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News from December 2021


Class action accuses Mitek Systems of improper facial scans when verifying customers' identities online

By Jonathan Bilyk |
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

By Jonathan Bilyk |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Dan Churney |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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.

George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund Now Accepting Grants from Businesses Near 38th Street & Chicago Avenue

By Press release submission |
George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund Now Accepting Grants from Businesses Near 38th Street & Chicago Avenue.

Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago

By Press release submission |
Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago.

Sonia Menon Joins Profit Recovery Partners’ Women’s Empowerment Group Meeting

By Press release submission |
.Menon Joins Profit Recovery Partners’ Women’s Empowerment Group Meeting

Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys

By Press release submission |
Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys.

ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program

By Press release submission |
ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program.

Judge again says city workers can't get an order to block city of Chicago, Illinois state vax employment mandates

By Scott Holland |
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

By Jonathan Bilyk |
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

By Jonathan Bilyk |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Dan Churney |
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

By The Cook County Record |
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"

By Press release submission |
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives".

Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on December 17, 2021

By Press release submission |
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on December 17, 2021.

Attorney General Raoul Announces Pilot Program With National Child Identification Program

By Press release submission |
Attorney General Raoul Announces Pilot Program With National Child Identification Program.