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CTA worker asks SCOTUS to shoot down unions' 'good faith' defense in refusing to refund unconstitutional fees
Lawyers for a non-union Chicago Transit Authority worker have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a series of lower court rulings that have allowed unions to keep fees the court had ruled unconstitutional. -
Appeals court says kids of man killed in Airbnb fire in Maine can't sue in Cook County
The children of a Chicago man killed in a fire at an Airbnb might be able to pursue their lawsuit against the people and companies they hold responsible for the fire, but they can’t do it in Illinois. -
Appeals panel says corporation can be sued as a 'person' for violence under IL Gender Violence Act
A divided Illinois appellate panel has ruled a corporation can, under limited circumstances, be liable as a "person" under the Illinois Gender Violence Act, should one of its employees violate that law. -
Judge: Insurer OK not to cover big losses for defendants accused in RICO case of trying to bribe Blago
An insurer has won the right to exclude coverage based on specific policy language mentioning a 2014 RICO claim over an alleged scheme by horse racing track owners to bribe jailed former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. -
Lawyer needed to have verbal fee-sharing agreement in writing to enforce his claim: Appeals panel
An Illinois appeals court has upheld a McHenry County judge’s ruling that a Chicago lawyer is not obliged to give a slice of his $1.4 million legal fee to the suburban lawyer who referred a malpractice case to him, because the referring lawyer didn’t abide by rules requiring he inform the client the fee would be split. -
Polsinelli law firm hit with suit accusing it of not paying nearly $300,000 bill for IT project
GriffinA Schaumburg-based IT contractor is suing a law firm over claims it has refused to pay almost $300,000 for an information technology project the contractor completed on an expedited basis over the holidays.IncWorx Consulting brought its action March 19 in Chicago's federal court against Polsinelli, a law firm headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., with offices in Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Los