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Cozen O'Connor announces When Your Duty Is to Lead: Crisis Leadership for the College & University Lawyer
Gina Maisto Smith will present at the 2023 Annual NACUA Conference. When the next high-stakes challenge or crisis threatens to roil your campus, and all eyes in the room turn to look at the lawyer, will you be ready to step up and advise on the path forward from a position of strength and confidence?
Chicago salt, sand distributor sued by IL Atty General for alleged environmental rule violations
The lawsuit from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul accuses Olympus Salt of allegedly running a salt distribution operation without permits for alleged particulate matter emissions
Judge: Lawsuit can continue vs Soldier Field, contractor over Mexican national soccer fans' alleged homophobic chants
The lawsuit asserts the Chicago Park District and its contractor, ASM Global, didn't do anything to stop Mexican national soccer fans from raining down homophobic taunts during a 2019 soccer match at Soldier Field
Cozen O'Connor hosts Bargaining on Campus: Strategy Considerations for Academic and Non-Academic Units on June 27, 2023
Anna Wermuth will present at the 2023 Annual NACUA Conference. Anna will discuss the following.
Cubs finally prevail against lawsuit alleging insufficient disability accessble seating
Man who uses wheelchair sued in 2017 after major renovations altered Wrigley layout. The man claimed the Cubs new seating didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilites Act.
Illinois AG ordered to provide documents from several state agencies in Monsanto litigation
Raoul can't shield information from agencies whose data he used to build water pollution lawsuit, federal judge says
Reed Smith announces Reed Smith private equity / M&A partner Nick Gibson named an emerging leader by The M&A Advisor
Nick Gibson, a private equity/M&A partner at global law firm Reed Smith, was recognized as a recipient of the 14th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards by The M&A Advisor.
$6.25M deal to end biometrics class action vs online college test proctor Respondus over student face scans
Class members estimated to get $50 each, lawyers to get $2.5 million, under settlement agreement
Illinois’ new ban on book bans is an empty and hypocritical stunt
The so-called ban on book bans, hailed by Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois Democrats, is likely unconstitutional bunk, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
Holland & Knight announces Holland & Knight Represents HUB International Limited in Acquisition of HORAN’s Employee Benefits Division
Holland & Knight advised Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading full-service global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, in its acquisition of the employee benefits assets of HORAN Associates Inc. and HORAN Smart Business LLC (collectively HORAN Health).
Plaintiffs object to motion for stay on request for partial summary judgment in gun ban challenge; Maag: 'Justice delayed is justice denied'
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag objects to Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly’s motion for a stay on non-Second Amendment claims in a southern Illinois gun ban challenge, arguing that the state is “terrified that this court will rule in accord with well established precedent on the topic.”
Appeals panel: Worker who claims he was fired for keeping locked guns in his car gets new chance to sue UL
Man whose properly secured guns were stolen from his vehicle in a company parking lot claims UL fired him because he kept the locked guns in his car
Class action accuses Eastern Illinois University of illegally withholding student transcripts over unpaid tuition
EIU joins Northwestern Business College in second class action over alleged ransomed transcripts
Foley & Lardner LLP announces AI in HR: Understanding the Impact, Opportunities, and Avoiding Pitfalls on June 21,2023
Artificial intelligence is already having a tremendous impact on human resource practices, policies, and management.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces Troutman Pepper Launches “Rocket Docket” Blog on the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA)
Troutman Pepper launched “Rocket Docket” Blog, providing readers with comprehensive analysis and insights on the federal court district for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA).
IL Supreme Court grants police access to cell phone passcodes; Dissent says it violates self incrimination protections
SPRINGFIELD – Passcodes on mobile phones won’t prevent law enforcement from access to the devices’ contents, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on June 15.
Appeals court: Lawsuit can resume challenging constitutionality of feds' across-the-board ban on gun ownership by felons
A divided appeals panel says a Supreme Court ruling means lower courts can't simply agree with governments that they have the authority under the Second Amendment to categorically deny gun ownership rights to those convicted of felonies, or other "dangerous" people
Web3 attorney on SEC vs. Binance: 'I would put this in the win column for the Binance defendants'
A federal judge has denied the SEC’s request for an emergency temporary restraining order that would have allowed it to freeze Binance.US’s assets.
IL Supreme Court: Hawthorn Woods broke deal first, but developer can't sidestep its obligations
Illinois Supreme Court rules both sides broke the deal over work on a 62-acre piece of land the village would acquire, but both sides continued operating as if the deal was in place, so the deal still exists
Insurer ordered to cover the city of Sycamore in class action over contamination from decrepit water lines
Residents said water mains provided unsafe drinking water and damaged equipment