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Judge: Cities do not need to review unpaid hotel tax claims before proceeding with class action vs Expedia, online travel sites
A group of Illinois cities and villages suing Expedia and other online travel companies have won the chance to move forward with a class action over taxes the municipal governments claim the travel sites owe them, as a federal judge said the cities do not necessarily need to first review the tax claims themselves before taking the matter to court.On June 4, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly rejected -
Appeals panel: Threat of ID theft not enough to sustain class action vs. Advocate over stolen computers
A state appeals panel has determined Advocate Health, one of Illinois’ largest health care services providers, cannot be sued by a group of patients who believe their chances of falling prey to identity thieves increased significantly after computers containing their personal information was stolen from Advocate’s offices. -
Practicing law in Illinois? Now you must register online, tell ARDC more about your practice
Attorneys practicing in Illinois will now need to register their practice with the state online, as the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission seeks to boost the quality of the data it collects from practicing attorneys in the state. -
IL Supreme Court suspends Aleman, Macey two years for Legal Helpers Debt Resolution scheme; other attorneys disbarred, suspended
Two Chicago attorneys who built a nationwide business in the 1990s and early 2000s purportedly helping consumers resolve personal debt issues have been suspended from practicing law in Illinois for the next two years. -
Jurisdiction must be settled before showdown between Rauner and unions can begin; Unfunded pension liability at $111 billion, governor says
RaunerSPRINGFIELD – Before the great contest between Gov. Bruce Rauner and state employee unions can begin, judges must settle a great contest over jurisdiction.A suit Rauner filed against the unions remains active in federal court at Chicago, and a suit the unions filed against Rauner remains active in St. Clair County circuit court.Both suits pertain to an executive order that would prohibit unions -
ITLA: Rauner showing signs of being a bully
To the Editor:Illinois had another governor not so long ago who showed pure contempt for the institutions of government and who vilified others to try and get his way. Is history repeating itself with a new governor skirting the rule of law and condemning our democratic system of checks and balances by castigating anybody not toeing his line?Gov. Bruce Rauner has attacked public employees, the organizations -
Philip Morris seeks denial of second request to recuse Karmeier from review of $10B tobacco case
A second request to bump Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier from the bench during the court's impending review of the decade-old, $10.1 billion legal battle over light cigarette labeling "is just as cynical and dishonest as first motion was," Philip Morris USA asserts in a recent filing to the high court. -
Despite dissent, Supreme Court resolves debt collection suit without addressing constitutional issues raised in direct appeal
Karmeier KilbrideSaying it was unnecessary to address issues over the constitutionality of the state's Collection Agency Act, the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday returned a case "to square one" by voiding everything that came after the initial 2009 ruling in the matter.Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, however, disagreed with the majority's approach, saying it gives the plaintiff "a second bite at the
