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Whole Foods moves to settle BIPA lawsuit over warehouse workers' use of voice recognition technology
Class workers to net roughly $545 each from $296,000 settlement to end lawsuit over use of Honeywell equiment known as Vocollect
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Patrick Martin Elected to Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Patrick Martin, managing director of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, has been elected to the Board of Managers for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
Pritzker signs Illinois gun ban as opponents prepare to sue
Gov. JB Pritzker quickly signed into law a new measure that would prohibit the sale of many firearms and require registration of prohibited guns if they are already owned. Gun owners rights groups promised to overthrow the law in court, calling it unconstitutional overreach by the state's Democratic supermajority
A responsible Illinois General Assembly would be adopting rules similar to the new U.S. House rules
No Illinoisans other than those now in charge in Springfield would object to rules requiring three days to read bills before they can be voted on, writes Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
IL Dems change law to allow vote-by-mail ballots to be counted in a way judge had said 'would be obvious way to commit fraud'
The changes come after a Republican state House candidate had sued the Democratic DuPage County Clerk, accusing her of illegally verifying signatures on mail-in ballots against signatures on the vote-by-mail ballot applications, and not the official voter registration records, as had been required by law
Appeals court says Waukegan teacher can't sue a teachers union she claimed she joined by mistake
A federal appeals panel has ruled a Waukegan teacher can't claim she mistakenly joined the teachers union because she thought membership was mandatory, saying government workers' right to refrain from union membership does not override a voluntarily signed agreement to join.
Building Stress Awareness & Understanding Burnout for Lawyers on January 10, 2023
Please join us for this four-part series designed to help lawyers and legal professionals avoid burnout and increase resilience — improving individual well-being, decision-making and client service.
More employers targeted in Cook County court with biometrics privacy class actions over worker fingerprint scans
Nine more class action lawsuits filed against employers, including Ferrara Candy and Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail, under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Sterigenics OKs $408M settlement to end 870 lawsuits over Willowbrook plant EtO emissions
The company said it maintains its emissions did not cause cancer, as claimed by the lawsuits. But Sterigenics wants to cut its expenses and not risk any more big losses in court, like a $363 million verdict entered last fall, which the company appealed
Duane Morris report: Huge settlements, continued 'innovation' from plaintiffs' lawyers will drive class action lawsuits in 2023
The annual report, authored by veteran lawyers at the law firm of Duane Morris, in Chicago, warned employers and other businesses to prepare for yet more class action lawsuits in the years to come and attempts by plaintiffs' lawyers to work around otherwise limiting Supreme Court decisions
Duane Morris Class Action Review - 2023: A Comprehensive Analysis of Class Action Litigation
Duane Morris LLP has released its Class Action Review 2023, an analysis of 537 class action decisions in 2022, examining all categories of class action litigation.
Judge recommends discipline for Chicago lawyer with record of alleged 'substandard conduct' and of accusing judges of racial bias
A federal judge did not hold back in describing the conduct of a Chicago lawyer with an allegedly troubled history, who "badly mishandled" a lawsuit against City Hall, recommending the lawyer face disciplinary action that could include barring her from practicing in Chicago federal district court.
IL A/G seeks big payout in lawsuit over insulin prices; Joined by trial lawyers earlier targeted for disqualification
Three pharmacy companies targeted in the lawsuit had asked a judge to disqualify six out-of-state trial lawyers, over concerns they were wrongly using the IL attorney general to obtain information to help them in other lawsuits vs the same companies
Illinois gun ban bill advances, poised to pass before end of lame-duck
Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a proposed ban on future sales of certain semi-automatic guns and magazines with more than 12 rounds.
Gregg A. Eisenberg Has Been Named to Crain’s 2022 “Power 150” List
The Crain’s “Power 150” list is comprised of individuals leading some of Northeast Ohio’s most influential organizations and who are in a position to move the region forward.
Class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of refusing to pay workers during required pre-shift Covid screening
The lawsuit says workers could not clock in until after the screenings, but still could be disciplined if they were late to punch the clock because of the screenings.
IL Supreme Court to hear arguments on SAFE-T Act bail elimination in March
The state high court will decide later this spring if state lawmakers illegally ignored the Illinois state constitution when they passed the SAFE-T Act
Paul Meyer receives Connect CRE's 2022 "Lawyer in Real Estate Award"
Mayer Brown Real Estate Markets partner Paul Meyer was honored as one of Connect Commercial Real Estate’s 2022 “Lawyers in Real Estate.”
Judge OKs $2.5M sanctions vs lawyer, clients who pressed 'unreasonable' lawsuit over mistaken identity of who created painting
Award stems from 2016 bench verdict in favor of famous Canadian artist who denied creating painting in 1976
Long list of what's to blame for Illinois' failure to attract EV, battery makers. 'Workers' rights' amendment won't help
Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois will be a major hub of electric vehicle and battery manufacturing. Actual choices by manufacturers, who are actively bringing new factories and thousands of jobs largely to Right-to-Work states, paints a different picture, Wirepoints says