News from August 2022
'Egregious overreach:' Walmart says FTC can't try to hold retailer liable for wire fraud by others
Walmart has asked a federal judge to shelve a legal action brought by federal regulators, saying the Federal Trade Commission has overreached in attempting to hold Walmart responsible for the actions of scam artists using its money wire services to defraud others.
Ex-Bulls star Kukoc sues Swiss bank, says 'aided, abetted' $11M theft by Kukoc's ex-financial advisor
Former Chicago Bulls star player Toni Kukoc said Swiss bank EFG International should pay for not stopping a personal banker from helping Kukoc's former financial advisor allegedly misappropriate $11 million from Kukoc's accounts
State of the State Reactions Post-Dobbs on August 31, 2022
State of the State Reactions Post-Dobbs on August 31, 2022.
Portillo's, Red Lobster, Chipotle, others targeted by biometrics class action over phone ordering system
The class action lawsuit accuses the popular restaurant chains of using an automated voice operating system that improperly recorded and analyzed customers' voices when they placed orders by phone
Appeals panel won't block pro-union Amendment 1 from ballot; Critics: Would give unions unconstitutional powers
Appeals panel says the pro-union Amendment 1 must be approved by voters before it can be challenged in court, even though opponents say the amendment's language already blatantly conflicts with federal law and is itself unconstitutional
Reed Smith joins partnership with Children First Fund
Reed Smith joins partnership with Children First Fund.
Ameren can't quickly pull plug on lawsuit over truck driver's injuries from low hanging power lines
Appeals panel said Ameren can't defeat the lawsuit by simply claiming the low hanging power lines amounted to an open and obvious danger, that a reasonable person should have seen and avoided
Appeals panel: Natural immunity proof not enough to defeat Covid vax job mandates; Don't violate 'fundamental rights'
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot have a 'low bar' to clear in defending their mandates that force government workers to choose between taking the vaccine and keeping their jobs because the orders don't infringe fundamental rights
Inflation Reduction Act: How Will Your Tax Planning and Acquisition Strategies Be Affected?
Inflation Reduction Act: How Will Your Tax Planning and Acquisition Strategies Be Affected?
Lawsuit: Progress Illinois smeared health care exec to boost Giannoulias campaign; Suit is 'simply harassment,' says Progress IL
Progress Illinois publisher says the suit by public health executive Suzett McKinney is "frivolous," and an extension of the campaign waged by Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia in the race for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Secretary of State
Class action: Kroger allegedly regularly overcharges customers, ringing up sale items at regular price
The new lawsuit says Kroger and its Chicago area Mariano's supermarkets routinely force customers to dispute the alleged overcharges
Independent pharmacies sue OptumRx over alleged 'bad faith' reimbursement practices meant to 'destroy competition'
Nearly 200 independently owned pharmacies are suing OptumRx in St. Clair County, claiming they are reimbursed less for dispensing prescription drugs than retail chain pharmacies.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists.
Judge green lights class action challenging 80,000+ Crestwood red light camera tickets
Drivers cited for illegal rights on red argued there's no such light at intersection of Cicero and Cal Sag
Lawyers seek $40M in fees from Google Photos face scans settlement
Google has agreed to pay $100 million to end a sprawling class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, bringing about $200-$400 each to an estimated 280,000 Illinois residents. The lawyers who led the lawsuit want 40% of the settlement
U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Rankings 2023
U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers Rankings 2023.
Class action accuses Lettuce Entertain You of slapping on 'deceptive' Covid-related surcharges to customer checks
The lawsuit says the 3-4% surcharges and processing fees are added to customer bills at the time of purchase, with no warning, in violation of state consumer fraud law
Is building barns farm work or construction labor? Appeals panel won't decide, yet
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturned the ruling of a Wisconsin federal judge, who said a Mexican immigrant hired to build livestock stalls should be considered an agricultural worker exempt from the overtime rules applied to those working in construction
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 36 Barack Ferrazzano Attorneys in 2023
Best Lawyers® Recognizes 36 Barack Ferrazzano Attorneys in 2023.
Class action: Chicago denied refunds to people who prepaid for water services
The lawsuit says the city has created a "legally untenable Catch-22" for people who are otherwise owed refunds