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'Political winds:' Biz groups urge judge to nix power grab by City Hall in metal yard permit case
Business advocacy groups warned of dire consequences for Chicago and its economy if City Hall is allowed to use "public health" to justify changing the rules midstream when evaluating industrial development permits, as it did when denying $80M Southside Recycling project -
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies member Matthew Glavin named to Board of Youth Guidance
Matthew Glavin, a member in Cozen O’Connor’s Public Strategies Group, has been named to the Board of Youth Guidance, a Chicago-based organization specializing in social-emotional learning, counseling, and educational support for students in Chicago-area schools. -
Cook County can't use $250M transportation taxes, fees, to fund county operations: IL Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Illinois state constitution's transportation lockbox amendment applies to local governments, just as to the state -
Hard time fighting back: Employers seek defenses vs rising biometrics class actions, emboldened settlement demands
A January Illinois Supreme Court decision effectively ended employers' efforts to use Illinois' workers' comp law to beat biometrics class actions, and may have emboldened the plaintiff’s bar to seek even higher settlements -
Weiner Talks with Illinois Chamber of Commerce about New Prejudgment Interest Statute
Weiner Talks with Illinois Chamber of Commerce about New Prejudgment Interest Statute. -
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Matthew Glavin Named to Board of Governors at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Matthew Glavin, a member in Cozen O’Connor’s Public Strategies Group, has been named to the Law Alumni Board of Governors at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. His three-year term is effective immediately. -
'Why risk it?' Steep hikes in penalties under new IL law could prompt employers to reevaluate policies, perks
New legislation would increase penalties Illinois employers face in certain employment lawsuits by 150% -
SCOTUS won't hear oil, gas driller's lawsuit accusing IL of using regulations to all but ban fracking, strip property rights
Next Energy LLC had asserted an Illinois state moratorium on oil and gas fracking permits, coupled with a thicket of new drilling rules, amounted to an unconstitutional taking of lease and property rights, locking out drillers looking to invest potentially billions into an economically struggling part of the state. -
Cozen O’Connor Promotes Chicago Attorneys Matthew Glavin and Matthew Policastro to Members
Cozen O’Connor has promoted attorneys Matthew Glavin and Matthew Policastro to members in the firm’s Chicago office. -
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Shook Partner Testifies on BIPA Bill Before Illinois Lawmakers
Shook Partner Melissa Siebert spoke before Illinois lawmakers in favor of a bill that would assist Illinois employers hard hit by a surge in lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). -
'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. -
Reform advocates hope change in IL Speaker's office brings more than just new tone
Those who represent businesses and employers in Illinois say they hope the switch from former Speaker Madigan to Speaker Chris Welch will help create opportunities for cooperation and reform, despite Welch's lockstep support for Madigan through his legislative career. -
Illinois House passes bill increasing pre-judgment interest for personal injury plaintiffs
House Bill 3360, sponsored by Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville) and Rep. Marcus Evans, Jr. (D-Chicago), would lengthen the pre-judgment interest accrual period to when an alleged wrongdoer has notice of the injury versus when a plaintiff files suit. -
IL High Court: Expert witnesses can cite regulatory, industry standards in court; Data must still be filtered through judges
The Illinois Supreme Court has said expert witnesses may cite governmental recommendations and industry standards as reasons for their findings, but the reasons must first pass muster with the judge. -
Pritzker's Health Dept. retracts controversial emergency rule to criminalize business owners who reopen early
Public furor enveloped lawmakers over the new rule, which could have resulted in fines and jail time for business owners who opened 'nonessential' businesses earlier than Pritzker believed proper under his COVID rules. -
'Need a better way forward': Furor erupts over Pritzker emergency rule criminalizing business reopenings
Opposition demands state lawmakers block Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to amend public health rules to deem business owners who reopen sooner than the governor would like with a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fines and potential jail time. -
'A real mess': IL businesses, cities, counties mull dilemma of resisting Pritzker COVID orders
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has threatened to use state resources to punish rogue businesses, communities, or just step back and let them be sued by politically allied trial lawyers, should any continue to resist his emergency orders. -
IL COVID workers' comp rules repealed after court loss; Pritzker intends to 'revisit,' 'reissue'
Businesses had said the new rules were illegal, but Pritzker had said they're needed because employers should "pick up the tab" for COVID-19 illnesses among their workers -
Springfield judge blocks Pritzker's COVID workers' comp rule changes; Employers say are illegal, could cost billions
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to business groups who accused the Pritzker administration of illegally enacting new workers' comp rules to leave employers to "pick up the tab" for COVID illness -
Protect Illinois manufacturers, business owners against lawsuit abuse
Illinois businesses are hit over and over again with relentless, meritless lawsuits that put a strain on everyone involved, hinder businesses, and slow our economy.