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Class action: OSF violated IL genetic privacy law by requiring workers to complete health questionnaire
The lawsuit was filed against health and hospital system operator OSF under Illinois' Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Judge won't dismiss Chicago's complaint vs Monarch law firm, contractor over debt resolution work
Chicago City Hall alleged Strategic Financial Solutions attempted to use Monarch Legal Group's law license to shield itself from the city's lawsuit over alleged fraudulent debt settlement offers
Little Caesars will end BIPA class action for nearly $7M, lawyers to get $2.3M
Little Caesars workers who used fingerprint time clocks in Illinois are in line for $545 checks
Barry Appointed to DRI's Young Lawyers Steering Committee
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP associate Caitlin M. Barry has been appointed to the Defense Research Institute's (DRI) Young Lawyers Steering Committee for the 2023-2024 term.
Dating apps MeetMe, Luxy among latest to be targeted by biometrics class actions in Illinois
The separate lawsuits were filed in Cook County court on back to back days by the same named plaintiff, represented by the same Ohio lawyers
Family of boy trampled amid panic at Lil' Durk concert sues rapper, United Center, Live Nation
The lawsuit accuses the United Center, Live Nation Entertainment and rap star Lil' Durk of not doing enough to control the crowd during an Aug. 12 concert at the arena, allowing a report of an active shooter to create a panic that allegedly resulted in several people being trampled
Federal judge says Chicago woman, backed by anti-gun groups, can't use courts to force changes to state gun laws
The lawsuit, led in part by the Brady Center for Gun Violence, alleged failure to use existing policy causing PTSD in children of Black city neighborhoods with elevated violence rates
State Farm can't total out class action lawsuit by Black agents accusing discrimination
Federal judge says it is too soon to allow State Farm to end the class action claims
13 Tressler Partners Selected in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
We are proud to announce that Tressler partners Mark Banovetz, Daniel Cunningham, Danita Davis, Daniel Formeller, Timothy Jabbour, Donald Machalinski, Mary McPherson, William McVisk, Todd Schenk, Linda Schneider, Patrick Stufflebeam, Anthony Tessitore and Rosa Tumialán were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Ambulance company violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking for worker medical history, lawsuit claims
A new class action has accused a private ambulance company of violating a state genetic privacy law by forcing workers to share their family medical history when applying for a job.
Judge says lawsuit over United vaccine policy struggles to find the grounds to stay aloft
A Chicago federal judge granted a grou p of United Airlines workers a few extra weeks to amend their complaint to try again to show how United's Covid vaccine mandate rules amounted to religious discrimination or violations of a federal genetic information privacy law.
10 Tressler Attorneys Selected in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™
Tressler LLP is pleased to announce that Rachel Bassett, Taylor Brewer, Kiera Fitzpatrick, Jamie Gende, Shannon Harvey, Sarah Elizabeth Melendez, Jerome Murphy, Matthew O’Malley, Samantha Shafer and Stacey Wilkins were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™.Learn more about this group of experienced attorneys below.
Dispatchers sue village of Hillside, 911 call center, claiming they were shorted OT pay
A group of 9-1-1 dispatchers have sued the village of Hillside and the Proviso Central Dispatch Center, claiming they have been wrongly denied overtime pay, despite working long hours, often over 40 hours a week.
William K. McVisk Selected as 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Litigation – Insurance by Best Lawyers
Tressler LLP is proud to announce that William K. McVisk has been selected as the 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Litigation - Insurance by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers®.
CTA retirees poised to get $53M to end class action over constitutional protections for health care benefits
Lawyers who represented a group of about 6,350 retired workers from the Chicago Transit Authority are poised to collect about $26.7M in the lawsuit over whether the CTA was allowed to make retirees pay a portion of their health insurance costs
Three Neal Gerber Eisenberg Attorneys and the Trademark Practice Listed in the 2023 Edition of Managing IP
Neal Gerber Eisenberg is proud to share that Antony McShane, Emer Simic, and Jeffrey Ward have been named as IP Stars for Illinois in the 2023 edition of Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP).
Lawsuit: CTA violated state law protecting employee medical information
The CTA is accused in a new class action lawsuit of violating a state genetic information privacy law by requiring workers to disclose parts of their families' medical histories.
Appeals panel says $5.2M fine in FTC credit monitoring scam litigation can stand
Judges also corrected an error in an earlier judgment that may have allowed the federal government to improperly claim a portion of the funds meant for restitution
Benesch Welcomes Thomas Hughes as Partner in Chicago, Expands M&A Practice Group
Benesch has added Thomas Hughes as a corporate partner in its Chicago office. Tom represents public and private companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies and family offices on a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic investments and key commercial relationships.
Benesch Welcomes Thomas Hughes as Partner in Chicago, Expands M&A Practice Group
Benesch has added Thomas Hughes as a corporate partner in its Chicago office. Tom represents public and private companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies and family offices on a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic investments and key commercial relationships.