News from October 2022
Biometrics class action targets dating app Tinder over user face scans
The lawsuit seeks potentially big money from Tinder for failing to provide notice and obtain consent from users before scanning their faces in video selfies uploaded as part of the profile verification process.
Trial lawyers pony up big bucks to slam Republicans, boost Democrats running in close IL Supreme Court races
This fall, voters will have the chance to reshape the partisan makeup of the Illinois Supreme Court for the first time in modern history. Trial lawyers and other progressive special interests are pouring millions of dollars into a campaign fund to stop that
Georgia-based Fair Fight and others get around Illinois out-of-state judicial contribution ban by giving to indie 'All for Justice'
SPRINGFIELD – Citizens of other states can’t send a penny to judicial candidates in Illinois but Georgia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams can send $500,000 to a group backing judicial candidates in Illinois.
Moch and Fay Secure Significantly Reduced Verdict in Personal Injury Case
Moch and Fay Secure Significantly Reduced Verdict in Personal Injury Case.
Appeals panel: Voters can't create recall mechanism, remove Dolton mayor in same election
A state appeals court says the results of referendums approved by voters in June to remove Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard can't be enforced, because the referendums were placed before the voters unconstitutionally
Navy Pier operator doesn't need to face class actions under IL biometrics law: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has ruled the company hired to run Navy Pier is shielded from worker class actions by the same exemption that applies to state and local government employers under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week gives Illinois a much-needed wakeup call
As our state grapples with economic stagflation with no foreseeable end in sight, fighting lawsuit abuse committed by self-interest trial lawyers would be one of the best ways to give Illinois the jumpstart we need to grow our prosperity.
Digital-Related Legal Developments in the European Union — and How They Impact Businesses in the U.S. on October 4, 2022
Digital-Related Legal Developments in the European Union — and How They Impact Businesses in the U.S. on October 4, 2022.