News from 2023
Foley Advises Novacap in Strategic Partnership with Lewis & Ellis
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America’s leading private equity firms, in its strategic partnership with Lewis & Ellis, a leading full-service actuarial consulting firm.
Woman seeks damages for severe injuries in lawsuit against driver who allegedly rear-ended her in Oak Lawn
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit, claiming that she was severely injured by another driver in a rear-end collision in Oak Lawn.
Chicago mother files negligence lawsuit after driver allegedly injures her and three children running a red light
CHICAGO – A mother has filed a negligence lawsuit against a driver, claiming that she and her three children were injured in a car accident when the driver ran a red light at the intersection of 115th Street and South Wentworth in Chicago.
Woman claims that she was injured in Chicago car accident when a driver struck her vehicle doing a U-turn
CHICAGO – A woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against a driver, alleging that she was seriously injured in a vehicle accident in Chicago when the driver attempted to perform an illegal U-turn and struck her vehicle.
Driver sues S & L Cartage after head-on collision with company employee
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against S & L Cartage, claiming that he was injured in a head-on collision with one of the company's drivers.
IL appeals court says class action can resume vs court clerks over foreclosure filing fees
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul had argued people who had paid the unconstitutional court fees needed to bring their claims to the Illinois state Court of Claims. Judges, though, said since the law was unconstitutional, the plaintiffs' demands for refunds can remain in circuit court
Adriana Bosco Joins Tressler’s General Defense Litigation Practice Group
Tressler is proud to welcome Adriana Bosco as an associate in our General Defense Litigation Practice Group in Chicago, Illinois.
Big money biometrics privacy class actions enriching handful of lawyers at expense of IL economy, new report claims
A report from the Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Illinois says seven plaintiffs' class action firms account for nearly 70% of all class actions active in Chicago area courts under the stringent Biometric Information Privacy Act, commonly known as BIPA
Class action: Debt collection firm didn't include options for debtors to 'opt out' from getting emails
A class action lawsuit accuses debt collector Cawley & Bergman of violating a debt collection law by sending emails to people who owed past due debts that did not include instructions on how to opt out of receiving future collection emails from the firm.
Ethos Seafood accused under IL genetics privacy law for asking workers about medical histories
A class action lawsuit accuses Hodgkins-based seafood seller Ethos of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by allegedly asking workers about their family medical histories.
A midnight ride through time
Every campus community has their own unique traditions or experiences, but only one has Professor Timothy Gilfoyle’s Midnight Bike Ride.
Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know on November 17, 2023
Tax attorney Brad Seltzer will join a panel titled "Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know" at the Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings conference.
OSF Healthcare hit by repeat plaintiff with class action over worker fingerprint scans to access medications
OSF Healthcare has become one of the latest big employers in Illinois targeted by a class action lawsuit over alleged violations of the Illinois biometrics law.
Radaris targeted by class action for allegedly selling people's information online
A class action lawsuit accuses people search site Radaris of violating Illinois' Right of Publicity Act by allegedly charging people for access to other people's identifying information.
Gun advocates seek preliminary injunction in Southern IL federal court from approaching firearm registration deadline
Gun advocates suing the state over its controversial Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) filed a new request for injunctive relief, seeking to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the firearm registration requirement due to insufficient notice, vagueness and Constitutional violations.
Polsinelli Elevates 30 New Shareholders Nationwide
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to announce the election of 30 new shareholders, effective November 7, 2023.
Alyssa Vranak Joins Tressler's Insurance Practice Group
Tressler is pleased to welcome Alyssa Vranak as an associate attorney in our Chicago, Illinois office. Alyssa focuses her practice on insurance coverage analysis and litigation.
IL gun ban foes ask SCOTUS to review IL Sup Ct ruling; Petition says two Dem justices who refused recusal defied high court
State Rep. Dan Caulkins and other gun owners from Macon County say the U.S. Supreme Court needs to undo the Illinois high court's ruling on the "assault weapons" ban, because they could not receive a fair hearing when two justices, who already were endorsed by anti-gun groups, got millions of campaign cash from Gov. Pritzker
Driver files negligence lawsuit against two other drivers in car door collision
CHICAGO – A driver has filed a lawsuit against two other drivers claiming that they opened their car doors into oncoming traffic causing her to collide with them.
Cook County resident files lawsuit for damages following rear-end collision in Vernon Hills
CHICAGO – An Illinois woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against a driver following a rear-end collision in the Village of Vernon Hills.