News from 2019
Pipeline Health: Melrose Park hospital workers properly told facility was closing, WARN suit should be tossed
The parent company of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park is arguing hospital workers had plenty of advance notice the facility was closing, contrary to a suit by the workers that alleges employees were "blindsided" when the owners abruptly shut down, allegedly violating federal labor law.
BARACK FERRAZZANO: Illinois Bankers Association Bank Counsel Conference
Join Barack Ferrazzano Financial Institutions Group partner and Regulatory Section Leader John M. Geiringer at the Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) Bank Counsel Conference on Friday, December 6, at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel.
BARACK FERRAZZANO: 2nd Annual Women in Law 2019 Conference
Barack Ferrazzano is pleased to be one of the sponsors of the 2nd Annual Women in Law 2019 Conference, to be held Thursday, December 5, 2019.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Chicago Tax Club's 2019 December / Winter Meeting, 'federal / International / State - Key Areas for Corporate Tax Departments'
Todd B. Reinstein, a tax partner with Pepper Hamilton, and Morgan Klinzing, an associate in the Tax and Estates Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton, will be speaking at the Chicago Tax Club's 2019 December / Winter Meeting.
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM LTD: Judge Mary Rowland Sworn-in Ceremony
On November 25th, in a formal investiture ceremony, former HSPRD partner Mary M. Rowland was sworn-in as an Article lll Federal Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
NEAL GERBER & EISENBERG LLP: Three Neal Gerber Eisenberg Women Litigators Selected for ABA 100 Women Who Inspire Us
NGE is proud to share that Jill Berkeley, Angela Elbert and Tonya Newman were recently selected among 100 Women Who Inspire Us at the American Bar Association 2019 Women in Litigation conference, which took place from November 13–15 in Chicago.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Nov. 25
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Nov. 25 in the suits below:
Nov. 25: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "joint action" cases
The following cases categorized as "joint action" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Nov. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Nov. 25: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Nov. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Nov. 25: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Nov. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Nov. 25: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "property damage" cases
The following cases categorized as "property damage" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Nov. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Nov. 25: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Nov. 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Oak Park can't sidestep woman's lawsuit over injuries from trip-and-fall on sidewalk: Appeals court
A state appeals panel has raised up a woman's lawsuit against the village of Oak Park over injuries she allegedly suffered in 2015 when she fell on a sidewalk.
Ex-Griffith Foods machine operator brings class action vs ex-employer over worker fingerprint scans
Alsip-based food product development company Griffith Foods is facing a class action suit filed by a former machine operator who claims the company illegally collected and stored his biometric data by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock.
Appeals court: Company must honor agreement promising pensioners health care for life
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a pension agreement that promised retired steelworkers and their families health care for life must be honored, even though the underlying benefits agreement was terminated by a successor to the original employer.
Judge won't let confectionary Dylan's Candybar bring quick wrap to class action over worker fingerprint scans
A Cook County judge has refused to quickly wrap a biometrics class action against boutique confectionary Dylan’s Candybar.
Case activity for Capital One Bank vs Rochelle Eskridge on Nov. 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Capital One Bank against Rochelle Eskridge on Nov. 19.
Court activity on Nov. 22: Chicago Title Insu vs Chicago Title Land
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Chicago Title Insu against Chicago Title Land on Nov. 22: 'Summons Served-corporation/company/Business'.
Case activity for Discover Bank vs Torrence Elizabeth on Nov. 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Discover Bank against Torrence Elizabeth on Nov. 19.
Case activity for Jamillah Clark vs Chicago Transit on Nov. 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jamillah Clark and Michelle Rivers against Chicago Transit on Nov. 19.