News from December 2023
ALM Selects Shook BIPA Team for Runner-Up, Litigators of the Week on December 8, 2023
American Lawyer Litigation Daily selected Shook, and our co-counsel, as Runners-Up for Litigators of the Week, following an important win that may affect dozens of pending class actions relating to medication management and technology.
Financial Times Recognizes Morgan Lewis for Justice and Civil Rights Innovations
The Financial Times named Morgan Lewis the winner of the Innovative Lawyers in Access to Justice & Civil Rights category as part of the FT Innovative Lawyers North America Awards 2023, held December 4 in New York.
Peoples Gas accused by lawsuit of discrimination vs Black workers
People's Gas has been accused in a new class action lawsuit of allegedly discriminating against Black employees, allegedly subjecting them to a hostile work environment.
Windy City Wire Cable faces class action lawsuit over fingerprint scans
A class action lawsuit accuses Windy City Wire Cable and Technology Products of violating Illinois privacy laws by using a fingerprint reader system to track employee hours.
Beyond Genesis - Navigating Recent Changes to the 340B Program Landscape on December 12, 2023
There have been several 340B updates in the past month that impact covered entities and the scope of their programs, particularly a ruling in the Genesis Health Care, Inc. v. Becerra case involving HRSA’s interpretation of who qualifies as a 340B patient.
Eric Posner Counters Arguments That a Second Trump Term Would Be a Dictatorship
Americans have worried about their presidents becoming dictators (or, in the old days, tyrants) ever since the Unites States was founded.
2023 ERISA Litigation: What You Need to Know on December 12
ERISA litigation continued to make headlines throughout 2023.
Cook County family files injury lawsuit against driver following rear-end collision in Chicago
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against another driver, claiming that she, her children, and another passenger were injured following a rear-end collision in Chicago.
Pedestrian files negligence lawsuit against driver following vehicle accident at Longwood and 103rd Street
CHICAGO – A woman has filed an injury lawsuit, alleging that a driver suddenly turned into her while she was walking across the street at the intersection of South Longwood Street and West 103rd Street in Chicago.
Chicago driver files lawsuit for damages after driver crashes into him while running red light
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit, claiming that he was seriously injured when another driver ran a red light and collided with his vehicle.
Passenger sues Chicago Transit Authority for negligence claiming injuries during sudden bus stop
CHICAGO – A passenger has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority and a bus driver, claiming that he fell and injured himself when the driver suddenly stopped the bus.
Driver files negligence lawsuit following rear-end collision in Streamwood
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against another driver following a rear-end collision in Streamwood.
Federal judge says insurer not obligated to cover legal defense of gun shop sued by Highland Park victims
Red Dot Arms facing allegations it illegally transferred weapons to accused parade mass killer
Class action: Franklin Legal Group, Debt Advisors of America allegedly misled struggling debtors, violated IL laws
An Illinois woman has filed a class action lawsuit against a law firm and a debt solutions company, claiming that she received bad legal advice to stop paying her creditors, which destroyed her credit rating.
McLeod Express accused of violating Illinois Biometric privacy laws over employee facial scans
The lawsuit claims the trucking company wrongly scans truck drivers' faces while on the job, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Anna Wermuth and Jeremy Glenn Named to Crain’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Employment and Labor Law
Cozen O’Connor Labor & Employment lawyers Anna Wermuth and Jeremy Glenn have been named to the 2023 list of Notable Leaders in Employment and Labor Law by Crain’s Chicago Business magazine.
Sheppard Mullin Scores 100 on The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
Sheppard Mullin received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Appeals panel agrees tenants can't sue landlords for not disclosing interest rates on security deposits they never paid
The plaintiffs are seeking to expand a "no-injury" standard that had been created by the Illinois Supreme Court for big money class actions under Illinois' biometric privacy law to now apply to class action lawsuits under Chicago's landlord-tenant ordinance
Class action lawsuit accuses Performance Food Group of improperly scanning workers faces
An employee has filed a lawsuit against a food distribution company, alleging that the company violates Illinois biometric privacy laws by using face-scanning cameras to monitor employees.
Abbvie hit by class action for asking job applicants about their personal, family medical history
The lawsuit claims Abbvie violated the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act by asking potential workers about their medical histories and requiring a physical examination as part of the hiring process.