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December 13, 2024
Lawmakers Press Tech Giants As TikTok D-Day Looms
A pair of lawmakers on Friday leaned on TikTok to ensure it meets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell its operations or face a U.S. ban, while also pressing tech giants Apple and Google to be prepared to deplatform the video-sharing app if it refuses to sell.
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December 13, 2024
Mich. Cos. Accused Of $1.5M Dispensary Investment Scam
An Illinois business is suing Great Lakes Holistics Muskegon and Redbud Roots Inc. in Michigan federal court, alleging the companies' officers induced it to invest $1.5 million into a dispensary that had previously failed, while those officers pocketed the investment.
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December 12, 2024
Ill. Jury Awards $79.8M Over Child's Death From Police Chase
An Illinois jury has awarded $79.85 million to the family of a 10-year-old girl who died when an unauthorized police pursuit led to a fatal car collision in a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
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December 12, 2024
AT&T Exec Can't Get Bribery Acquittal After Jury Deadlocks
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday denied a former AT&T executive's bid for acquittal on charges he bribed ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan after his case resulted in a hung jury earlier this year, saying the government presented sufficient evidence of a quid pro quo.
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December 12, 2024
Restaurants Latest To Accuse Potato Cartel Of Price-Fixing
A group of restaurants on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Illinois federal court accusing the four largest potato processors of forming a cartel to fix the prices of French fries, tater tots and other frozen potato products, about a month after consumers brought the first such litigation.
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December 12, 2024
Photobucket Accused Of Training AI On Photos Sans Consent
A proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court Wednesday alleges that image hosting website Photobucket unlawfully used billions of photographs uploaded by users for biometric data and training artificial intelligence.
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December 12, 2024
Sam Adams Maker Using 'Draconian' Noncompete, Court Told
A former Boston Beer Co. sales worker told a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday that the Sam Adams brewer is aggressively enforcing noncompete agreements that don't comply with state law.
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December 11, 2024
MDL Judge Rejects Meta's Claim Discovery Is Burdensome
A California federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in multidistrict litigation over social-media platforms' allegedly addictive designs on Wednesday rejected Meta Platforms' arguments additional discovery sought by personal-injury plaintiffs is overly burdensome, noting that Meta's discovery production pales in comparison to the millions of documents that Meta has demanded from plaintiff states.
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December 11, 2024
Grocery Store Rulings Back Enforcers' Merger Approach
Federal and state enforcers scored key victories Tuesday with a pair of court rulings blocking the planned $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons that largely adopted their allegations about the deal and rejected a proposal to unload nearly 600 stores to save it.
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December 11, 2024
Suit Says Plastic Bag Maker Owes $3M For Property Damage
An Illinois property owner said Bio Star Films, a maker of plastic shopping bags, must pay over $3 million for repairs to five industrial buildings it leased in Chicago for recycling and plastic manufacturing, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.
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December 11, 2024
Ill. Atty Convicted Of Tax Fraud, Scripting Witness Testimony
An Illinois attorney has been convicted of tax fraud, witness tampering and contempt in a federal court retrial on charges that he filed false tax returns, alongside added charges that he tried to script an employee's testimony and violated court orders, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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December 11, 2024
United Airlines Illegally Withheld Wages, PAGA Suit Says
United Airlines cheated employees out of pay by requiring them to work during breaks and mandating unpaid COVID-19 screenings, a former employee said in her Private Attorneys General Act suit in California state court.
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December 11, 2024
Feds, Illinois Sue East St. Louis For Sewage Pollution
The federal government and state of Illinois sued the city of East St. Louis on Wednesday alleging its failure to operate the city's sewer system in compliance with the law has led to the pollution of local waterways with untreated sewage for years.
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December 11, 2024
Albertsons Sues Kroger In Chancery After Blocked Megadeal
Grocery giant Albertsons, in a Wednesday lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, said Kroger did not put forth its "best efforts" into getting their planned $24.6 billion megamerger cleared while also announcing official plans to nix the deal, moves that came just one day after two judges blocked the proposed acquisition.
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December 10, 2024
UpHealth Says Glocal Execs Stalling On $115M Award Suit
Digital health services company UpHealth has asked an Illinois federal judge to favor its efforts to pin down assets belonging to executives of Indian healthcare firm Glocal as it looks to enforce a $115 million arbitral award, saying the respondents are engaging in "obstructionist" conduct.
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December 10, 2024
7th Circ. Questions Reviving Harley-Davidson Warranty MDL
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday flagged issues with not only Harley-Davidson's motorcycle warranty but also its customers' antitrust claims against it as the court considered reviving multidistrict litigation claiming the contract constitutes illegal tying.
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December 10, 2024
FCC Gives Church, Not University, Ill. Low Power FM Station
A Pentecostal church has won a face-off with a Christian university over which one of them would get to build and run a new low power FM station in the northern Chicago suburbs after the Federal Communications Commission compared their applications and heard a complaint.
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December 10, 2024
AGs Urge FCC To Remove 'Pain' From Customer Service Calls
A coalition of state attorneys general called Tuesday for the Federal Communications Commission to take some of the "pain" out of customer service calls in FCC-regulated industries from internet and voice calls to broadcast satellite.
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December 10, 2024
'Figurehead Plaintiff' Dooms Cert. In Hotel Workers' BIPA Suit
An Illinois federal judge refused Tuesday to certify a class of hotel workers accusing software provider Unifocus of violating Illinois' landmark biometric privacy law, saying their class representative had become a "forbidden figurehead plaintiff" who didn't see the operative complaint until more than three years into the litigation.
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December 10, 2024
$24.6B Kroger-Albertsons Merger Blocked By 2 Judges
Kroger's planned $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons suffered double whammy blows Tuesday, first from an Oregon federal judge who temporarily blocked the deal in a Federal Trade Commission challenge, and then from a Washington state judge who sided with the state's attorney general and issued a permanent, national block.
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December 10, 2024
Ohio Justices Reject Opioid Nuisance Claims In $650M Appeal
The majority of the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the state's product liability law doesn't allow for public nuisance claims to be brought over the opioid crisis, in a challenge to a $650 million verdict won by two counties.
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December 09, 2024
Cops Can Search Car Over Raw Cannabis Odor, Ill. Justices Say
Illinois police can establish probable cause to search a vehicle based on the smell of raw cannabis alone, the state's highest court has ruled, saying that despite cannabis's legal status in the state, motorists face "stringent" rules when it comes to transporting it in cars.
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December 09, 2024
NLRB Attys Say Co. Wasn't Owed Hearing In Broken Deal Case
The National Labor Relations Board wasn't required to hold a hearing before finding an Illinois plumbing and fire suppression company violated its settlement with a plumbers local, the board told the Seventh Circuit, asking the court to reject the company's argument that its due process rights were violated.
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December 09, 2024
Hearthside Settles Illinois Child Labor Investigation For $4.5M
The parent company of snack maker Hearthside Food Solutions has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve a $4.5 million settlement that Hearthside reached with the Illinois attorney general and the Illinois Department of Labor over their investigation into claims of violations of the state's child labor laws.
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December 09, 2024
Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Review Faulty Work Coverage Ruling
An insurer urged the Seventh Circuit on Monday to review a ruling requiring it to defend an architectural design firm and its owner against faulty work claims seeking more than $3.4 million in damages, saying the ruling is contrary to an Illinois Supreme Court decision involving the same issues.
Expert Analysis
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New State Carbon Capture Laws: Key Points For Developers
Multiple states have introduced or expanded legal frameworks for carbon capture and sequestration this year, and while there are some common themes, many of these state laws include unique approaches and requirements — which developers and investors should be aware of when considering potential projects and investment risks, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Opinion
Prejudgment Interest Is A Game-Changer In Ill. Civil Suits
Civil litigation can leave plaintiffs financially strained and desperate for any recovery, especially when defendants use delaying tactics — but the Illinois Legislature's move to allow prejudgment interest has helped bring litigants to the table earlier to resolve disputes, minimizing court expenses and benefiting all parties, says Benjamin Crane at Coplan + Crane.
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Series
Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.
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Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
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7th Circ. Ruling Expands CFPB Power In Post-Chevron Era
The Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Townstone Financial interprets the Equal Credit Opportunity Act broadly, paving the way for increased CFPB enforcement and hinting at how federal courts may approach statutory interpretation in the post-Chevron world, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
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How 5 States' Deal Notification Laws Are Guiding Healthcare
Healthcare transaction notification laws at various stages of implementation in California, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon and Washington are shaping sector mergers and acquisitions, with significant transparency, continuity of care and compliance implications as providers tackle complex regulatory requirements, says Melesa Freerks at DLA Piper.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Takeaways From Tossed Deal In Visa, Mastercard Class Action
Given the rejection of a proposed deal in the long-running merchant antitrust class action against Visa and Mastercard in New York federal court, sweetening the proposed settlement pot likely will not be an option, leaving few possible outcomes including splitting the class and allowing opt-outs, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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The Rise Of State And Local Environmental Leadership
While Congress is deadlocked, and a U.S. Supreme Court with a hostility toward the administrative state aggressively dismantles federal environmental oversight, state and local governments are stepping up with policies to shape a more sustainable future for all species, says Jonathan Rosenbloom at Albany Law School.
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Questions Linger About DTSA's Scope After Motorola Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Motorola v. Hytera, which held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act applies extraterritorially, does not address whether an act that furthers misappropriation must be committed by the defendant in order to satisfy the law's extraterritoriality requirement, say Ilissa Samplin and Grace Hart at Gibson Dunn.
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Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.