News from February 2024
Class action accuses Match Group of allegedly improperly scanning faces of users of Hinge app
Match Group, the parent company of dating app Hinge, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law. The lawsuit accuses Match Group of improperly scanning the faces of people who registered to use Hinge.
Class action accuses fintech app operator Plaid of wrongly scanning users' faces
The lawsuit accuses Plaid of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Lawsuit accuses Enbridge of scuttling deal to allow barge oil shipping on Sanitary & Ship Canal
The lawsuit asserts Enbridge violated antitrust laws in allegedly directing board of Mustang pipeline to pull plug on deal for terminal with Ducere
Sheppard Mullin Representing Gramercy Risk Holdings in its Investment by Core Specialty Insurance Holdings
The firm is advising New York-based Gramercy Risk Holdings, LLC (“Gramercy”), a full-service insurance management and risk-financing platform, in connection with a minority investment by Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The Lawyer’s Edge Podcast Interviews Locke Lord’s Carolyn Blessing on How Women’s Initiatives Can Create Maximum Impact
Carolyn Blessing, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Chicago office, was featured on The Lawyer’s Edge podcast discussing how to enhance value and drive change through women’s initiatives.
Ex-building security director says Chicago city officials canned her for refusing to go along with false security billing scheme
A former director of security for the City of Chicago, Pamela Harris, has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging wrongful termination after she alerted superiors to the alleged false invoices submitted by private security vendors and unearned OT paid to watchmen.
Appeals panel upholds record $42M verdict vs Advocate for quadriplegic who died awaiting surgery
Illinois state appeals panel says Advocate Health bore direct responsibility to ensure supplies and medications were on hand at the right time for surgery in 2017 to replace implant needed to keep man alive
Locke Lord Announces New Vice Chair, Members of Board of Directors, Office Managing Partner in Chicago
Locke Lord has elected Alan Levin (New York/Hartford) as a Vice Chair of the Firm’s Executive Committee, replacing Jennifer Kenedy (Chicago) after she recently became the Firm’s General Counsel.
David Kaufman Explores the State of College Athletics Amid Changing NIL Landscape
Thompson Coburn partner David Kaufman authored an op-ed in Crain’s Chicago Business on how the traditional model for amateur college athletes is shifting in light of recent developments including antitrust lawsuits.
Class action says Match should pay for scanning faces of people signing up to use BLK dating app
Online dating company Match Group has been accused in a class action lawsuit of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
Nursing home operator Extended Care hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans
Extended Care Consulting operates 16 skilled nursing centers in Chicago and its suburbs.
Driver sued for negligence following rear-end collision at intersection of River Road and Cherry Avenue
CHICAGO — A negligence lawsuit has been filed following a rear-end collision at the intersection of River Road and Cherry Avenue, which resulted in injuries.
Driver sued for negligence for allegedly failing to avoid collision with vehicle that spun out
CHICAGO — A negligence lawsuit has been filed following a vehicle spin-out on I-294 that resulted in a serious accident and injuries in Bremen County.
Driver sued for negligence following rear-end collision on South Stony Island Avenue
CHICAGO — A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against another driver following a rear-end collision on South Stony Island Avenue in Chicago.
CTA sues driver for negligence following bus accident at intersection of Canal and Monroe Streets
CHICAGO — A driver is being sued for negligence after allegedly crashing into a Chicago Transit Authority bus at the intersection of Canal and Monroe Streets in Chicago.
City of Chicago driver allegedly ran red light at Pershing Road and Halstead Street and caused collision
CHICAGO — A driver was injured in a vehicle accident when a city employee allegedly ran the red light at the intersection of Pershing Road and Halstead Street in Chicago and crashed into him.
'Once and for all': SCOTUS asked to strike down IL 'assault weapons' ban, end 'defiance' from states, courts
Three petitions were filed on behalf of Illinois gun owners, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to send a message to defiant courts and state lawmakers, who have all but thumbed their noses at SCOTUS' Second Amendment rulings in passing and upholding new gun restrictions in Illinois and elsewhere
Daniel W. Linna Jr. Joins Illinois Supreme Court AI Task Force
In January, the Illinois Supreme Court selected Daniel W. Linna Jr., Senior Lecturer and the Director of Law and Technology Initiatives, to serve on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force as part of its strategic agenda, which provides a blueprint for the next three years.
William Baude on Big Brains Podcast to Discuss His 14th Amendment Argument
The Supreme Court’s decision on whether Colorado can take former President Donald Trump off the ballot in the 2024 election may be one of the most consequential in its history.
Tubi can't unplug class action for allegedly sharing user info with advertisers
A federal judge denied Tubi's attempt to use an arbitration clause in its user agreement and other legal arguments to quickly defeat a class action lawsuit accusing the streaming service of violating a federal video privacy law