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Ex-HR director sues Cook Clerk Yarbrough, says was fired for drawing attention to clerk's office payroll problems
The federal lawsuit says the plaintiff was "shut out" of the clerk's payroll system when she raised concerns, and then was blocked from reinstatement by politically influential employees within the office of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough
Two ‘compelled speech’ matters beg for litigation in Illinois
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democrats who control Illinois' state government and state institutions are all but asking for court challenges to two policies, requiring University of Illinois academics to prove they are working for "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," and requiring gas stations and grocery stores to tell Illinoisans that the state temporarily suspended certain tax hikes
Appeals panel: Owners of vehicles impounded for unpaid Chicago tickets can protect cars under bankruptcy proceedings
City can tow and keep cars only after obtaining 'final determinations of liability,' a judicial process, meaning the city can't just keep the cars of people who owe large amounts of unpaid parking and traffic tickets, and filed for bankruptcy protection
Attorney General Announces Consent Orders That Conclude Prolonged Legal Battle Over Pillsbury Mills Site
Attorney General Announces Consent Orders That Conclude Prolonged Legal Battle Over Pillsbury Mills Site.
IL appeals panel: Asbestos lawsuit can continue vs property owner, as well as employer of man hired to remove debris
Claims not barred because there was no valid contract between firm and employee, panel determines, so everyone involved could be on the hook
IL Supreme Court rules employers can be liable for accidents, even if their employees aren't negligent
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a jury was right to hold a Chicago company directly liable for a traffic collision, because the company told one of its drivers to haul an unsafely loaded truck despite the driver's concerns, finding an employer can be held liable both for the acts of their employees and for their own acts.
PTE 2020-02 Obituaries: Mistakes and Misunderstandings (Part 1: Rollovers) on April 27, 2022
PTE 2020-02 Obituaries: Mistakes and Misunderstandings (Part 1: Rollovers) on April 27, 2022.
Illinois Supreme Court says Richard Dent can't learn the IDs of people who accused him of sexual harassment, public drunkeness
Chicago Bears great pursuing defamation claims against people who said he harassed a woman and was drunk at corporate function
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Jim Argionis Honored by Maine Township For Exceptional Community Service
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Jim Argionis Honored by Maine Township For Exceptional Community Service.
Cook County can't use $250M transportation taxes, fees, to fund county operations: IL Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Illinois state constitution's transportation lockbox amendment applies to local governments, just as to the state
Lawsuit: Pro-union IL constitutional amendment would clash with federal law, U.S. Constitution, must be struck down
A group of Cook County taxpayers, with lawyers from the Liberty Justice Center and Illinois Policy Institute, say the measure, known as Amendment 1, would unconstitutionally give unions expansive new powers that exceed the limits on union organizing and bargaining set by federal law
Appeals panel tosses court order blocking CPS from enforcing COVID vax mandate vs workers
For second time in less than a week, Springfield appeals court says COVID vaccine-or-test mandates are "workplace safety rules," not illegal public health orders that violate workers' rights
Judge Williams recognized for role as chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary
Judge Williams recognized for role as chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.
Lawsuit: 'Cartel' of politically connected, wealthy Chicago families, including Pritzkers, dominate IL marijuana market
True Social Equity in Cannabis accuses the Pritzker, Wrigley and Kovler families of using political connections and influence to monopolize the state's regulated marijuana dispensary markets
DuPage SWAT officer injured in training exercise gets to keep $7.5M from trial against maker of shotgun shells
Federal judge upholds jury verdict for failure to adequately warn that the shells, specially designed for breaking in doors and locks, pose a danger to people because they don't dissolve into powder unless they hit something made of metal
Sheppard Mullin Named a Leader in Providing Value for the Dollar by BTI Consulting
Sheppard Mullin Named a Leader in Providing Value for the Dollar by BTI Consulting.
Father sues Villa Park school district, says conspired against him with ex-wife to 'promote' child's gender transition
The man's complaint accuses School District 45 of violating his constitutional parental rights in assisting and promoting the 12-year-old's gender transition, over the father's objections
Appeals panel reinstates lawsuit vs Fiat Chrysler over airbag failure in rollover crash
Front airbag failed to deploy in a Chrysler vehicle in a 2015 rollover in western Illinois. An expert testified the vehicle was traveling fast enough to trip system, but a judge ruled in favor of Fiat Chrysler.
Breaking Fintech’s Glass Ceiling: Women in Fintech Networking Series on April 20, 2022
Breaking Fintech’s Glass Ceiling: Women in Fintech Networking Series on April 20, 2022.
Lawsuit accuses Smithfield Fresh Meats of shorting OT pay for thousands of wokers amid pandemic
The plaintiffs say Smithfield paid workers a $5 per hour "Responsibility Bonus" during the early days of the COVID pandemic, but did not include that bonus when calculating workers' OT pay