News from October 2021
LIVE WEB - SSFC Bonus Series: Protecting Your Practice on October 20, 2021
LIVE WEB - SSFC Bonus Series: Protecting Your Practice on October 20, 2021.
The Big Question: If COVID vax doesn't stop the spread, why do we need vax mandates?
While COVID vaccines prevent hospitalizations and death, evidence shows the vaccines don't stop the virus from spreading. It's time for government officials to justify rules requiring people to take the vaccine, Mark Glennon says.
Union Pacific: Railroad workers illegally threatening to strike over Biden vax mandates
Union Pacific, one of the country's largest rail carriers, has asked a judge to declare at least one union cannot strike against the company as it seeks to enforce President Biden's worker vaccine mandate.
Judge permits narrowed class action accusing State Farm of presuming Black clients claims were fraud
The owner of a building on Chicago's South Side said State Farm illegally presumed his claims, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, were fraudulent.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Ruth Isabel Gudino as At-large Circuit Judge of Cook County
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Ruth Isabel Gudino as At-large Circuit Judge of Cook County.
Kopon, Kopon, Black, Burger, Frambes Join Tressler LLP
Kopon, Kopon, Black, Burger, Frambes Join Tressler LLP.
LIVE WEB - Hot Topics in Food Labeling: Plant-Based Products and the Federal Regulation of Cell-Based Meats on October 19, 2021
LIVE WEB - Hot Topics in Food Labeling: Plant-Based Products and the Federal Regulation of Cell-Based Meats on October 19, 2021.
Zion rental home inspection ordinance may violate 4th Amendment, federal judge says
Judge refuses to dismiss challenge to city over mandatory inspection policy
Pritzker court filing: Natural immunity doesn't excuse Naperville firefighters from COVID vax, testing mandates
The filing comes in response to a legal challenge brought in September by Naperville firefighters, who assert state and local COVID vaccine and testing mandates violate their rights.
Judge won't strike down class action vs. United over refund refusals for COVID flight cancellations
The airline still might try to fly their arguments against allowing the class action at later stages of the court proceedings.
Judge: McDonald's USA can't be sued because franchise restaurants don't let blind people walk through drive-thrus
A federal judge noted Beaumont Costales lawyers helped a man who is blind travel to California so he could be denied service at McDonald's drive-thrus and file suit under that state's laws, too.
Judge bounces court reporter's sex discrimination suit vs chief judge, over bullying by other Black female court reporters
A Chicago federal judge has tossed a sex discrimination lawsuit by a black female Cook County court reporter, who alleged some of her fellow black court employees bullied her for associating with white court personnel, ruling the alleged harassment was not based on the reporter's gender.
Polsinelli Adds Attorney to Energy Law Practice
Polsinelli Adds Attorney to Energy Law Practice.
Melissa Gold Selected to the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund
Melissa Gold Selected to the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund.
Mayer Brown partner Britt Miller recognized in Global Competition Review’s “Women in Antitrust” 2021
Mayer Brown partner Britt Miller recognized in Global Competition Review’s “Women in Antitrust” 2021.
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and 28 of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 Rankings
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and 28 of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 Rankings.
Chicago school board, teachers union ask SCOTUS to toss suit claiming union dues unconstitutionally choke teachers' free speech
The Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to refuse a request for a hearing by two teachers, who claim the union violated their free speech by deducting dues to subsidize political positions without their consent.
Onward restaurant owner countersues Loyola in eviction fight, says university owes him for COVID shutdown
Chicago restaurateur Michael Olszewski says Loyola should abate all the rent he owes for his upscale restaurant Onward, because it was the unversity's refusal to allow him to reopen that left him unable to pay the $10,000 a month rent he owed for the restaurant the university recruited him to open in the Loyola-owned building.
Online college exam proctoring firm says federal banking law shields it from IL biometrics class actions
Company argues it complies with prevailing federal privacy and financial laws, so it can't be sued under Illinois' biometrics privacy law.