News from 2021
Class action accuses Mitek Systems of improper facial scans when verifying customers' identities online
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a named plaintiff who uploaded his driver's license and a selfie when registering to use the HyreCar app
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts
IL appeals panel: State doesn't need to pay business owners for shutdowns forced by Pritzker's COVID orders
Pike County bar and restaurant owners sought compensation for forced COVID closures
Law firms seek $427K in worker fingerprint scan lawsuit vs Hyatt Hotels; Workers slated to get $1,500 each
A group of Chicago lawyers want $427,000 in fees for pressing a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels, which alleged the chain breached biometric privacy law, saying their cut of the pie is "eminently reasonable."
Appeals panel agrees injured firefighters who qualify for Medicare don't get free city health insurance for life
When Medicare kicks in, a state law allows the city to drop ex-employees from the group plan for active workers
BioLife to pay almost $6M to settle class action over plasma donor fingerprint scans
Lawyers who brought the suit could get $2.1 million. People who donated plasma at BioLife since 2015 could get $500-$800 each, according to plaintiffs' lawyers.
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Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys
Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys.
Sonia Menon Joins Profit Recovery Partners’ Women’s Empowerment Group Meeting
.Menon Joins Profit Recovery Partners’ Women’s Empowerment Group Meeting
Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago
Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago.
George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund Now Accepting Grants from Businesses Near 38th Street & Chicago Avenue
George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund Now Accepting Grants from Businesses Near 38th Street & Chicago Avenue.
Judge again says city workers can't get an order to block city of Chicago, Illinois state vax employment mandates
A federal judge said the scientific evidence presented by the plaintiffs in support of natural immunity from COVID only demonstrates there is a scientific debate over vaccines and immunity, not that the government policies are irrational infringements on workers' rights
Foxx, Cook County prosecutors could face possible sanctions for allegedly misleading public about Smollett case
Illinois Supreme Court rules state it is considered “professional misconduct for a lawyer to… engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation"
Hawthorne Race Course sued over facial recognition security system at horse racing track
A class action lawsuit says Hawthorne has improperly scanned visitors' faces to weed out unwanted visitors without first providing notice and obtaining consent
Appeals panel agrees United allowed to limit sick-day accrual for pilots on military active duty
A class action on behalf of United pilots who are also U.S. Armed Forces reservists said United Airlines' policy violated federal law
Split IL high court says doctors can face wrongful death suits for certain abortions; Dissent: Legal abortion can't be wrongful death
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled two suburban doctors can be sued for performing a surgery on a woman, who they did not know was pregnant at the time, resulting in injuries to the fetus in her womb, which she claims led her to have an abortion.
Cozen O'Conner attorneys named to Lawdragon top lawyer list
Lawdragon has named three Chicago members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2021 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S.
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives"
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives".
Attorney General Raoul Announces Pilot Program With National Child Identification Program
Attorney General Raoul Announces Pilot Program With National Child Identification Program.
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on December 17, 2021
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on December 17, 2021.