News from June 2022
HeplerBroom to Host International Conference
HeplerBroom to Host International Conference.
Class action: T-Mobile, Sprint owe money to customers of AT&T, Verizon because merger raised cell phone costs
The lawsuit asserted the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint violated antitrust laws and led only to higher prices for all telecom customers amid a less competitive marketplace.
IL Dems seek to defend vote by mail law; Dem voters will be 'disenfranchised' if votes not counted 2 weeks after Election Day
A group of Republicans have sued the state, saying a state law requiring mail-in votes to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day, conflicts with federal law.
Greenberg Traurig Honored at Euromoney ‘Women in Business Law Awards Americas’ 2022
Greenberg Traurig Honored at Euromoney ‘Women in Business Law Awards Americas’ 2022.
Judicial Inquiry Board moves ahead with complaints against three judges, including Cook County judges Raines, Ghouse
One Cook County judge accused of improperly besmirching attorneys, while another pleaded guilty to DUI
Sterigenics plaintiffs to ask IL Supreme Court to step into dispute over how looming trial will proceed
Hundreds of lawsuits are pending, claiming EtO emissions from Sterigenics caused cancer in Willowbrook. The first trial is scheduled to begin next month
Lawsuit: Cook County sheriff, chief judge liable for woman's death at hand of man on electronic monitoring
The lawsuit accuses Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans of placing accused violent criminal Dominiko Johnson on electronic home monitoring, but allowing him to travel to the home of girlfriend Shanate Guy, who he allegedly shot to death
4th Annual Chicago Diversity, Equity & Inclusion CLE Event on June 23, 2022
4th Annual Chicago Diversity, Equity & Inclusion CLE Event on June 23, 2022.
IL Supreme Court again passes on whether FOID Act is constitutional, drawing sharp rebuke in dissent
Majority opinion holds White County judge was wrong to reconsider an order it directed in 2020. Dissent says the court is trying to avoid ruling on whether Illinois' firearms owner registration program is unconstitutional
Seventh Circuit upholds judgment for J&J in pelvic mesh case over contradictions in doc’s deposition, affidavits
CHICAGO – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle properly struck an affidavit of Effingham urologist Pernankel Nayak and granted judgment to Johnson & Johnson in a pelvic mesh suit, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on June 15.
Morgan Lewis Partners Ami Wynne, Pulina Whitaker Named in Iel Women Leaders Survey
Morgan Lewis Partners Ami Wynne, Pulina Whitaker Named in Iel Women Leaders Survey.
Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Kanne dies; Served on federal appeals court for 35 years
Kanne, regarded as a conservative originalist, was appointed to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan
Cook County still collecting unconstitutional gun, ammo sales taxes; Refunds owed, class action says
A new class action lawsuit is asking the courts to step in again and declare, once and for all, that Cook County has unconstitutionally levied taxes on the sale of firearms and ammunition, and give gun and ammo buyers refunds for taxes they've paid for nearly a decade
IL Supreme Court says kayaks, upstream land ownership don't let people float past property rights on IL rivers
Supreme Court judges call on Illinois lawmakers to change state rules to grant public access on waterways, even if they're considered "non-navigable"
Legal 500 U.S. 2022 Ranks Dykema Among Nation’s Best in Four Categories
Legal 500 U.S. 2022 Ranks Dykema Among Nation’s Best in Four Categories.
Laborer who fell through roof at former Cineplex Odeon reaches $4.8M deal to settle lawsuit
The settlement was announced by the laborer's attorneys with the firm of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard
Chicago City Hall cleared to continue pursuing lawsuit seeking $300K+ fines vs vape sellers
City alleged companies broke city rules on marketing to minors and liquid tobacco ban
Jackson Lewis' Practices and Lawyers Recognized in the Legal 500 2022
Jackson Lewis' Practices and Lawyers Recognized in the Legal 500 2022.
Barack Ferrazzano Food Drive Contributes 227,000 Meals to Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry)
Barack Ferrazzano Food Drive Contributes 227,000 Meals to Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry).
Reformers' filing: Cook Clerk Yarbrough 'dragging feet' on complying with fed court's anti-patronage orders
Longtime Illinois government reform advocate Michael Shakman and others have asked a federal judge to tack at least another year onto federal oversight of hiring practices under Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough