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McGuireWoods’ Amy Manning Honored as Midwest Trailblazer by The American Lawyer
McGuireWoods’ Amy Manning Honored as Midwest Trailblazer by The American Lawyer.
Walgreens says insurers wrongly reneged on duties to cover legal costs, $1B+ damages in opioid lawsuits
Walgreens, the nation's second largest retail pharmacist, has sued more than two dozen insurance companies, asking a court to order them to cover Walgreens' costs related to 2,500 lawsuits pending against the retailer over the opioid crisis
BakerHostetler Continues Growing Private Equity and Healthcare Teams with Partner Additions in Dallas and Chicago
BakerHostetler Continues Growing Private Equity and Healthcare Teams with Partner Additions in Dallas and Chicago.
Appeals panel rules schools not automatically liable under federal civil rights law when school workers sexually abuse students
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, en banc, that a Madison, Wisconsin, school district can't be sued for the sexual abuse of a middle school girl because the school's principal wasn't specifically aware of the abuse, but took action to address concerns of a school security guard's "grooming" actions
Flossmoor School District: Schools don't need to respect IL health law when ordering kids exposed to Covid to stay home
A lawsuit asserted Flossmoor District 161 violated a family's due process rights when it ordered a fourth grader to stay home because she had been exposed to Covid
The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Fallout for the Food and Agribusiness Industries on May 11, 2022
The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Fallout for the Food and Agribusiness Industries on May 11, 2022.
Lawsuit says CPS mandatory Covid testing for unvaccinated student athletes discriminatory, illegal
The lawsuit was filed by the mother of a women's soccer team member at Whitney Young High School, who has been barred from playing since late April over objections to CPS' rule requiring only unvaccinated athletes to test exclusively through CPS' Covid testing vendor
Holder White appointed to upcoming Garman vacancy; First Black woman Illinois Supreme Court justice
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Fourth District Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White to fill the seat of Justice Rita Garman, who announced on Monday that she would retire.
Judge: U of Chicago Medical Center didn't act as state agent when it reported parents to DCFS for refusing shots for newborns
A judge has removed University of Chicago Medical Center from a civil rights suit filed by parents, who alleged the hospital turned them in to state child neglect investigators for refusing legally required shots for their newborns, finding the hospital did so on its own, without authority.
17th Annual Insurance Public Policy Summit on May 11, 2022
17th Annual Insurance Public Policy Summit on May 11, 2022.
Unvaxxed lawyer OK to argue before Seventh Circuit in religious liberty case: Judges
A federal appeals court in Chicago gave prominent religious liberty lawyer Luke Goodrich permission to argue in court, despite not having received a Covid shot. The plaintiffs representing a woman suing a Catholic Archdiocese for discrimination had objected
ACLU, Clearview settle privacy suit over online face scrapes, ban Clearview from IL for 5 years
The settlement of the ACLU's lawsuit also carries nationwide implications for Clearview, extending the reach of Illinois' law over the online facial recognition services provider. The company sells access to its facial ID databases, largely to law enforcement and companies like banks and loss prevention specialists.
Justice Garman to retire after nearly 50 years on the bench; Garman: 'There is no doubt that I have had the role of a lifetime'
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman, who is the longest-serving judge in Illinois, announced Monday that she will retire after nearly 50 years on the bench.
Peter M. Ellis of Reed Smith named a ‘Midwest Trailblazer’ by National Law Journal
Peter M. Ellis of Reed Smith named a ‘Midwest Trailblazer’ by National Law Journal.
IL appeals panel: Chicago could still be on hook for $100s of millions in alleged illegal ordinance violation fines
State appellate judges have taken the boot off a class action alleging the city skirted a state law capping municipal ordinance fines at $250 each, costing hundreds of thousands of people hundreds of millions of dollars
Cozen O’Connor’s Brian Shaw named to the American College of Bankruptcy Board of Regents
Cozen O'Connor has issued the following press release:CHICAGO, April 29, 2022 — The American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) has named to its Board ofRegents Chicago attorney Brian Shaw, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency &Restructuring practice.The ACB Board of Regents is responsible for the nomination and selection of qualified candidates tofellowship in the college.
Patrick and Lindy Salvi Honored With Lawyers Lend-a-hand to Youth Philanthropic Award
Patrick and Lindy Salvi Honored With Lawyers Lend-a-hand to Youth Philanthropic Award.
Civil rights atty Stroth calls for 'full, transparent investigation' of 'brutal' Lyons Township H.S. attack
National civil rights lawyer says Lyons Township High School was "on notice" about video recorded attack vs white freshman girl by Black sophomore girl after class, yet "took no action" to stop it
Thomas D. Jackson Named to The 2022 National Black Lawyers Association’s “Top 40 Under 40”
Thomas D. Jackson Named to The 2022 National Black Lawyers Association’s “Top 40 Under 40”.
Lawyers OK to get $15.7M fees from big DeVry University marketing class action settlement, appeals panel says
An Illinois appeals court rejected an objector's attempt to rewrite the 2020 settlement that ended a class action lawsuit accusing Adtalem Global Education of misleading marketing