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Appeals panel: School OK to fire Christian teacher for refusing to use transgender students preferred names, pronouns
A dissenting judge warned the decision would all but empower public schools to steamroll the religious rights of Christians and others who dissent from school policies designed to compel teachers and school staff to affirm transgender students, even against their religious convictions
Judge trashes Peoria class action vs HungerRush, says POS supplier never scanned restaurant worker fingerprints
HungerRush, which supplies equipment to restaurants to help them process sales and track employee work hours, insists the fingerprint scanners used with its POS systems are third-party devices and all data is stored locally, so they can't be sued under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces Corporate Counsel Rank Troutman Pepper Among Top 50 Law Firms for Client Service in 2023 BTI Client Service A-Team Report
Troutman Pepper has been recognized for exceptional client service performance, ranking No. 41, according to the BTI Client Service A-Team 2023 report released.
Reed Smith LLP hosts Virtual Roundtable: The Power Of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Private Equity Industry on April 11, 2023
Private equity initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion have become increasingly common among sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Appeals panel: Bad deal or not, Chicago parking meter lease isn't illegal monopoly over public street parking
Federal appeals judges have tossed a class action lawsuit asserting the company that owns the rights to thousands of metered parking spaces in Chicago violated federal antitrust law by cutting City Hall out of control of on-street parking, forcing motorists in the city to pay among highest costs to park in U.S.
Appeals panel: 'For Sale' sign on land doesn't mean uninvited biker can sue for driving off a cliff
A motorcyclist tried to argue a 'For Sale' sign amounted to an invitation to go beyond locked fence and drive onto the property, so the property owner had obligation to warn about the danger of driving on the property at night
Locke Lord announces Julie Webb Receives American Bar Association’s 2023 Outstanding Performance Award
Chicago Partner Julie Webb, Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section’s Civil Practice & Procedure Committee, has received ABA’s 2023 Outstanding Performance Award.
Appeals panel tosses sanctions vs personal injury lawer who emailed reporter about confidential settlement
The appeals court said the punishment reflects a criminal violation, even though trial proceeded on civil grounds and no criminal contempt charges were properly pursued
Who benefits from Illinois' biometrics privacy law? Mostly trial lawyers, new report says
A report from the Chamber of Progress, which speaks for many "progressive" minded big tech and ecommerce companies, says Illinois' controversial Biometric Information Privacy Act has harmed Illinois' economy and limited access to new tech offerings in the state, while enriching lawyers
Class action: Blitt & Gaines allegedly sent false 'verified' motions to debtors to allegedly speed collections process
The complaint asserts the Blitt firm, with debt collection agency Portfolio Recovery Associates and investigator Barrister Investigations "robo-signed" affidavits claiming the motions for default judgment they sent to debtors had been "verified"
Federal judge says Chicago liable to upgrade thousands of street crossings to make them 'accessible' for blind people
The American Council for the Blind and U.S. Department of Justice pressed claims against the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other statutes, asserting the city must move to improve street crossings throughout Chicago
Locke Lord LLP announces Earns MCCA Approved 2023 Gold Seal, Highlighting Locke Lord’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Locke Lord has earned the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Approved Gold Seal for 2023, recognizing the Firm for exemplary development and solutions in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.
Samsung: Prominent plainfiffs' firm Labaton Sucharow seeking to press 'frivolous' biometrics claims in 'mass arbitration'
Samsung says the Labaton lawyers have 'weaponized' the arbitration process to extract a large, quick, potentially undue settlement. Labaton says Samsung is throwing a 'tantrum' to sidestep potentially massive liability for allegedly violating the Illinois biometrics privacy law
Biometrics class action says fake ID detection service Patronscan illegally scanned faces of bar, nightclub patrons
Patronscan tech scans ID cards to verify age and weed out potentially problematic patrons at bars and nightclubs. But lawsuit says Patronscan never obtained consent or provided notice to people in Illinois before scanning, allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Rosenstengel transfers PFAS suit against McDonald's to Northern District of Illinois
Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel in the Southern District of Illinois denied McDonald’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging, but she granted transfer to the Northern District of Illinois.
Foley Earns MCCA Approved 2023 Gold Seal
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce it has received the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (MCCA) Approved 2023 Gold Seal, recognizing the firm’s tangible results in working to hire, retain, and promote diverse attorneys.
Unpaid city bills, campaign fines weigh on Johnson ahead of tomorrow’s mayoral runoff; he's a court ruling away from being tossed from ballot
Published reports that Brandon Johnson had amassed thousands in unpaid city water bills and parking tickets has intensified concerns that the former public school teacher lacks the fiscal management skills to oversee the budget of the nation’s third largest city.
Papa John's could face big payout under IL biometrics law after judge rejects bid to slice fingerprint scan class action
The class action lawsuit says the Papa John's parent company was directly involved in franchisees' POS system, potentially exposing the pizza chain to many millions or even billions of dollars in damages for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
FTC cleared to continue part of action accusing Walmart of allowing fraud on its money wire services
Walmart has accused regulators with the Federal Trade Commission of 'egregious overreach' for attempting to hold the retail giant responsible for the actions of fraudsters using its money wire service to commit crime
Two new Dem IL Supreme Court justices asked to step aside from hearing challenge to IL 'assault weapons' ban
Lawyers for plaintiffs say Justices Rochford and O'Brien both accepted millions in campaign contributions and endorsements from Gov. Pritkzer, other top Dems, and gun rights activists, making it difficult for public to believe they can be impartial on gun ban challenges