News from August 2022

HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on Best Lawyers List

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HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on Best Lawyers List.
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IL SnapChat users could get about $100 each under $35M Lenses biometrics class action deal; Lawyers could get $12M

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A judge granted a preliminary OK to the settlement deal to end the class action against SnapChat's corporate parent under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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Appeals panel says electricity customers can't sue ComEd over laws resulting from alleged Madigan bribes

By Scott Holland |
Illinois' rate-approval process means plaintiffs can't establish legal injury under federal racketeering laws, despite ComEd's big estimated profits from the alleged bribes allegedly doled out to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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CTA OK to trim pension payout to retiree who 'double dipped,' appeals panel says

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The Illinois First District Appellate Court said the Chicago Transit Authority wasn't wrong to terminate pension benefits to a lawyer who was attempting to amass a combined pension payout of more than $105,000 per year by essentially double-counting 20 years of service at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to boost his CTA pension

Locke Lord Ranked No. 2 Most Active Law Firm for Defendants in 2022 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, Top 10 Most Active Law Firms Overall

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Locke Lord Ranked No. 2 Most Active Law Firm for Defendants in 2022 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, Top 10 Most Active Law Firms Overall.

Chicago Moves to New Offices

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Chicago Moves to New Offices.
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Class action: Equifax 'glitch' docked consumer credit scores, cost consumers loans, higher interest rates

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A class action lawsuit accuses Equifax of violating federal law by providing consumer credit scores to lenders that were allegedly 20-130 points lower than they should have been, due to a "glitch" in Equifax's computer program
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Church Mutual Insurance not obligated to cover nursing home facing workers' biometrics class action

By Scott Holland |
Judge rules policy exemptions clear enough to allow coverage denial, says Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act isn't the same as other laws governing employer workplace responsibilities
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Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department continues its expansion landing insurance litigator Kimberly Petrina

By The Cook County Record |
CHICAGO – August 15, 2022 – Cozen O’Connor introduced insurance litigator Kimberly Petrina — former head of North American Casualty Claims at a global specialty insurance company — as the newest member of its fast-growing Global Insurance Department.
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Fired AbbVie drug reps fail again to advance retaliation lawsuit over federal fraud accusations

By Scott Holland |
Judge determines employees never showed how they accused drug maker of defrauding feds or tried to stop the company from allegedly doing so
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Jones Day lawyers appointed to ABA Antitrust Law Section leadership positions

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Jones Day lawyers appointed to ABA Antitrust Law Section leadership positions.
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Class action: Northwestern Memorial wrongly allowed Facebook's program to track patient information

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The lawsuit concedes Northwestern Memorial Hospital disclosed the use of Facebook's Meta Pixel program to patients signing up to use the hospital's online portal to schedule appointments. But the lawsuit alleges the hospital and Facebook-related companies still violated patient privacy rights

Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department Continues its Expansion, Landing Insurance Litigator Kimberly Petrina

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Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department Continues its Expansion, Landing Insurance Litigator Kimberly Petrina.
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Appeals panel: Feds can't sue Walmart for stopping pregnant workers from taking light duty jobs under injured workers program

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Walmart's Temporary Alternate Duty policy let injured workers that would otherwise qualify for workers' comp transfer to lighter duty jobs while they healed, but didn't open the program to pregnant workers. The EEOC sued, claiming discrimination
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Judge won't dismiss class action lawsuit accusing elite colleges, universities of financial aid collusion

By Scott Holland |
Plaintiffs claims tuition would've been cheaper but for an agreement among some of America's top colleges and universities, including University of Chicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Brown, Yale, Cal Tech, MIT and Duke, among others.
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Ernesto Palomo Named as 2022 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Honoree ‎by Crain’s Chicago Business

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Ernesto Palomo Named as 2022 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Honoree ‎by Crain’s Chicago Business.
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Appeals panel shuts down class action vs NorthShore for placing lien on accident victim's insurance settlement funds

By Dan Churney |
An appeals court has confirmed NorthShore University HealthSystem did not have to bill Medicare for an accident victim's medical tab, before putting a lien on a third-party's insurance company.
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Biometrics face scan class actions filed vs Walmart, Kohls, Best Buy, Home Depot, over involvement with Clearview

By Jonathan Bilyk and Scott Holland |
The lawsuits came after a federal judge said the retailers couldn't be added to a larger class action against Clearview over the sharing of face images "scraped" from online sources

Inside the Beltway on August 18, 2022

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Inside the Beltway on August 18, 2022.

Firm Receives Top Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2022

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Firm Receives Top Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2022.

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