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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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Appeals court: Farmers Insurance must fund Oakton C.C. worker's defense vs coworker's defamation suit

By Takesha Thomas |
Farmers Insurance will not be able to sidestep a coverage claim from an Oakton Community College employee who is being sued by a coworker for allegedly defaming her by posting her photo on fliers posted on campus to advertise a workshop titled “Problem Employees and the Games They Play.”

Judge dismisses Muslim family's discrimination allegations vs Chicago's Ancona School

By Takesha Thomas |
A Chicago federal judge has sided with a Chicago private school in a lawsuit brought by the parents of Muslim student, who had claimed the school's decision to essentially disinvite him from reenrolling at the school amounted to religious discrimination.

California judge's refusal to toss IL privacy suit vs Facebook may have limited implications for similar cases

By Takesha Thomas |
Facebook won't be able to quickly delete a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating an Illinois privacy law by tagging people in photographs posted by other users on the social media platform. However, the decision may have limited implications for other lawsuits against companies accused of breaking the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, an attorney says.