Laner Muchin
Recent News About Laner Muchin
-
Cicero, tow biz end long court fight over terminated contract, which involved claims against politically-connected town lawyer
Defunct tow company Tuff Car agreed to pay $100K to Cicero to end the six-year-long court fight, which began with claims Cicero owed $2 million, and included unsuccessful attempts by Tuff Car to sue Cicero's town attorney, who divorced Tuff Car's owner's daughter -
IL high court says landscape workers can't use prevailing wage law to sue Chicago Park District contractor over pay
Decision reverses appellate ruling, upholds circuit court's dismissal of complaint -
DaBecca Natural Foods OKs $1M deal to end fingerprint punch clock scan class action under IL BIPA law
Plaintiffs' lawyer David Fish is in line to get as much as $350K from settlement. About 1,200 DaBecca workers could get $600-$1,300 each. -
Appeals panel: Pension Board OK to boost pension by $1.7M for widow of Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of cancer
Appeals panel rejected village of Buffalo Grove's effort to reduce award, saying the pension board and widow don't need to prove direct link between firefighting and the fatal cancer. -
Tow company alleges Cicero reneged on rent deal amid contentious divorce involving town's lawyer, tow biz owner's daughter
The owners of a Cicero tow company have accused the town's attorney, Michael Del Galdo, of allegedly lying to them when he allegedly assured them they didn't need to pay rent or tow fees to the town if they performed "political favors." -
New IL job 'interview bot' A.I. law could boost lawsuit risks for employers
Illinois is ahead of the national curve on legislation regarding artificial intelligence, but that could cause problems, an attorney with expertise on technology law said. -
Buffalo Grove appeal: Pension board hasn't justified boosting pension to widow of firefighter who died of cancer
After a judge decided a pension board could award the widow of a firefighter who died of colon cancer an additional $1.7 million, the village of Buffalo Grove has asked a state appeals court to weight in, maintaining its argument the pension board needs more evidence the firefighter’s death can be directly connected to his service as a firefighter. -
Insurer asks to be excused from funding legal defense for grocer Caputo's Fresh Markets vs BIPA suit
A suburban grocer, among the latest employers among a growing wave targeted with a class action lawsuit under an Illinois privacy law, may be forced to fund a greater share of its own defense after an insurer asked a judge to declare it has no obligation to help defend the case. -
Chicago ordinance could make employers give 2 weeks notice before changing employee schedules
Plans to introduce a new ordinance requiring employers in Chicago to give their workers advance notice of changes in schedule appear to have stalled, according to an employment law attorney. -
Ex-bookeeper can't press retaliation claims vs Hellenic Museum because never told cops about financial practices
The former vice president of finance and operations for the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago has lost, for now, his attempt to sue the museum for allegedly wrongfully terminating him, after he claims he brought to light financial improprieties at the museum and a museum staff member claimed he stalked her. -
Buffalo Grove: Pension board improperly awarded $1.7M+ enhanced pension to firefighter who died of colon cancer
The village of Buffalo Grove has taken its firefighter pension board to court, claiming the pension board didn’t require enough evidence that a deceased firefighter’s colon cancer was caused by the perils of his job before awarding an enhanced pension to his widow, costing the taxpayers $1.7 million. -
Rosebud Restaurants says EEOC misstepped in serving up class action over treatment of female workers
Rosebud Restaurants hopes to scuttle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint it faces regarding alleged mistreatment of female employees. -
Ex-Cook County administrator again sues county, Preckwinkle and Silvestri, alleging retaliatory firing
A former Cook County staffer, who last month lost a federal suit in which he alleged he was fired in retaliation for exposing corruption in Elmwood Park and then running for the county board seat held by Elmwood Park's onetime Village President Peter Silvestri, is now attempting to press the same claims in Cook County Circuit Court. -
Judge: Cook County didn't violate speech rights of fired ex-staffer who ran vs Elmwood Park's Silvestri
A Chicago federal judge is closing the door on an ex-Cook County government staffer’s attempt to sue powerful Cook County politicians, saying he can’t demonstrate the county violated his constitutional rights by firing him after he helped expose alleged political corruption in Elmwood Park, and then campaigned to take the county board seat held by Peter Silvestri, Elmwood Park’s mayor.