News from September 2021
Intellectual Property Group Welcomes New Associate
Intellectual Property Group Welcomes New Associate.
Black, Latino Chicago residents win chance to press class action vs CPD past stop-and-frisk policy
Reworked complaint targets police policy, training rather than quotas and paper trail
Lawsuit: Ex-wife owes $1M for using forgotten iPad to monitor texts, emails between CEO ex-husband and new girlfriend
A woman has filed suit against the ex-wife of her corporate CEO boyfriend, saying she used an iPad that was left at her home and still logged into her ex-husband's account to monitor their texts and emails.
Taking the Shot: As COVID vax mandate momentum builds, employers risk lawsuits, labor shortage
More than half of employers could require worker vaccinations by the end of 2021, potentially setting the stage for a surge of lawsuits, should requests for exemptions be ignored or denied.
Evanston school district: White teacher's discrimination suit over anti-racism programs 'blatant' misuse of court
Evanston-Skokie District 65 said the teacher wasn't actually discriminated against, so she can't sue over the school's alleged race-based training programs and curriculum.
Unvaccinated mom's child custody fight vs Cook County judge may be only the start of new vax battles in family law courts
A Cook County judge stepped back from his order stripping parental rights from an unvaccinated mom without a hearing, but the judge's actions could signal brutal court fights ahead for other unvaccinated parents, a leading Illinois family law attorney says.
Maune Raichle leveled $402K sanction in Bestwall bankruptcy for pursuing 'egregious' Illinois lawsuit
CHARLOTTE - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer laid a $402,817.70 penalty on St. Louis asbestos firm Maune Raichle on Aug. 31, to reimburse a Georgia Pacific entity for defending an Illinois lawsuit the firm filed in violation of an order she entered.