News from June 2022
IL leaders ignored Caterpillar CEO's economic policy warnings; IL is paying the price
After decades at home in Illinois, Caterpillar is sending its headquarters to Texas, in search of a better climate for doing business
Black, Latino queer couple can continue discrimination suit vs Liberty Mutual, but not class action, judge says
The Evanston couple cancelled their policy with Liberty Mutual, meaning they can't lead a class action against the insurer for injuries that cannot happen again, a federal judge ruled
New poll shows Bailey, Brady, Salvi on track to win; Attorney General race a toss up
Bailey at 31% but moves to 40% when undecided voters compelled to decide preference.
Beyond Legal: Navigating Global Supply Chain Issues on June 14, 2022
Beyond Legal: Navigating Global Supply Chain Issues on June 14, 2022.
Metal recycler says it can show Chicago City Hall gave in to undue political pressure to deny permit
A company is claiming Chicago City Hall won't let it build a metal recycling plant on the Southeast Side, because of improper political pressure from community activists
Judge finalizes almost $6M to settle class action over BioLife plasma donor fingerprint scans
Attorneys who challenged BioLife policy to get about 35% of total, or nearly $2.1 million
Barack Ferrazzano Ranked By Chambers USA As Top Firm For 15th Year
Barack Ferrazzano Ranked By Chambers USA As Top Firm For 15th Year.
$535 billion out, $25 billion lost: The impact of Illinois' lost taxpayers
Illinois' continued outmigration over the past two decades has cost the state at least $25 billion in lost income and sales taxes, an analysis from Wirepoints has found
IL Supreme Court to decide if unionized workers can sue employers over workplace fingerprint scans
The state's high court has allowed an appeal from a worker at Roosevelt University, who is seeking to lead a class action lawsuit against his employer under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but was blocked when a state appeals court said his union CBA meant he couldn't sue
Fifty-Nine Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA Directory
Fifty-Nine Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA Directory.
Appeals panel agrees three suburban Supreme Court candidates can stay on primary ballot
The court determined the Illinois State Board of Elections improperly removed Republicans Susan Hutchinson and Mark Curran, and Democrat Nancy Rodkin Rotering, from the ballot by incorrectly calculating petition signature requirements under the law
How 'concrete' an injury is 'emotional distress?' Federal appeals court grapples with question
A group of four federal appeals court judges says the Seventh Circuit was wrong to toss out a woman's class action claims that a creditor should pay for inflicting "emotional distress" when it sought to collect a "zombie debt"
Foley Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Firms in Chambers USA 2022
Foley Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Firms in Chambers USA 2022.
Ex-secretary accuses University Park village manager, village officials of sex harassment
The former secretary to University Park's village manager asserts she was subjected to an "onslaught" of sexual harassment from the fall of 2019 to June 2021
Lawsuit vs Skokie school district asks court to order IL school officials to enforce anti-racism policies, programs
A federal judge has returned the lawsuit vs Skokie Fairview District 72 to Cook County court, where it has been amended to include allegations and demands against Illinois' state school superintendent
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Secures 11 Ranked Practice Groups and 25 Recognized Attorneys in Chambers USA 2022
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Secures 11 Ranked Practice Groups and 25 Recognized Attorneys in Chambers USA 2022.
Judge said truck driver's handprint scan class action vs Union Pacific must stay in federal court
Plaintiff sought to return part of his class action claim to Cook County Circuit Court, considered by many to be a venue more friendly to plaintiffs and an easier court in which to press claims under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Hyatt keeps up effort to make timeclock vendor Kronos pay for its biometrics class action settlement
The Hyatt hotel chain agreed in January to pay $1.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit over worker fingerprint scans. But the hotelier wants a judge to let it keep suing its timeclock supplier, who Hyatt says actually allegedly violated Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Freeborn Attorneys and Practices Earn High Marks in Chambers USA 2022 Rankings
Freeborn Attorneys and Practices Earn High Marks in Chambers USA 2022 Rankings.
Bank of America wants Cook County to pay bank's legal bill for fighting 'far-fetched' home loan discrimination suit
Bank of America has asked a judge to order Cook County to pick up the bank's tab for fighting the county's "far-fetched" discrimination lawsuit, which alleged the lender made discriminatory loans to minorities.