News from December 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business Names Geoffrey Cockrell, Amber Walsh to Notable Gen X Leaders List
McGuireWoods partners Geoffrey Cockrell and Amber Walsh have been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law.
Appeals court: Liberty Mutual can't force suburban roofing company to buy worker's comp coverage for subcontractor with no employees
An appeals panel has ruled state regulators were wrong to make suburban roofing company pay worker's compensation insurance for a subcontractor, which only existed on paper and used the employees of another subcontractor.
Cook County judge won't upset $363M verdict awarded to one woman in first Sterigenics EtO exposure trial; Sterigenics vows appeal
Willowbrook woman Susan Kamuda has blamed her cancer diagnosis on emissions from Sterigenics' now-shuttered Willowbrook medical device sterilization plant
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Christina Sanfelippo Elected Board of Directors Chair for IWIRC’s Chicago Network
Christina Sanfelippo, an associate in Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice, has been elected chair of the board of directors for the Chicago Network of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) for 2023 and 2024.
Who is funding U.S. lawsuits? Third Party Litigation Funding carries national security risks
The Institute for Legal Reform says it's time to change the laws, to require more transparency is who is investing in lawsuits in the U.S., to prevent foreign governments from using lawsuits to destabilize America's economy government and businesses
Judge to decide if SAFE-T Act tramples IL constitution, people's rights, or if prosecutors' lawsuit mere 'policy dispute'
A Kankakee County judge said he will rule on the constitutional challenge to the sweeping criminal justice reforms under the so-called SAFE-T Act by Dec. 28
Consultant accuses ex-employer, lawyers of trumping up forgery claim to escape compensation agreement
Former CFO expected to collect more than $2 million from sale of company
Seyfarth Elects Lorie Almon as Firm’s Next Chair and Managing Partner
Seyfarth has announced that Lorie Almon has been elected as the firm’s next chair and managing partner.
Class action says SP Plus Corp. wrongly scanning faces of drivers entering parking garages
The lawsuit accuses SP Plus of violating Illinois' biometric information privacy law, potentially placing the company at risk of massive payouts for using face scanning tech as part of its security strategies at its parking garages in Chicago
Class action: Cook County's tax sale process discriminates vs Black, Latino homeowners
Lawsuit claims delinquent tax policy unconstitutionally robs property owners of equity, selling off homes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to investors to settle property tax debts of as little as severl thousand dollars
Three Cozen O’Connor Attorneys recognized as Crain's Chicago Business 2022 “Notable Gen X Leaders in Law”
Three Cozen O’Connor attorneys have been recognized as 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business for their success and accomplishments in their leadership roles within the firm and across the legal community.
Judge grants final OK to $9.9M settlement to end fingerprint scan class action vs CSL Plasma
$3.3M goes to lawyers. Plasma donors who submitted eligible claims would receive a few hundred dollars each, though likely less than $433 each earlier estimated
FBI captures Saul Chavez, Mexican man accused of killing Chicago man in DUI; Flight triggered suit vs Cook Co over criminal illegal immigrants
Chavez, who was in the U.S. illegally, fled to Mexico in 2011, immediately after he was released from jail on bond, after Cook County directed the sheriff to not honor detainer requests from federal immigration authorities.
Private Equity Partner Paul Hogan Joins Holland & Knight in Chicago
Paul R. Hogan, a highly regarded mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity attorney in Chicago, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner.
Appeals panel says son of Glenview police officer who died at work not entitled to his father's full salary
Ruling restores February 2018 pension board decision to dismiss application from officer's ex-wife seeking full benefits equal to 100% of the officer's salary. The board awarded the child 50%
Appeals panel agrees woman waited too long to sue her ex-employer for reading her private Facebook messages
Woman said she was demoted and fired for complaining about her company and bosses. But the appeals court agreed with the employer that she waited two months too long to file her lawsuit
William Dorsey and Kenneth Ottaviano Named Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting, and Law by Crain's Chicago Business
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partners William J. Dorsey and Kenneth J. Ottaviano, who serves as chair of the Chicago office, have been named Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting, and Law 2022 by Crain's Chicago Business.
Federal court stops class action lawsuit cold vs Trader Joe's over "cold-pressed" juice labeling dispute
In the ruling, the judge cited Trader Joe's compliance with federal food safety guidelines to say consumers should be aware of the additional processing the juice undergoes after it is pressed
Reed Smith’s Ellis and Petersen selected to Crain’s Chicago Business list of Gen X leaders
Peter Ellis, global chair of Reed Smith’s litigation and dispute resolution department, and Matthew Petersen, managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office, have been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’s Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law list
Lawyers ask judge to sign off on $42M Grubhub settlement over investor losses, award them $12.6M in fees
Class complaint alleges company didn't disclose it was losing ground to food delivery competitors