News from September 2018
CHUHAK & TECSON: Chuhak & Tecson P.C. welcomes Kevin Coyne as principal
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. proudly announces that Kevin Coyne, an experienced commercial real estate attorney, has joined the firm as leader of the firm’s 19-attorney Real Estate practice group.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Best-Martin Awarded Pro Bono Publico Award
Associate Jennifer Best-Martin was awarded the pro bono Publico Award for her extraordinary volunteer efforts on behalf of Casa Cornelia at the awards ceremony on September 5, 2018.
CHUHAK & TECSON: Chuhak & Tecson attorneys named 2018 Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers
Chuhak & Tecson P.C. is delighted to announce that 36 of the firm’s 71 attorneys have been distinguished as Leading Lawyers or Emerging Lawyers in Illinois.
ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN: Attorney General Madigan leads $148 Million settlement with Uber over 2016 Data Breach
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she led all 50 states and the District of Columbia in reaching a $148 million settlement agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to approximately 600,000 drivers nationwide.
HEPLERBROOM: Hodge named one of top 10 Environmental Lawyers in Illinois
HeplerBroom is proud to announce that Katherine Hodge has been named to Leading Lawyers’ list of the Top 10 environmental lawyers in Illinois.
LITTLER MENDELSON: Thomas Burns Joins Littler as Chief Financial Officer
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has named Thomas Burns as its chief financial officer (CFO), based in the firm’s Kansas City office.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Schiff Represents Wealth Advisor Gary Hirschberg in Launch of Aaron Wealth Advisors
Schiff represented veteran wealth advisor Gary Hirschberg, who spent the last 12 years at Goldman Sachs advising multi-generational families on taxation issues and philanthropy, in the launch of a new independent wealth management firm called Aaron Wealth Advisors.
Frausto-Sandoval committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during second quarter
Frausto-Sandoval for Judge reported receiving $666.66 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Perkins committee reports nearly $0K in contributions during second quarter
Citizens to Elect Judge Marian Emily Perkins reported receiving $250 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Guardian alleges Mosaic of Lakeshore failed to prevent resident's falls
A plenary guardian alleges a long-term nursing care facility in Chicago failed to prevent a resident from falling.
Lawsuit dismissed vs Lincolnwood Fund over woman's alleged investment losses
A lawsuit brought by a woman against her investment managers has been voluntarily dismissed.
Chupack committee reports nearly $12K in contributions during second quarter
Chupack for Judge reported receiving $11,650 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Choosing a hat: Proposal seeks to ease home closing costs by rewriting rules for IL lawyers who sell title insurance
A new legislative proposal would force real estate lawyers in Illinois who also serve as title insurance agents to 'choose which hat they will wear' in a home sale transaction, in a bid to reduce the typical closing costs paid by Illinois homeowners, and bring those costs more in line with the national average. But the proposal has drawn fire from lawyers and their associations, accusing supporters of the bill of unfairly 'scapegoating' lawyers for Illinois' relatively more expensive title insurance costs.
Federal judge rules UGG is a brand name, not a generic boot style
Deckers Outdoor Corp., owner of the popular UGG brand, succeeded in a legal quest to prevent an Australian company from calling the sheepskin boots it sells in the U.S. “ugg boots,” as the judge said that term cannot be considered generic for those kinds of boots.
Attorney: New Jersey law giving strikers access to unemployment pay not likely to spread to Illinois
New Jersey has enacted a new law allowing striking workers to collect unemployment benefits during a labor dispute. But an attorney monitoring such developments has heard no rumblings similar legislation is imminent in other states dominated by Democrats, such as Illinois.
Class action: Chicago skimps on paying retiring police officers their 'duty availability' pay
A retired Chicago police officer alleges he is still owed duty availability pay and has filed a class action lawsuit.
Former president of sales at Commuter Advertising files pregnancy discrimination suit
A Cook County woman alleges she was terminated from her position with an advertising company because of her pregnancy.
Stonewood Ale House patron blames restaurant's raised hearth for fall
A patron of a Schaumburg restaurant alleges a raised hearth in a path of travel caused him to fall.
Wrongful death suit filed against Symphony Bronzeville Park, others
An estate administrator alleges a Chicago skilled nursing facility failed to adequately treat a resident's skin breakdown
Man accuses law firm Grant and Grant PC of professional negligence in handling his divorce case
A man has sued his former attorneys, saying he "was forced to incur several hundred thousand dollars" in attorney fees because of the alleged negligence of the law firm that handled his divorce.