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Class action accuses Match Group of allegedly improperly scanning faces of Chispa app users
Match Group, the parent company of the Latino dating app Chispa, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
ADM accused of shorting barge workers' OT pay by classifying them as 'day rate' workers
The lawsuit claims ADM allegedly misclassifies the workers as "seamen" who are exempt from federal overtime pay rules, while the majority of their duties allegedly are not as "seamen"
Parents' lawsuit says Chicago Teachers Union should pay $250M for Jan. '22 work stoppage
The lawsuit says CTU and its leaders should pay for calling an 'illegal strike,' which caused a public nuisance and cost CPS students and their families time and money, while causing irreversible learning loss, over fear of Covid
Inside the Beltway on February 22, 2024
Please join us for our 47th Inside the Beltway session on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Holland & Knight Welcomes Partner Elin Park to Litigation Practice in Chicago
Holland & Knight has strengthened its Chicago Litigation Practice with the addition of experienced litigator Elin Park as a partner.
75th Annual Energy Law Conference on February 22-23, 2024
As the world’s long running energy law conference, the 75th Annual Energy Law Conference will bring together legal leaders and other professionals in the energy industry for two days of excellent educational programming covering the oil, gas, and renewables sectors of the energy industry.
Maag argues self incrimination claims support partial summary judgment in gun ban challenge
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag supports his motion for partial summary judgment in one of four consolidated gun ban lawsuits filed in the Southern District of Illinois, arguing that the registration requirement violates gun owners’ Constitutional privilege against self-incrimination.
Class action accuses Mondelez and Ghost Beverages of misleadingly marketing harmful energy drinks to kids
Mondelez International, Inc., and Ghost Beverages LLC are facing a class-action lawsuit in Chicago federal court over Ghost's use of the Sour Patch Kids, Bubblicious and Swedish Fish brands in marketing their energy drinks, allegedly targeting children
Chicago firefighter says city forced him to refuse all other meds before granting Covid vax religious exemption
The lawsuit asserts the city violated the firefighter's rights by requiring him to sign an error-ridden medical form, essentially foreswearing the use of a wide array of common medications and pain killers, because the city falsely claimed those other meds all were also developed using the same human cell lines as the Covid shots.
The Society of Trial Lawyers Welcomes Liz Jaci
HSPRD is proud to announce that Partner Liz Jaci has been officially welcomed as a member of The Society of Trial Lawyers!
Becker to Speak at DePaul Law's CIPLIT® Intellectual Property Lecture Series
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will speak at “IP Theory and Practice 2024,” a six-session lecture series on intellectual property for first-year law students, hosted by DePaul University College of Law's Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®) on February 22 in Chicago.
Appeals court upholds $15M fees for lawyers in 20-year-old case, including $1M+ for Cook County judge
A state appeals panel said a Cook County judge didn't make a mistake in awarding the fees to the lawyers, despite defendants' claims that the lawyers will benefit the most. The panel also said the lawyers can potentially go after the defendants' lawyers to collect on the judgment and fees
British law firm Baker & McKenzie must face lawsuit in Chicago over seized Russian coal mine, appeals panel says
Dissent argues ruling makes Illinois' already clogged courts even more appealing to foreign plaintiffs, even if the cases have no real connection to the U.S. The Baker firm says the case is a prime example of "forum shopping," and the decision is an "affront" to legal doctrines governing where cases are heard
Q&A with Peer Marie, Editor-in-Chief of the University of Chicago Legal Forum
What’s it like being on a journal? Better yet, serving as editor-in-chief?
World Trademark Review 2024 features 11 Reed Smith lawyers from 5 jurisdictions
Reed Smith lawyers in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France earned the spotlight in the WTR 1000’s list of the world’s foremost trademark lawyers, and four more Reed Smith lawyers were ranked than were last year.
Class action accuses Match Group of allegedly improperly scanning faces of users of Hinge app
Match Group, the parent company of dating app Hinge, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law. The lawsuit accuses Match Group of improperly scanning the faces of people who registered to use Hinge.
Class action accuses fintech app operator Plaid of wrongly scanning users' faces
The lawsuit accuses Plaid of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Lawsuit accuses Enbridge of scuttling deal to allow barge oil shipping on Sanitary & Ship Canal
The lawsuit asserts Enbridge violated antitrust laws in allegedly directing board of Mustang pipeline to pull plug on deal for terminal with Ducere
The Lawyer’s Edge Podcast Interviews Locke Lord’s Carolyn Blessing on How Women’s Initiatives Can Create Maximum Impact
Carolyn Blessing, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Chicago office, was featured on The Lawyer’s Edge podcast discussing how to enhance value and drive change through women’s initiatives.
Sheppard Mullin Representing Gramercy Risk Holdings in its Investment by Core Specialty Insurance Holdings
The firm is advising New York-based Gramercy Risk Holdings, LLC (“Gramercy”), a full-service insurance management and risk-financing platform, in connection with a minority investment by Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.