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George Brown and Charles Smith have filed a lawsuit against Forman Mills Inc., accusing them of violating ADA standards at their Chicago location due to inadequate accessibility features such as parking spaces for disabled individuals. The plaintiffs seek declaratory relief along with mandatory changes to ensure compliance with accessibility laws.

Kimberly Adams has filed a lawsuit against North Park Scheduled Operations d/b/a Chicago Transit Authority alleging sexual harassment and discrimination at work. The suit claims that despite repeated complaints about inappropriate conduct from an instructor, no action was taken by her employer to resolve the issue. Seeking compensatory damages and other reliefs under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, this case highlights serious allegations within a major public agency.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Reggio's Pizza for alleged retaliation against an employee who opposed discriminatory practices based on sex and race at their O'Hare Airport location. The complaint highlights incidents leading up to wrongful termination after reporting harassment and seeks various forms of relief including compensation for damages suffered by the aggrieved individual.

A disabled veteran has filed a lawsuit against Lou Malnati’s Pizza alleging emotional distress after an unsatisfactory delivery experience led to a confrontation with a store manager who allegedly dismissed his disability needs. The plaintiff seeks over $250,000 in damages for alleged ADA violations and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Law Board members.

Legal Aid Chicago accused Hunter Properties of allegedly violating federal and state housing anti-discrimination laws by allegedly refusing to rent apartments to people who had been subject to eviction proceedings. A federal judge said the group can't show it was actually harmed by the policy

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 22 attorneys general in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) rule that helps prevent illegal gun trafficking by expanding the category of firearm dealers who are required to obtain a license and perform background checks on potential buyers.

J-M Manufacturing is pushing back against efforts by prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy to end J-M's lawsuit accusing Simmons of a racket of "sham" asbestos lawsuits. The Simmons firm claims such racketeering claims aren't allowed against law firms over such litigation activities

Benesch is pleased to announce that its client, technology company Smartmatic, has reached an undisclosed settlement in its high-profile defamation suit against Newsmax over the media company’s false claims that Smartmatic’s voting machines were part of a conspiracy to rig the election.

A federal judge rejected attempts by Speedway to avoid paying out millions of dollars or more to as many as 7,200 workers at its Illinois stores for allegedly wrongly requiring them to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock at work, as part of a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law

Mayer Brown has been named “European Law Firm of the Year (Overall)” at GlobalCapital 2024 Global Derivatives Awards: Europe & Asia.

Fashion and Luxury Goods attorney Danielle Garno will join a panel hosted by the International Law Society at the University of Miami School of Law about various careers in international law.

The anti-war protests that engulfed campuses around the country over the last academic year have made crystal clear the powerful role that universities play as regulators of political speech—and the corresponding importance of Title VI as a law that regulates speech.

A Kankakee County judge said a group of Manteno residents trying to pull the plug on a huge lithium battery plant whose owners have ties to the Chinese Communist Party and which is backed by Gov. Pritzker have more work to do to back their claims officials rammed through an illegal project

McGuireWoods lawyers and business professionals took part in a nationwide initiative led by longtime client Bank of America to support first responders and military veterans and honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.