News from August 2021
Appeals panel says no evidence of political retaliation vs hookah bar in Worth
Hookah lounge owners alleged their political support of an opponent of the village's mayor led to a campaign of police and village harassment, and a stream of citations not issued to other businesses over similar alleged offenses.
Illinois Supreme Court Names Leadership For Statewide Pretrial Services
Illinois Supreme Court Names Leadership For Statewide Pretrial Services.
IL High Court: New state law means federal rap doesn't keep Markham mayor from office
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of suburban Markham may hold office, despite a '99 conviction for mail fraud
Cook County judge who ordered mom stripped of parenting rights over COVID vax backs off decision, for now
A Cook County judge has restored parenting rights to an unvaccinated woman from whom he had earlier stripped parental rights, solely because she had not received the COVID vaccine.
A Look Back at Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assoc. v. Thomas + Current & Future Litigation
A Look Back at Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assoc. v. Thomas + Current & Future Litigation.
A Year of Transition - The Workplace Changes That Keep General Counsels Up At Night on September 1, 2021
A Year of Transition - The Workplace Changes That Keep General Counsels Up At Night on September 1, 2021.
Attorney General Raoul Applauds Governor Pritzker for Signing Legislation That Protects Student Loan Borrowers
Attorney General Raoul Applauds Governor Pritzker for Signing Legislation That Protects Student Loan Borrowers.
Brigid Ndege Appointed to Northern Illinois Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee
Brigid Ndege Appointed to Northern Illinois Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee.
Cook County assault weapons ban unconstitutionally strips residents of right to own weapons for self-defense, lawsuit says
A new lawsuit brought by three Chicago residents asserts Cook County's ban on so-called "assault weapons," in place since 2006, is unconstitutional.
Sterigenics says insurer wrongly used emissions claims to deny coverage for lawsuits over emissions
Medical device sterilization company Sterigenics has sued National Union Fire Insurance in Chicago federal court, saying all of its emissions were discharged legally under an Illinois state environmental permit.
Appeals panel: Woman couldn't have known about faulty pelvic mesh, so she didn't wait too long to sue J&J
7th Circuit judges said a federal judge was wrong to find the woman's lawsuit vs Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Ethicon over the failure of her pelvic mesh implantation fell outside a two-year limit on filing suit.
Schools buckling under Pritzker threats to yank funds, invalidate student diplomas, but challenges may be brewing
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker facing renewed challenges to his pandemic authority, as school officials and others question his power under Illinois law to override local control and use legally questionable threats against schools and students to compel compliance with public health mandates.
Class action: Magazine publisher Meredith Corp broke IL privacy law by selling subscribers' info
A class action lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court says the publisher of People, Better Homes and Gardens, InStyle and more popular titles violated an Illinois law by selling subscriber mailing lists to anyone willing to pay.
Fired transgender Pritzker campaign worker can't continue discrimination suit vs Pritzker camp
Judge: Despite conflict with supervisor, layoff plausibly linked to performance issues
Judges pause redistricting lawsuits vs Dems, give Dems til Sept. 1 to approve new maps using Census data
Republicans had asked the court to not give Democrats a "do over" on drawing new legislative district maps, when Democrats had not used Census data on their first attempt, resulting in unbalanced districts..
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists.
486 Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2022
486 Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2022.
More Than 200 Fox Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
More Than 200 Fox Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 64 Up-and-Coming Dinsmore Attorneys
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 64 Up-and-Coming Dinsmore Attorneys.
Plaintiff: 'AARP desperately wants to avoid discovery' in a discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee
An African American woman who rose in the executive ranks at the American Association of Retired Persons is now battling the advocacy organization claiming racial, gender and age discrimination.