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Illinois' Amendment 1 too close to call
Votes will be continue to be counted over the coming days to determine the fate of Amendment 1, the so-called "Workers Rights Amendment" strongly supported by government unions seeking to cement their power over Illinois' laws and government
Rochford wins big, O'Brien declares victory, giving Dems 5-2 majority on IL Supreme Court
Democrats Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford and Appellate Justice Mary K. O'Brien have prevailed in the races for two open seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, in their respective contests vs Republicans former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and incumbent Illinois Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke
Cook County voters hand easy wins to Democratic judges seeking retention, including Chief Judge Evans
Voters also elected Cook County Assistant Public Defender Joe Gump to a seat on the bench in the 13th Subcircuit, in the only contested partisan election for judge in Cook County.
C70 Partners With Morgan Lewis to Promote Civic Engagement, Committee of the Seventy
In a first-of-its-kind civic partnership, the firm is teaming up with Pennsylvania nonpartisan civic leadership group Committee of Seventy (C70), who will give tools and guidance to help Morgan Lewis members play an active role in the upcoming and future elections.
The Future of Restrictive Covenants and Employee Mobility on November 12, 2022
The Biden Administration’s DOJ, DOL, FTC and Treasury have joined forces to focus on employer conduct that restricts employee mobility, including non-compete clauses, no-poach agreements, and other types of restrictive covenants.
No ruling on lawsuit vs IL vote-by-mail rules; Judge schedules Dec. 5 hearing over two-week mail-in ballot window
A federal judge said he needed more time and another hearing to determine if a group of Republicans should be allowed to continue suing the state over a law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted 14 days after Election Day
Who is running for judge in Illinois? A voter's guide
Votting for judges can be confusing. The Illinois Policy Institute has offered a guide to help voters make more educated choices
Current Trends in Landlord-Tenant Subrogation Claims on November 9, 2022
Marisa L. Saber and Matthew F. Policastro will host a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled, "Current Trends in Landlord-Tenant Subrogation Claims."
Appeals panel won't vacate ruling allowing Chicago to impose Covid vaccine mandate on police officers, despite union contract
Arbitrator determined vaccine policy is fair exercise of city's management rights
Class action: Sysco improperly uses dash cams to scan faces of truck drivers, violates Illinois biometrics' law
The class action against food distributor Sysco is similar to a federal legal action against tech firm Samsara, which allegedly supplies Sysco with its truck dash cameras, which are installed to monitor drivers for fatigue and other distractions and increase roadway safety.
Littler Expands Chicago Office with Two New Shareholders
Littler Expands Chicago Office with Two New Shareholders.
Chicago homicide detectives to testify in 'torture' cases, to challenge easy paydays for 'convicted murderers,' lawyers
It is estimated the city of Chicago has paid more than $130 million to settle claims brought in cases that critics say have been driven by political pressure generated from campaigns by trial lawyers to sympathetic media, and not by new evidence.
Ex-Loevy & Loevy lawyer says he deserves to be lead counsel in big money class action vs. Clearview over face scans
Attorney Scott Drury has pushed back against accusations he attempted to improperly push his former law firm, Loevy & Loevy, out of potentially millions of dollars in legal fees from a possible biometrics class action settlement with facial recognition tech firm Clearview AI.
Filing: Raoul violating legal rules, law by giving 'conflicted' trial lawyers state power to help investigate insulin prices
Caremark and other pharmacy benefit managers have asked a Cook County judge to disqualify out-of-state trial lawyers hired by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to assist with an investigation into insulin pricing practices. The companies say the lawyers could use the power of Raoul's office to help them in other lawsuits vs the companies
'Unprecedented spending' by Illinois Democrats erodes confidence in Supreme Court independence, officials say
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, having spent $353 million of his personal fortune on elections in five years, dug into a different pocket for Democrat Supreme Court candidates Elizabeth Rochford and Mary O’Brien.
Energy transition: Risks and opportunities for energy companies in uncertain times on November 3, 2022
Energy transition: Risks and opportunities for energy companies in uncertain times on November 3, 2022.
State's attorneys' lawsuits to strike down SAFE-T Act head to court soon in Kankakee County
The Illinois Supreme Court consolidated 57 lawsuits challenging the SAFE-T Act, the law that will eliminate cash bail in Illinois and presumes nearly all criminal defendants cannot be held in jail before trial. The lawsuits will be led by Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe, with assistance from six other state's attorneys, including prosecutors in Will and McHenry counties
Lightfoot gets judge to toss lawsuit from radio host barred from Chicago city press conferences
Police say they revoked Kelly's access to Lightfoot because of his conduct at a July 2022 press conference
Sterigenics: $363 million verdict in cancer suit over EtO emissions based wrongly on 'passion' and 'class prejudices'
A company that sterilized medical equipment in suburban Willowbrook is asking a Cook County judge to toss a verdict that could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars for allegedly causing a woman's cancer.
Health care legal executive Daniel M. Tardiff joins Thompson Coburn’s Health Care group
Health care legal executive Daniel M. Tardiff joins Thompson Coburn’s Health Care group.