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IL Supreme Court: Biometrics class actions can include claims over five years, not just one
The decision turned back another effort by businesses to limit the reach and impact of the state's stringent biometrics privacy law, which has been used to target thousands of businesses with massive class actions, primarily over employee fingerprint scans when punching time clocks -
White County judge raises concerns about gun ban legislative procedure during hearing on TRO request, calls it 'egregious'
CARMI – Circuit judges can’t enforce constitutional requirements for passing legislation, Governor Pritzker’s lawyer told White County Circuit Judge Scott Webb at a Jan. 25 hearing for a temporary restraining order on a gun law Pritzker signed on Jan. 10. -
IL Supreme Court: Man can sue his employer for injuries, even though he initially did not report lawsuit in bankruptcy
The Illinois high court said there was no proof the man intentionally tried to pull a scam on bankruptcy officials by not initially telling them he was suing his employer and other companies for injuries he claimed he suffered on the job -
IL Supreme Court: Chicago didn't violate state law by charging fees to owners of impounded vehicles
Plaintiffs strike out on long battle to prove city ordinance exceeds bounds of the Illinois Vehicle Code -
Pomerantz Elevates Omar Jafri to Partner
Pomerantz is proud to announce that attorney Omar Jafri has been promoted to Partner. -
Is IL's new gun ban law constitutional? Tough legal challenges loom, will turn on key 2nd Amend questions
Lawsuits will turn on the question of whether Illinois' lawmakers and Gov. Pritzker have violated the Constitution by banning a long list of firearms and accessories. The cases may go all the way to the Supreme Court -
IL Supreme Court to hear arguments on SAFE-T Act bail elimination in March
The state high court will decide later this spring if state lawmakers illegally ignored the Illinois state constitution when they passed the SAFE-T Act -
IL Supreme Court puts bail elimination on hold while appeal continues of ruling declaring law unconstitutional
The order maintains the current criminal cash bail system beyond Jan. 1 to avoid potential chaos that could have been created by a Kankakee judge's ruling and Democrats' refusal to put the law on hold while they appeal that ruling to the state Supreme Court -
New Democratic justices will shape Supreme Court, but how far left they will take the court, state law remains to be seen
Employers, taxpayers should not count on friendly rulings from the new state Supreme Court, warns the director of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce -
Cook County places No. 5 among worst U.S. 'Judicial Hellholes'
A new report from the American Tort Reform Association says Cook County courts' welcoming attitude for "nuclear verdicts" and "no-injury" biometrics class actions give the county a dubious distinction among America's most welcoming of jurisdictions for lawsuit abuse -
Supreme Court says condo sellers can't sue over association's 'excessive' documentation fees
Unanimous opinion overturns appeals court's ruling which held the fees were illegal under Illinois' condo law -
Appeals court: DuPage judge wrong to step into fight over mail-in ballots while votes were being counted
A state appeals panel has sided with DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek in a court fight with State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, saying courts have no ability to order election officials to follow the law when counting votes until after election officials say they are done counting ballots. -
IL Supreme Court: Cook County can't block data on whether Stroger Hospital is telling police about gunshot victims
A 6-1 majority of the Illinois Supreme Court agreed that Cook County can't use HIPPA to withhold data concerning when gunshot victims are treated, and when - or if - those treatments are reported to police, as required by law -
IL Supreme Court: Landlord's insurance company not obligated to defend tenants over oven fire damage
Pekin residents were sued by an appliance repairman, who had been sued by the landlord's insurance company, after the tenants allegedly lit a gas stove amid repair process, setting fire to their rental home -
Affirmative Action: The Possible K-12 Impacts of the Supreme Court Cases Involving Harvard and UNC on November 28, 2022
Join Husch Blackwell and the Council of the Great City Schools for a discussion on Supreme Court cases Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. -
DuPage County Clerk appeals again to escape judge's order requiring her to follow law when counting mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has appealed to the Illinois Third District Appellate Court to overturn a DuPage County judge's temporary restraining order in a dispute with a Republican state legislator over how she is verifying mail-in ballots are legal -
IL Supreme Court rejects bid by DuPage Clerk to overturn judge's order to follow law when counting mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek had argued a DuPage County judge overstepped his authority by granting a court order sought by a DuPage County state lawmaker seeking to force her office to verify mail-in ballots as Illinois election law requires -
DuPage Clerk asks IL Supreme Court to toss DuPage judge's order to follow law when verifying mail-in ballots
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek argues a DuPage County judge improperly entered a court order requiring her office to exclusively use voter registration records to verify voter signatures on mail-in ballots. She says judges must wait until after she has finished counting votes to ensure votes were legally counted -
State's attorneys: IL Dems rewrote IL constitution by eliminating bail; IL A/G: SAFE-T Act protects constitutional rights
Legal teams representing 62 Illinois county prosecutors and the Illinois state officials have squared off with opposing filings in Kankakee County court, with the fate of the so-called SAFE-T Act at stake -
Rochford wins big, O'Brien declares victory, giving Dems 5-2 majority on IL Supreme Court
Democrats Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford and Appellate Justice Mary K. O'Brien have prevailed in the races for two open seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, in their respective contests vs Republicans former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and incumbent Illinois Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke