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News published on Cook County Record in February 2024

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News from February 2024


Sheppard Mullin Continues Healthcare Team Expansion

By The Cook County Record |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Douglas B. Swill has joined the firm’s Chicago office.

Litigation Group Continues Growth With Two New Associates

By The Cook County Record |
BFKN is pleased to announce the additions of Ian P. Flanagan and Marlow Svatek to the Litigation Group.

Appeals panel sides with Arlington Heights vs Rolling Meadows over wrongly kept tax 'windfall' from Cooper's Hawk restaurant

By Scott Holland |
Rolling Meadows says it may take the case to the Illinois Supreme Court.

Class action hits Moomoo for allegedly wrongly scanning users' faces when registering for app

By Cook County Record |
Moomoo Technologies, Inc., the operator of the online financial trading app Moomoo, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law.

Woman attending Elton John show says United Center security shorted out spinal implant by forcing her too close to metal detector

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts the woman was forced to undergo further surgeries to replace the spinal cord stimulator after it was damaged by the electromagnetic field generated by the United Center's screening devices at an Elton John concert in 2022.

McGlynn moves forward with gun ban litigation, says he won't wait for gov to figure out what they actually passed

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn told Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wells he won’t wait for the state to explain the choices legislators made in the weapon ban they passed last year.

Soccer Ball of the Year Award 2024

By The Cook County Record |
Urban Initiatives honored Kirkland & Ellis and partner Neil Hirshman with the “Soccer Ball of the Year” award as part of its annual awards program.

National Trial Advocacy Training Series Launched for 2024

By The Cook County Record |
The 2024 National Trial Advocacy Training (NTAT) series commenced on January 24, 2024, featuring two of the firm’s appellate specialists, Melissa Murphy-Petros and Donna Krusbe.

Burke's lasting legacy: Cook County's courts harbor favored, connected judges

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, once one of the most powerful politicians in Illinois, has left behind a long list of loyalist judges on Cook County's courts, including several in high places within the county's controversial divorce and family law courts

Rosa Tumialán Selected as Recommended 2024 Illinois Appellate Attorney by The Appellate Lawyers

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler is proud to announce that The Appellate Lawyers selected Rosa M. Tumialán as the Recommended 2024 Illinois Appellate Attorney.

Polish National Judge Named Global Jurist of the Year by Northwestern Pritzker Law

By The Cook County Record |
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) will award its ninth Global Jurist of the Year Award to Judge Igor Tuleya, a district court judge in Warsaw, Poland, whose work embodies a commitment to upholding human rights, rule of law and a dedication to holding the Polish judiciary system accountable.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg Expands Labor & Employment Practice with Addition of Jonathan Ksiazek

By The Cook County Record |
Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan (Jon) Ksiazek as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group.

Class action accuses bike sharing service Motivate over worker fingerprint scans

By Cook County Record |
Bike sharing company Motivate LLC has been accused in a class action lawsuit of improperly requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when clocking in and out of work shifts.

Lawsuit: Berwyn must pay for allegedly mishandling discipline of inspector accused of berating Black man with racial slurs

By Cook County Record |
The man, who owns a tree removal service, claims Berwyn's mayor only waited until public pressure mounted to terminate a city "blight inspector" who allegedly hurled racial slurs at him for blocking an alley with his work truck, which he said he had been instructed to do by other city officials

Matthew J. O'Malley Featured in 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler attorney Matthew J. O'Malley was recently featured in a popular article by Josh Karp for the 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine: "The Crosstown Classic: Two Attorneys Reflect on Their Cubs and Sox Fandoms."

Dykema Announces New Management Appointments

By The Cook County Record |
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is pleased to announce eight new management appointments, each of which commenced on January 1, 2024.

Yandle rejects lifetime disarmament for felons, finds the law unconstitutional

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle concluded that the law precluding felons from possessing a firearm is unconstitutional in the same way that gun owners argue the state’s “assault weapons” ban violates the Second Amendment.

Class action accuses debt collector, private ambulance biz for pursuing people improperly billed for emergency ambulance rides

By Cook County Record |
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Americollect and Medical Express Ambulance Service, accusing them of improperly attempting to collect debts for non-emergency ambulance transfers billed as emergency rides.

Class action accuses Rosebud Lending of issuing loans with illegally high interest rates

By Cook County Record |
Rosebud Lending, along with other affiliated lenders, has been accused of violating state lending laws and federal racketeering laws by issuing loans with exorbitantly high interest rates, often exceeding 500%.

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Yolanda Harris Sayre As Circuit Judge in 5th Subcircuit of Cook County

By The Cook County Record |
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Yolanda Harris Sayre as a Circuit Judge in the 5th Subcircuit of Cook County.