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New IL anti-doxing law could be used by 'powerful' to silence critics with lawsuits, threats
Supporters say a new Illinois law is needed to give people the recourse to go after those who might 'dox' them, or publish their private info online with the intent to make them a target of hate, threats and harassment. Critics say it goes far beyond that
More than 140 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch
The Best Lawyers in America® has named 144 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2024 "Ones to Watch" listing, 60 of whom are being listed for the first time.
Chicago sues Kia, Hyundai over 'Kia Boyz' thefts, says automakers must shoulder blame, pay up
Facing a plague of surging and ever-rising auto thefts, the city of Chicago has partnered with class action firm Edelson to seek potentially massive payday from Kia and Hyundai, saying the automakers' refusal to install certain anti-theft devices in cars from 2011-2022 led to viral video-driven theft scourge
Dugan dismisses shaving cream ingredient suit, cites attorney's 'wrecking ball' reputation
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan dismissed a suit alleging misrepresented "pure" ingredients in shaving cream against Procter & Gamble on Aug. 17, and he issued a warning to lawyer Spencer Sheehan by citing a judge who called Sheehan a "wrecking ball."
Best Lawyers in America features 237 Reed Smith lawyers
Six Reed Smith lawyers received Lawyer of the Year honors in their practice areas, and 178 of its lawyers were listed as 2024 Best Lawyers in America, in results that Best Lawyers released today. In addition, 59 younger lawyers at the law firm, which has 19 offices in the U.S., earned 2024 Ones to Watch designations.
Lawsuit: FedEx allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking about workers' family medical histories
FedEx is accused of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by allegedly improperly requiring workers to disclose their family medical history.
Judge will leave it to jury to 'decide who to believe' in big court fight over egg prices
Kraft and other commercial food processors allege multi-prong antitrust conspiracy in which egg producers allegedly shipped eggs overseas at low prices to allegedly drive up prices in the U.S.
Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers Recognized as 2023 Ip Stars by Managing Ip
Morgan Lewis has earned 14 practice area and 16 individual lawyer recognitions in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 edition of IP Stars for patent, trademark, IP transactional, US International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) litigation work.
The Best Lawyers in America Names 45 Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Attorneys in 25 Practice Areas to 2024 List
45 Wilentz attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America list for 2024; 22 have been named to this list for ten years or longer.
Appeals panel: DuPage SWAT officer injured in training exercise can keep $7.5M from trial vs tactical gear maker
Safariland failed to convince 7th Circuit judges it deserved a new trial or to pay less to deputy injured in training exercise involving Safariland's 'breaching rounds,' which are designed to destroy door locks, knobs and other metal hardware
Investment firm accuses Perkins Coie of helping money manager allegedly siphon $12M
Investment company S-R Investments alleges lawyers from the Perkins Coie firm allegedly aided money management firm Stevard's allegedly improper withdrawal of disputed funds, allegedly without proper authorization
Plaintiffs Announce $13.5M Settlement With the University of Chicago Regarding Allegations That It Engaged in Price-Fixing With Sixteen Other Elite Universities in Awarding Financial Aid
In papers filed in federal court, the Plaintiffs announced that the University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle an antitrust class action brought by a proposed class of current and former students who received financial aid at seventeen elite universities.
Class action accuses private ambulance company of docking EMTs' pay for traffic tickets
A new lawsuit asserts Elite Medical Transportation wrongly deducted workers' pay for moving violations they received while on duty answering medical assistance calls
Chicago accuses group of landlords of running fraudulent rent-to-own scheme
The lawsuit asserts the defendant landlords misled tenants into believing they were responsible for all of the responsibilities of homeownership, without any of the benefits, while maintaining the right to evict them
Appeals panel says Pritzker order may shield nursing homes from negligence lawsuits during Covid
Families of decedents sued Briar Health Services over loved ones' deaths, but the court said they may be immune from those lawsuits under an executive order issued by Gov. JB Pritzker under Illinois' Emergency Management Association in spring 2020
Dot Foods allegedly wrongly asked workers about family medical history, class action accuses
The lawsuit asserts the alleged questions by Dot Foods amounts to a violation of an Illinois state genetic information privacy law
New IL law opens employers, others to risk of massive punitive damages in wrongful death cases; Law could face challenges
HB219, signed by Pritzker, is another controversial state law that appears to have been enacted while ignoring by Democratic state lawmakers who ignored constitutional rules governing how laws must be approved
Greubel and Buckley Obtain Defense Verdict In Retrial of Medical Malpractice Case
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys William P. Greubel, III and Shannon E. Buckley obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of their client, a nurse practitioner, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
Appeals panel agrees Cook County can't resurrect lending discrimination suit vs Bank of America
County sought to hold financial institutions liable for role in rash of defaulted home loans and extra expenses suffered by the county to deal with the fallout amid the Great Recession in 2008-09
Attorney Andrew Holmstrom Joins HSPRD’s Med Mal Group
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Holmstrom has joined our Medical Malpractice Defense group as an associate attorney.