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Appeals court: IL agency wrongly ordered therapist to turn over mental health notes, state must pay legal bills
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, represented by IL A/G, can't use legal doctrine of 'sovereign immunity' to escape demand to pay therapist's legal bills in fight over state's wrongful order to present mental health care notes for doctor seeking to restart career
Ex-McDonald's security chief can continue lawsuit vs McDonald's, CEO for alleged discrimination, retaliation
Federal judge won't dismiss complaint of man who says burger giant set him up to fail after he questioned allegedly racist remarks about Chicago gun violence from McDonald's CEO
McGuireWoods to Utilize CoCounsel, Casetext’s Groundbreaking Legal AI Platform
McGuireWoods will utilize CoCounsel, a first-of-its-kind AI legal assistant developed by Casetext and powered by OpenAI’s latest and most advanced large language model, GPT-4.
Gray Mateo-Harris Honored During Walgreens’ Legal DE&I Recognition Program
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Partner Gray I. Mateo-Harris, who received the Law Firm Diversity Champion award during Walgreens’ Legal DE&I Recognition Program.
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Lawsuit: Caterpillar violated IL genetic info privacy law by asking workers about family medical history
Two Decatur workers are leading the class action against Caterpillar, under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Ex-McDonald's workers get another chance to sue over fast food giant's 'no-poach' employment policy
Women say corporate guidelines kept them from obtaining better wages at different locations. A federal judge had dismissed the potentially massive class action lawsuit, describing it in part as an attempt by lawyers to cash in on a "jackpot" of fees, but was ordered by an appeals court to take another look
Micro Webinar Series: The Future of Work for New England Employers - Part 7: OSHA/Employee Safety Issues for Office Employees on August 29, 2023
Please join attorneys from Seyfarth's Labor & Employment group for the seventh installment in a micro-webinar series on the future of work for New England employers.
Timeclock vendor Smartlinx targeted by biometrics class action over worker fingerprints
Smartlinx joins growing list of workplace tech vendors hit by class actions under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
New IL anti-doxing law could be used by 'powerful' to silence critics with lawsuits, threats
Supporters say a new Illinois law is needed to give people the recourse to go after those who might 'dox' them, or publish their private info online with the intent to make them a target of hate, threats and harassment. Critics say it goes far beyond that
More than 140 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch
The Best Lawyers in America® has named 144 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2024 "Ones to Watch" listing, 60 of whom are being listed for the first time.
Chicago sues Kia, Hyundai over 'Kia Boyz' thefts, says automakers must shoulder blame, pay up
Facing a plague of surging and ever-rising auto thefts, the city of Chicago has partnered with class action firm Edelson to seek potentially massive payday from Kia and Hyundai, saying the automakers' refusal to install certain anti-theft devices in cars from 2011-2022 led to viral video-driven theft scourge
Dugan dismisses shaving cream ingredient suit, cites attorney's 'wrecking ball' reputation
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan dismissed a suit alleging misrepresented "pure" ingredients in shaving cream against Procter & Gamble on Aug. 17, and he issued a warning to lawyer Spencer Sheehan by citing a judge who called Sheehan a "wrecking ball."
Best Lawyers in America features 237 Reed Smith lawyers
Six Reed Smith lawyers received Lawyer of the Year honors in their practice areas, and 178 of its lawyers were listed as 2024 Best Lawyers in America, in results that Best Lawyers released today. In addition, 59 younger lawyers at the law firm, which has 19 offices in the U.S., earned 2024 Ones to Watch designations.
Lawsuit: FedEx allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking about workers' family medical histories
FedEx is accused of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by allegedly improperly requiring workers to disclose their family medical history.
Judge will leave it to jury to 'decide who to believe' in big court fight over egg prices
Kraft and other commercial food processors allege multi-prong antitrust conspiracy in which egg producers allegedly shipped eggs overseas at low prices to allegedly drive up prices in the U.S.
Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers Recognized as 2023 Ip Stars by Managing Ip
Morgan Lewis has earned 14 practice area and 16 individual lawyer recognitions in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 edition of IP Stars for patent, trademark, IP transactional, US International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) litigation work.
The Best Lawyers in America Names 45 Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Attorneys in 25 Practice Areas to 2024 List
45 Wilentz attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America list for 2024; 22 have been named to this list for ten years or longer.
Appeals panel: DuPage SWAT officer injured in training exercise can keep $7.5M from trial vs tactical gear maker
Safariland failed to convince 7th Circuit judges it deserved a new trial or to pay less to deputy injured in training exercise involving Safariland's 'breaching rounds,' which are designed to destroy door locks, knobs and other metal hardware
Investment firm accuses Perkins Coie of helping money manager allegedly siphon $12M
Investment company S-R Investments alleges lawyers from the Perkins Coie firm allegedly aided money management firm Stevard's allegedly improper withdrawal of disputed funds, allegedly without proper authorization
Plaintiffs Announce $13.5M Settlement With the University of Chicago Regarding Allegations That It Engaged in Price-Fixing With Sixteen Other Elite Universities in Awarding Financial Aid
In papers filed in federal court, the Plaintiffs announced that the University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle an antitrust class action brought by a proposed class of current and former students who received financial aid at seventeen elite universities.