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Judge sends bulk of biometrics class action over Alexa voice recordings to arbitration
Alexa users alleged Amazon violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by failing to give proper notice concerning voice recordings. -
HEPLERBROOM: Banasek and Wagener Present Educational Series to National Senior Living Provider
Tammera Banasek and Susan Wagener are presenting a three-part seminar to Ascension Living’s risk and quality managers, executive directors/administrators, and nurses. -
Weathertech sues ADP, Paychex; Says timeclock vendors own liability in class action over worker fingerprint scans
Vehicle accessory maker Weathertech was sued in 2019 under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but says it didn't operate the biometric timeclocks installed at its factory, and didn't know how they worked. -
IL Supreme Court: Fired Catholic principal can't use 'whistleblower' claim to sidestep church's First Amend lawsuit shield
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic school principal can be legally considered a "minister," and her status as a "whistleblower" doesn't allow her to sue the Diocese that fired her. -
Pritzker, Raoul: Springfield's chief county judge wrong to reject transfer of case challenging Pritzker's high school sports shutdown orders
The Illinois Supreme Court was asked to override the order of Sangamon County Chief Judge John Madonia, who had accused Gov. JB Pritzker of judge shopping in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of student athletes against Pritzker's sports-related COVID orders. -
IL Supreme Court green lights appeal to decide if employers can use workers' comp law to beat biometrics class actions
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a South Side nursing home operator, who argues the state's workers' comp law should shield it from a class action lawsuit brought by workers over fingerprint scans under the state biometrics privacy law. -
Springfield judge: High school sports lawsuit vs Pritzker going back to LaSalle County, because Pritzker 'judge shopping'
The chief judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Springfield has refused to allow Gov. JB Pritzker to transfer to Springfield court a lawsuit challenging Pritzker's restrictions on high school sports, saying he is concerned the governor is "forum and judge shopping" to secure a win in court. -
IL Supreme Court says school board may suspend, rather than fire, teachers during termination process
Forcing a school system to either fire or reinstate a teacher, rather than suspending them, once termination proceedings begin, would "eviscerate" the ability of school boards to set rules and run their school districts, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled. -
US Supreme Court rejects appeals asking court to order unions to refund unconstitutional fees
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeal petitions in three cases arguing courts have been wrong to allow unions to use a "good faith" defense to keep millions in fees deducted for the unions by governments from the paychecks of non-union government workers. -
IL Supreme Court: Widow of man who died from blood clot can't get new trial vs Will County orthopedic clinic
The state Supreme Court said a state appeals court went too far in overturning the jury's verdict in the case involving a ‘highly extraordinary’ death. -
Salvation Army to pay $898K to settle class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get $299K
A Cook County judge has signed off on a settlement deal to end a class action that accused the Salvation Army of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law for requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock. -
Judge tosses business group's challenge to Chicago's Fair Workweek ordinance
A building management group argued the rules, enacted in 2019, improperly target only certain employers and industries, and will increase the number of lawsuits employers in Chicago will face. -
Former Justice Heiple dies; Championed rights of biological parents, survived impeachment attempt
Justice James D. Heiple, the author of the controversial 1999 “Baby Richard” adoption case ruling, passed away on January 18 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria from complications following a brain hemorrhage. He was 87. -
Pritzker: No intent to reimpose COVID worship service rules on churches; Says should moot church's legal challenge
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations. -
IL high court to decide whether longstanding defamation time limits still apply in internet age
A private investigator accused of framing a man for murder is suing those involved in a documentary about the case for defamation. He wants the court to allow him to proceed, even though his lawsuit was filed four years after the film was released. -
HEPLERBROOM: HeplerBroom Names New Partner
Matthew Brandabur has been named a partner of HeplerBroom LLC. -
Appeals panel: Narrowed IL biometrics lawsuit vs Clearview can stay in Cook County court, escape federal jurisdiction
The class action lawsuit accused Clearview AI of failing to abide by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act when it scraped photos posted online. The plaintiffs intentionally manipulated their claims to keep their lawsuit in Cook County court, where they do not need to claim any actual injuries from Clearview's actions to sue the company under state law. -
Walmart inks deal to pay $10M to settle workers' handprint scan class action; Lawyers to get one third
Workers could be eligible to receive $460-$756 each under the deal announced in Cook County Circuit Court to end a class action filed against Walmart under the Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
U.S. Supreme Court says city of Chicago can keep impounded vehicles even after people file bankruptcy
Bankruptcy judges can't force the city of Chicago to return vehicles impounded because their owners failed to pay parking tickets or other fees, the Supreme Court said, even though the city's policy doesn't line up with the "spirit" of the law. -
IL high court to decide if state regulators broke law in awarding marijuana growers' license
A Lake County company has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to declare a state agency wrongly rewrote a state law in deciding to award a license for a cannabis cultivation facility to a competitor looking to operate a site in Aurora.