News published on Cook County Record in November 2023

The verdict ended the first of potentially five dozen trials all accusing packaged food company Conagra of negligence for designing cans of Pam and private label brand spray cooking oil that were allegedly more likely to explode when exposed to heat. The company said those cans "have not been available for more than four years."

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn granted a motion by gun advocates to amend their constitutional challenge to the state’s law regulating “assault weapons," They sought to add a claim opposing the firearm "registration scheme" in light of the Seventh Circuit’s continued delay in ruling on injunctive relief.

A man is suing McDonald's, claiming the fast food chain should pay after a security guard allegedly shoved him into a wall at a restaurant in Chicago in 2021.

Freight railroad Canadian Pacific Railway has become one of the latest large employers in Illinois targeted by a class action under the state's genetic information privacy law, accusing the company of wrongly asking job applicants about their family medical histories.

A federal judge says neither Amazon's user agreement - which warns users their voices will be recorded - nor Amazon's inability to identify a non-user's voice can defeat a class action under Illinois' biometrics law accusing Alexa of improperly "learning" users' voices

As Benesch continues to add to its roster of top-notch legal talent, the firm is pleased to welcome Of Counsel Ryan J. Levitt to the Litigation Practice Group in Chicago.

Tax attorney Joshua Odintz will participate in The University of Chicago Law School's Federal Tax Conference in a panel exploring the international nexus.

Step into the future of healthcare at McDermott’s highly anticipated Hospitals and Health Systems Summit!

Four of Mayer Brown’s US offices ranked in the top 10 for overall satisfaction in The American Lawyer’s 2023 Summer Associates Survey.