News from November 2021
Health Care Provider and Vendor CMS Vaccine Mandate Compliance Q&A
Health Care Provider and Vendor CMS Vaccine Mandate Compliance Q&A.
IL Supreme Court restores $8 million punitive damages against man accused by ex-girlfriend of sexual assault
The court said the man's 'egregiously reprehensible conduct' means the $8 million the man was ordered to pay to the woman is 'not unconstitutionally excessive'
Shoreline Sightseeing targeted by class action lawsuit over worker fingerprint scans
The lawsuit accuses Chicago's largest operator of river tours and other charter excursions of improperly requiring workers to scan their fingerprints to track their work hours, under Illinois' biometrics law
IL Supreme Court deadlocks over Deerfield assault weapons ban, meaning ban stands
The state high court's inability to rule on the hotly contested gun rights question means the ruling of two justices on a state appeals court will decide whether Deerfield's assault weapons ban was legally enacted
Appeals panel says McHenry County road districts can keep challenging law letting voters dissolve townships
Even though no dissolution is imminent, three appeals judges said the state can't just dismiss the case, under the public interest exception.
Stone Park red light cameras wrongly ticketing drivers who stop past line turning right on red, class action says
A new class action lawsuit demands the village of Stone Park refund $100 tickets paid by people who received red light camera tickets for stopping beyond the white stop line when they were turning right on red, even though state law says such tickets can't be issued
Appeals court: Ex-Chicago Police sergeant deserved to be fired for signing off on false Laquan McDonald reports
An appellate panel has ruled the Chicago Police Board was correct to fire a sergeant for allegedly OK'ing dubious officer reports in the Laquan McDonald case
Judge slaps restraining order on Cicero's try to force BNSF to pay steep sewer rate hike, says BNSF likely to win
A federal judge said it appeared BNSF Railway was poised to prevail in its claims Cicero officials violated federal law in targeting it with a massive sewer rate increase for BNSF's Cicero railyard.
Class action: Salvation Army allegedly coerces free labor from participants in work-therapy adult rehab program
Lawsuit accuses the Salvation Army of using its adult rehabilitation programs to secure essentially free labor from people ordered into the program by the courts or who opted into the program out of need, allegedly in violation of federal human trafficking law
Constitutional challenge may thwart new law banning out of state and anonymous contributions to judicial candidates
A new Illinois law prohibiting judicial candidates from accepting out-of-state and so-called "dark money" anonymous contributions is being called unconstitutional by a First Amendment advocacy group.
Class action accuses Liberty Mutual of discriminating vs Black, Latino LGBTQ policy holders
A new class action lawsuit filed by an Evanston female queer Black and Latino couple asserts Liberty Mutual Insurance engages in a pattern of discrimination when processing claims submitted by LGBTQ racial minorities.
Insurer obligated to defend north Kane Co. school D300 in lawsuits over sex abuse of children on school property
West Bend policy covers Boys & Girls Club, as well as Illinois' 6th-largest school district, a state appeals panel ruled
Locke Lord Elects 12 New Partners From 8 Offices and Key Practice Groups
Locke Lord Elects 12 New Partners From 8 Offices and Key Practice Groups.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Tax Attorney Jeffrey Ekeberg in Chicago as M&A Transactions Surge
Greenberg Traurig Adds Tax Attorney Jeffrey Ekeberg in Chicago as M&A Transactions Surge.
Wagner Spoke to Nursing Students About Legal Considerations of the Profession
Wagner Spoke to Nursing Students About Legal Considerations of the Profession.
DOL PTE 2020-02 Compliance — An RIA Guide to Readiness on November 16, 2021
DOL PTE 2020-02 Compliance — An RIA Guide to Readiness on November 16, 2021.
Inside the Beltway on November 18, 2021
Inside the Beltway on November 18, 2021.
Chicago firefighters union sues Chicago over Lightfoot COVID vax mandate
The Firefighters Union Local No. 2 says the city has refused to bargain over the mandate, imposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, jeopardizing the jobs of over 20% of Chicago's firefighters
Ex-Highland Park asst HS principal tries to continue suit vs D113 over alleged retaliation for aiding investigation
Amy Burnetti, a former Highland Park High School assistant principal, claims she was demoted as part of a campaign of alleged retaliation for her role in helping bring in Lake County prosecutors to investigate past alleged misdeeds by former HPHS administrators
Blood plasma biz Octapharma agrees to pay $10M to end class action over plasma donor fingerprint scans
Under the deal, donors could receive anywhere from $85 to $800 each, depending on how many people submit valid claims for a cut of the settlement fund. Lawyers could get $3.5 million.