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Pritzker can't kill FoxFire legal challenge of guv's restaurant shutdown order, Springfield judge says
'The governor cannot rely on emergency powers indefinitely,' wrote Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow, in denying Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the owner of Geneva restaurant, FoxFire. -
Restaurant, retail advocates urge appeals panel to limit 'absurd,' 'grossly excessive' reach of IL biometrics law
Retail and restaurant associations have asked the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to side with White Castle in a dispute over "absurd" sums that class action plaintiffs can demand in lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
Appeals court: IL state government not required to sue Chicago to force turnover of $11M in abandoned checks
A split appeals panel has ruled the state had the right to refrain from suing the city of Chicago for failing to turn over $11 million in uncashed checks, which whistleblowers brought to the state's attention, because the city's actions did not harm the state. -
Judge OKs activists' request to join court fight to stop Homewood country club redevelopment
Developers have said the redevelopment of the site as a logistics hub would add millions of dollars in new tax revenue, especially for schools; reduce property taxes for homeowners; and add 1,000 new jobs to the local economy. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Josh Adrian, Matt Rudolphi join Thompson Coburn’s national energy practice
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that two experienced energy partners have joined the Firm’s national energy practice. -
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear church's challenge vs Pritzker's power to impose religious gathering restrictions
A Chicago church had sought an order preventing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker from reimposing restrictions on religious gatherings over COVID-19. Pritzker has pledged not to do so, but won't disavow the powers he asserted last spring. -
Save-A-Lot owners to pay $762K to settle class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers get $267K
Under the deal, 693 workers would get $625 each, according to settlement documents -
Superior Health Linens to pay $790K to settle biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get 35%
A supplier of hospital bed linens and other health care textile products has agreed to settle a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
Courts faced with deciding ‘absurd’ damages under BIPA, while lawmakers ponder the cure
CHICAGO – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether years of failure to protect privacy of biometric data should count as a violation of Illinois law worth $1,000 or many violations that could add up to $1 million. -
Shut up and pay your taxes, Illinoisans
“The state must pare back its portfolio so that it can better fulfill its basic obligations to its citizens,” opined Nicole Kurokawa in the 2010 Illinois Piglet Book, a joint project of the Illinois Policy Institute and Citizens Against Government Waste that identified more than $350 million in wasteful spending. -
Did IL state lawmakers unconstitutionally borrow billions of dollars? IL Supreme Court to decide
Lawyers for the state and for one of Illinois' more prominent conservative taxpayers argued before the Illinois Supreme Court over whether taxpayers have the right at all to challenge state lawmakers' borrowing practices in court. -
IL Supreme Court: Investigator at heart of Alstory Simon wrongful murder conviction case can sue filmmakers for defamation
The state Supreme Court ruled private investigator Paul Ciolino was within statutory time limits when he filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against filmmaker Andrew Hale, attorney Terry Ekl, and others involved in the making of documentary "Murder in the Park" -
Appeals court says SCOTUS decision on union fees only applies to fees extracted from non-union workers, not dues paid by union members
A federal appeals panel has said an ex-union member has no claim for dues voluntarily paid while a member, because the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus ruling only pertained to fees forcibly paid to unions by nonunion workers for represention. -
Did IL agency violate law when it permitted Aurora cannabis growing site? IL Supreme Court to decide
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments March 10 to decide the fate of the suburbs' designated medical cannabis cultivation license. -
Landlord who evicted Double Door can't continue suing city over zoning change despite alleged aldermanic vendetta
Appeals panel said Moreno 'may have acted corruptly or maliciously' but still immune from lawsuit -
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Judge bulldozes Caterpillar bid to dump class action suit over alleged faulty engine parts
A Chicago federal judge ruled the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker gained no traction in its attempt to argue that plaintiffs can't represent a nationwide class in lawsuit. -
'Bringing balance back': Reforms could be coming to IL biometrics law used to 'extort' IL employers, advocates say
A proposal to reform provisions in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act used for years by lawyers to target employers over technical violations of the law, drew rare bipartisan support in an Illinois state House committee vote on March 9. -
Appeals panel: Indiana didn't discriminate against interstate truckers by jacking up tolls on big trucks
A federal appeals court says the U.S. Constitution doesn't limit what Indiana can charge truckers using the Indiana Toll Road, and it doesn't matter what the state spends the money on. -
IL appeals court tells two Chicago lawyers to pay Lisle's legal tab for 'meritless' Naperville annexation referendum drive
A state appeals panel has ordered two lawyers to pay the village of Lisle's legal fee for a "breathtakingly meritless" petition drive to have Naperville annex Lisle, saying the petition effort was frivolous. -
Appeals court: Lack of state enforcement of COVID capacity rules defeats church's legal challenge vs Pritzker
The Supreme Court still might weigh in, but the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Gov. Pritzker's decision last May to replace restrictions with "guidelines" removes the need for a court order blocking any enforcement against churches.