
An appeals court has ruled a Palatine police officer had grounds to arrest a Chicago man for intoxicated driving — the man actually suffered a seizure behind the wheel — because the man nonetheless showed the hallmarks of drunken driving.
Pathway to Partner on January 7, 2023
For many law students and pre-law students, a job in a large law firm is often the dream job – the "how you'll know you've arrived" experience.
Appeals panel: Chicago must force telecom companies to hire union labor to upgrade their equipment on city-owned poles
A Cook County judge had ruled the city's contract with labor unions doesn't apply in the case, because it is the telecom companies, not the city, doing the installation work. The city only issued permits to allow the work on its poles, the judge had ruled.
Mayer Brown partners named to Crain's Chicago Business' "Who's Who" 2023
Three Mayer Brown partners were named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2023 “Who’s Who” list.
IL Supreme Court puts bail elimination on hold while appeal continues of ruling declaring law unconstitutional
The order maintains the current criminal cash bail system beyond Jan. 1 to avoid potential chaos that could have been created by a Kankakee judge's ruling and Democrats' refusal to put the law on hold while they appeal that ruling to the state Supreme Court