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Judge says online college test proctor Respondus can't ditch IL biometrics class actions over student facial scans
A federal judge said the Student Terms Respondus required students to agree to before they took online tests doesn't substitute for written consent, and doesn't mean Respondus can force students to try to sue under Washington state law, rather than Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law -
Antitrust class actions mount accusing Deere of forcing farmers to pay Deere millions to fix tractors
Five class actions now accuse Moline-based John Deere Co. of violating federal law by installing onboard computers on their tractors that control its functions, while denying farmers and independent repair shops access to the software and tools they need to repair and maintain their farm equipment -
Truck drivers' class action accuses Universal Intermodal of refusing to return ex-drivers' escrow funds
The class action lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court alleges Universal Intermodal Services didn't return hundreds of dollars to drivers within 45 days of the end of their employment -
Fed hiring monitor asks court to order Pritzker administration give details about IDPH lab tech hires
Hiring monitors, including an Illinois state inspector general and a federal court appointed special master, say the state has refused to divulge more information concerning how a number of unqualified people, including relatives of state workers who held no college degrees and worked at places like ice cream shops and laser tag arenas, were hired as “lab techs” by the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2020 -
Susan Lorenc gives ‘Employment Law Master Class’ on business consultant Dave Lorenzo's podcast
Susan Lorenc gives ‘Employment Law Master Class’ on business consultant Dave Lorenzo's podcast. -
Bed Bath & Beyond online platform PersonalizationMall.com to pay $4.5M to settle worker fingerprint scans class action
Workers would get $569-$952 each, lawyers will get up to $1.5M from the settlement -
Judge shuts off Cicero's bid to flush BNSF claims $1M yearly sewer bill hike broke federal law protecting railroads
BNSF said the town of Cicero's efforts in 2021 to force the railroad to pay $1 million more in sewer bills amounted to an illegal effort to force BNSF to help the town close a budget hole, and violated federal laws prohibiting local taxes on interstate railroads -
Appeals panel: State Farm has no obligation to cover restaurant's losses from Pritzker's COVID closure orders
While the restaurant only closed because the governor ordered them to do so, it was the COVID-19 virus that actually caused the losses, so the steep losses the businesses suffered aren't physical losses covered by insurance policies, state appeals judges ruled -
Appeals court OKs $97.5M for lawyers who got $650M from Facebook in photo tags class action
A California federal appeals court says the big fee award to the lawyers for their work leading the class action under Illinois' biometrics law wasn't excessive -
The Hispanic National Bar Association Selects Gray Mateo-Harris Among Top Lawyers Under 40 Honorees
The Hispanic National Bar Association Selects Gray Mateo-Harris Among Top Lawyers Under 40 Honorees. -
U.S. District Court Orders Suburban Chicago Company To Stop Distribution of Adulterated and Misbranded Nutritional Supplements
U.S. District Court Orders Suburban Chicago Company To Stop Distribution of Adulterated and Misbranded Nutritional Supplements. -
Judge says Illinois voter registration list is public, state broke law by refusing access to conservative group
A judge has ruled Illinois must turn over the state's list of registered voters to a politically conservative watchdog group, saying the list needs to be public to make sure the electoral process is on the up and up. -
Maker of Dude Wipes can't use disclaimer to fully flush class action over alleged sewer damage
Plaintiffs alleged hygiene product caused plumbing problems at home -
Lawyer for Chicago city workers: Courts must address overreach in Lightfoot, Pritzker job or jab COVID vax mandates
In an appellate brief, the workers argued their rights to privacy and bodily autonomy to refuse a vaccine of questionable effectiveness, should be upheld under the same reasoning used by the U.S. Supreme Court to declare a constiutional right to abortion. -
Judge OKs class action demanding Chicago install devices to help blind pedestrians at intersections
The lawsuit asserts the city of Chicago is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and discriminating against the blind by failing to equip intersections with devices to communicate Walk/Don't Walk status to those with limited vision -
Federal judge tosses lawsuit challenging Chicago's COVID vax passport order
A lawyer claimed the city's vaccine orders violated his constitutional rights and his contractual rights as a season ticket holder for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks, because he was blocked from using the tickets he had purchased at the beginning of the season, months before the vaccine order was issued. -
Pritzker fighting to lift federal monitoring for political patronage hiring, system used by Madigan to boost power
Even as he talked with investigators in the federal prosecution that led to the indictment of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, Gov. JB Pritzker has been fighting to lift federal oversight of state hiring practices, a system exploited by Madigan to cement his grip on power statewide -
Benesch Adds Litigation Associate to Chicago Office
Benesch Adds Litigation Associate to Chicago Office. -
Union workers' biometrics claims belong in arbitration, not in class actions, because of CBA: Appeals panel
A Cook County judge had ruled workers' claims over fingerprint scans were separate from their union contract. But a state appeals panel said they would not break with a decision set by a federal appeals court on the question. -
Jones Day adds seven U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2020 Term
Jones Day adds seven U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2020 Term.