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Blair Dawson Receives CIPM Certification, Bolstering Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy Practice
Blair Dawson Receives CIPM Certification, Bolstering Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy Practice. -
LEWSI BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP: Lewis Brisbois Enhances Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capacity in Chicago With New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Michelle (“Shelly”) Hall to its Chicago office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Wtr Recognizes Three Lewis Brisbois Partners as World Leading Trademark Professionals
The World Trademark Review (WTR) has recognized three of Lewis Brisbois’ Intellectual Property & Technology partners in the 2019 edition of its research directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. -
Woman fails to convince court that Lollapalooza's promoters responsible for her broken ankle
A state appeals panel says a woman can't press her claims a promoter for the Lollapalooza music festival is to blame for a broken ankle she suffered at the event in Chicago six years ago. -
Attorney says retailers could avoid class actions by learning from Kohl's ADA ruling
Retailer Kohl’s won't face a class action lawsuit over wheelchair accessibility in its stores - and other retailers can learn from the decision, employment and labor attorney John. J. Michels Jr. told the Cook County Record. -
Chicago State says insurer committed fraud by denying coverage for $4.2M verdict in whistleblower case
Chicago State University has sued an insurance company, saying a court should force the insurer to help the school pay more than $4.2 million to satisfy a judgment resulting from a lawsuit brought by a former who claimed the university had wrongly fired him for exposing an attempt by the university's former president to improperly collect a pension. -
Insurer says Chicago State's lawyers owe for mistakes leading to $3 million whistleblower verdict
An insurance company has sued the law firm who defended Chicago State University against a lawsuit brought by whistleblower fired for refusing to bottle up public documents pertaining to the school’s former president’s pension and salary, with the insurer now alleging the lawyers’ missteps led to a multi-million dollar judgment for the whistleblower. -
Federal appeals court: PF Chang's can be sued over potential ID theft from data breach
A Chicago federal appeals panel has given the P.F. Chang’s restaurant chain a case of legal indigestion, by reversing a district court’s dismissal of a class action suit brought by two diners, who claimed they were vulnerable to identity theft, because the chain’s allegedly poor data security allowed hackers to obtain diners’ debit and credit card information. -
Zurich: Yellow Cab should defend itself vs taxi drivers' independent contractor lawsuit
While a federal appeals court ponders a lawsuit alleging taxi drivers should actually be considered employees and not independent contractors, an insurance company has asked a Cook County judge to declare one of the cab companies being sued should need to find some means other than an insurance claim to fund its defense against the allegations it has violated federal labor law in how it classifies and pays its drivers. -
FLSA Rising: Ever-shifting wage, hour standards promise to keep employers, lawyers struggling to keep up with law
The increase of wage and hour lawsuits being filed in Chicago federal courts in the last 25 years is reflective of a national trend. And with two new notifications from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding revised Fair Labor Standards Act regulations and an updated interpretation of worker classification, area litigators not only expect to see FLSA suits on the rise again, but to see businesses overhaul their structures. -
FLSA Rising: Looming rule changes portend more litigation, complexity for employers
In the past 25 years, employers of all sizes have faced a mounting number of lawsuits brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by current and past employees who argue they have been shortchanged. In 2004, for instance, when rules changed governing how the law would be interpreted and enforced, FLSA-related litigation spiked. And business groups and lawyers on both sides believe the country may be poised for a similar jump in FLSA court activity. -
FLSA Rising: Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits up sharply, still surging in federal courts
This is the first installment in a series examining labor litigation brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Chicago and nationwide, the number of wage and hour lawsuits filed under the FLSA has been steadily on the rise for most of the past 25 years. And area lawyers expect to see yet another spike in litigation as employers and employees alike see what will come of further changes to the rules governing enforcement of the FLSA by the U.S. Department of Labor.