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Judge reprimands feds, says Obama-era bad-faith actions in case vs Kraft 'troubling for future' settlement talks
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission violated a confidentiality provision in its settlement with Kraft and Mondelez to end a regulatory action over alleged wheat market manipulation, to score political PR points. The agency says its commissioners aren't bound by any such deals
Students smack down Chicago 'Disinformation' Conference panelists, exposing far more than apparent about media
Traditional media beclowned itself last week at a Chicago conference on “disinformation.” That’s a story in itself, but the bigger story is how they covered up even that story, peddling disinformation about a conference on disinformation. The guilty include Illinois media, which is further guilty of still suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story that is part of what sparked the fireworks at the conference.
Reform watchdog: Fed court can look into state's hiring of unqualified COVID lab techs, contrary to Pritzker's claim
A state hiring watchdog is contending he has not conceded, as "misconstrued" by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, that two dozen allegedly unqualified temporary lab techs hired to help with Covid-19 tests, are outside the watchdog's federal mandate because they were hired off the street rather than promoted from within government.
Littler’s SOAR Program Takes Off
Littler’s SOAR Program Takes Off.
$17.3M deal could end investor class action vs in-flight wifi provider Gogo; Lawyers to get one third
Investors allege company downplayed concerns about how aircraft de-icer hampered internet signal for Gogo's new 2Ku global satellite system.
Cozen O’Connor attorney Argionis honored by Maine Township for exceptional community service
Cozen O’Connor attorney Jim Argionis, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice in Chicago, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Sgt. Karen Lader Memorial Good Citizen Award.
Kirk Dillard Reappointed to Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
Kirk Dillard Reappointed to Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.
Appeals court: No state law blocks Pritzker from ordering public workers to get vaxxed or get fired
Dissenting Fourth District Appellate Court justice says his colleagues ignored Illinois Supreme Court precedent and other legal precedents in declaring the state's Right of Conscience law only forbids discrimination against conscientous objectors in an "unconventional sense"
Dolton mayor accused of illegally using cops as personal security, directing staff to ignore public info requests
Two lawsuits were filed against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard by Dolton's elected village trustees and village clerk asking the courts to order Henyard to comply with the law
DeVore lawsuit: Pritzker, IL Dept of Corrections COVID vax or test mandate illegally tramples workers' rights
The lawsuit argues neither state law or any union-related negotiation or arbitration should allow Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections to ignore due process rights afforded to IDOC workers under the state's public health laws
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Judge shoots down class action vs Northrop Grumman over alleged underpaid severance for laid off workers
The plaintiffs, who had worked for a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, had argued they should have been entitled by federal law to more severance than they received
Joyce firm widens effort to claim $15M fees in 20-year court fight, accuses Much Shelist of malpractice
A Cook County judge ordered majority partners in two investment partnerships to pay $87 million, including $15 million in legal fees. The partners have argued the judgment amounts to little more than a fee award to the law firm of Edward T. Joyce & Associates.
Benesch Adds Partner to Corporate Team in Chicago and Denver
Benesch Adds Partner to Corporate Team in Chicago and Denver.
Cicero, tow biz end long court fight over terminated contract, which involved claims against politically-connected town lawyer
Defunct tow company Tuff Car agreed to pay $100K to Cicero to end the six-year-long court fight, which began with claims Cicero owed $2 million, and included unsuccessful attempts by Tuff Car to sue Cicero's town attorney, who divorced Tuff Car's owner's daughter
IL High Court tosses Cook Co. verdict because judge failed to swear in jury, says error 'threatens' judicial integrity
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a woman convicted of battering a child in Cook County, gets a new trial because the judge never swore in the jury, despite the fact the woman never objected until the appellate stage, saying the swearing of the jury, is a "defining moment that substantially impacts many crucial facets of the criminal jury trial process."
Corporate Counsel Rate McGuireWoods Among Client Service Elite for 16th Time
Corporate Counsel Rate McGuireWoods Among Client Service Elite for 16th Time.
Loop buildings' union-only work rules not enough to back tenant's RICO class action vs Jones Lang LaSalle: Judge
The judge said a tenant from a downtown Chicago office building managed by Jones Lang LaSalle has done enough to back up their claims of an illegal "hot cargo" conspiracy between JLL and unions across 20 Chicago towers
Judge trims Chicago car impound class action, but city still faces suit for selling 'abandoned' cars to tow companies
A federal judge said the city must still answer claims it violated car owners' constitutional property rights by towing "abandoned" cars, and then allegedly sold them to tow companies, often for scrap, before the owners had enough time to retrieve them.
We Don’t Talk About Venue: Overview and Recent Developments Regarding Bankruptcy Venue on April 12, 2022
We Don’t Talk About Venue: Overview and Recent Developments Regarding Bankruptcy Venue on April 12, 2022.