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  • April 04, 2025

    DOL Adds To Args Against Injunction On Trump DEI Mandates

    The U.S. Department of Labor this week urged an Illinois federal judge to reconsider his analysis of a provision in President Donald Trump's recent executive orders directing federal agencies to terminate "equity-related" grants and to limit the scope of any forthcoming preliminary injunction to the Chicago-based trade group that filed suit challenging them.

  • April 04, 2025

    Trump Gets Supreme Court Win In Teacher Grants Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday axed a Massachusetts federal judge's order requiring the Trump administration to reinstate $250 million in teacher training grants for eight states, giving President Donald Trump his first high court win amid what he claims is a flood of unlawful court orders restraining the executive branch's power.

  • April 04, 2025

    Pension Fund Miscalculated Co.'s $23M Exit Fee, Judge Says

    A Teamsters pension fund erred when it determined that a concrete company owed $23 million for withdrawing from the plan, an Illinois federal judge ruled, saying an arbitrator needs to reassess the calculation and give the employer proper credit for other payments made.

  • April 04, 2025

    Off The Bench: City Sues Sportsbooks, Ex-NFLer Battles TMZ

    In this week's Off The Bench, Baltimore joins the fight against promotional tactics by DraftKings and FanDuel, Terrell Owens tries to protect a catchphrase in a trademark suit, and a trial over a child's injuries at a golf facility draws closer.

  • April 04, 2025

    Mechanic Sues 3 Auto Cos. Over Finger, Face Scan Practices

    Three businesses behind an automobile repair shop and truck rental company in Illinois have been hit with a proposed biometric privacy class action from a former mechanic who says the companies illegally used fingerprint and facial scanners to track employees' work time.

  • April 03, 2025

    7th Circ. Doubts SuperValu's Bid To Lower $22.5M Pension Bill

    The Seventh Circuit appeared Thursday to lean against a grocery store's effort to lower its $22.5 million union pension bill, with multiple judges challenging the employer's argument that stores sold months before a complete fund withdrawal should be excluded from its annual payment calculation.

  • April 03, 2025

    Benesch Escapes Claims It Fumbled Ex-Client's IP Theft Probe

    An Illinois federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a woman who alleged that a firm she hired botched a potential trade secrets case involving a spill-proof children's lid she claims she created, saying the plaintiff failed to show that Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP permanently damaged her ability to pursue her underlying legal claims.

  • April 03, 2025

    Forge Ahead On Broadband Deployment Funds, States Say

    A bipartisan group of legislators from 28 states called on the Trump administration not to disrupt the rollout of $42.5 billion in federal funds for broadband projects targeted to unserved areas around the country.

  • April 03, 2025

    Ill. Justices To Adopt New Rules For Atty Fees, Pro Bono Work

    The Illinois Supreme Court is adopting a new rule governing attorney fee petitions and creating a two-year pilot program that would allow attorneys in the state to receive continuing legal education credits for providing pro bono legal assistance through an online legal advice clinic, the justices recently announced.

  • April 03, 2025

    RI Judge Hits Pause On Billions In Health Grant Funding Cuts

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from moving forward, for now, with the termination of billions of dollars in grants supporting state public health programs.

  • April 03, 2025

    $10M Heritage Pharma Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK

    A Connecticut federal judge granted final approval to a $10 million deal between Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., its parent company Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Emcure's founder Satish Mehta to resolve claims from a coalition of states accusing them of conspiring with other companies to inflate generic drug prices.

  • April 03, 2025

    Online Alcohol Shop, Distributor Near Deal In Antitrust Fight

    Online marketplace Provi and major wine distributor Southern Glazer's Wine have struck a deal in principle to resolve their dispute in an antitrust suit claiming the distributor conspired to stifle competition, according to a notice they have filed in Illinois federal court.

  • April 03, 2025

    Ex Jushi Exec Says Pot Co. Fired Him For Whistleblowing

    The former chief operating officer for Jushi Holdings Inc. is suing the cannabis company, saying he was wrongly terminated after working to ensure the company's facilities met safety and compliance standards.

  • April 03, 2025

    DLA Piper Can't Escape Vax Refuser's Religious Bias Suit

    An Illinois federal judge rejected DLA Piper's bid to shut down a suit accusing the firm of firing a Christian worker for shirking its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying it was too early to tell if the firm offered him a reasonable accommodation.

  • April 03, 2025

    7th Circ. Agrees Insurer Must Cover Chicago's $3.75M Atty Fees

    The Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court's finding that StarStone Insurance must foot the bill for $3.75 million in attorney fees to the city of Chicago from a civil rights lawsuit that settled for nearly $19 million, rejecting the insurer's argument that its policy with the city only covers damages.

  • April 03, 2025

    Mayer Brown Lures Structured Finance Duo From Kirkland

    Mayer Brown LLP has expanded its complex structured financing capabilities by bringing on two former Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorneys to its banking and finance practice, including a counsel who is also a medical doctor, the firm said in a Thursday announcement.

  • April 02, 2025

    Perkins Coie Urges Court To End Trump's 'Assault' On Firm

    Perkins Coie LLP on Wednesday asked a D.C. federal judge to permanently block enforcement of President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional assault" on the firm and the rule of law, filing a summary judgment bid the same day the federal government pushed for the firm's suit to be tossed.

  • April 02, 2025

    Ill. Parade Shooting Survivors Can Sue Smith & Wesson

    Smith & Wesson and gun retailers can't escape a lawsuit brought by families of victims of a mass shooting that killed seven people during a 2022 July Fourth parade in Highland Park, an Illinois state judge has ruled, largely denying their requests to apply immunity found in federal law that would have shielded them from civil liability.

  • April 02, 2025

    DOJ Fights Bid To End Suit Over Ill. Sanctuary 麻豆传媒s

    The U.S. Department of Justice聽responded Tuesday to a bid by Illinois and other sanctuary jurisdictions within the state to dismiss the Trump administration's suit challenging their policies toward immigrants, casting them as an "extraordinary assault" on the federal government's attempt to enforce federal immigration laws.

  • April 02, 2025

    Ex-NFLer Terrell Owens Sues TMZ Over 'Getcha Popcorn' TM

    Former National Football League wide receiver Terrell Owens filed a trademark infringement suit against TMZ in Illinois state court Tuesday, accusing the media outlet of exploiting his famed catchphrase "Getcha Popcorn Ready" as taglines in its football-related coverage to evoke anticipation, increase advertising revenues and generate web traffic.

  • April 02, 2025

    Kove Wants Fed. Circ. To Back $673M IP Win Against Amazon

    Software company Kove IO Inc. is defending a $673 million judgment it secured against Amazon in Illinois federal court last year, contesting Amazon's argument on appeal that the figure was won using cloud data storage patents that should be invalidated.

  • April 02, 2025

    CVS Asserts DOJ's Opioid Prescription Suit Lacks Facts

    CVS Pharmacy Inc. has told a Rhode Island federal judge that most of the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that it knowingly filed invalid prescriptions for opioids should be tossed, saying the agency failed to adequately allege the company willfully put profits over safety.

  • April 02, 2025

    Energy Co. 'Fleeced' Customers In Bait-And-Switch, Suit Says

    An Illinois alternative energy supplier was accused Tuesday in federal court of exploiting its customers with a bait-and-switch scheme involving "outrageously high" markups that "fleeced" thousands of customers out of tens of millions of dollars they'd otherwise save on gas and electricity.

  • April 02, 2025

    BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor As Partner

    A former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois has joined BakerHostetler in its Chicago office as a partner in the firm's litigation practice group, where he will focus on white collar matters, internal investigations and civil litigation.

  • April 02, 2025

    Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says

    Walgreens floods customers' inboxes with "incessant spam" and ignores any attempt to unsubscribe from the retailer's mailing list, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • How NJ Temp Equal Pay Survived A Constitutional Challenge

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    The Third Circuit recently gave the New Jersey Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights a new lease on life by systematically dismantling multiple theories of the act's unconstitutionality brought by staffing agencies hoping to delay their new equal pay and benefits obligations, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of 麻豆传媒s Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of 麻豆传媒s coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • NYC Wage Info Bill Highlights Rise In Pay Transparency 麻豆传媒s

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    With New York City the latest to mull requiring companies to annually report employee wage data, national employers should consider adapting their compliance practices to comply with increasingly common pay transparency and disclosure obligations at state and local levels, says Kelly Cardin at Littler Mendelson.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer 鈥 punctuality, memorization, creativity and more 鈥 have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How 麻豆传媒 Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    麻豆传媒 firm decision making can be stifled by 鈥渃ollaboration drag鈥 鈥 characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent 鈥 but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Workday AI Bias Suit Suggests Hiring Lessons For Employers

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    As state laws and a federal agency increasingly focus on employment bias introduced by artificial intelligence systems, a California federal court's recent decision to allow a discrimination suit to proceed against Workday's AI-driven recruitment software, shows companies should promptly assess these tools' risks, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • What BIPA Reform 麻豆传媒 Means For Biometrics Litigation

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    A recently signed Illinois law amending the Biometric Information Privacy Act limits defendants' liability exposure on a per-scan basis and clarifies that electronic signatures constitute a valid written release, establishing additional issues that courts will need to address in future BIPA litigation, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental 麻豆传媒

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    The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools is challenging environmental lawyers, consultants and government agencies to determine when and how these tools can be responsibly, ethically and productively integrated into their practices to streamline research, predictive analytics and regulatory compliance, say Ahlia Bethea and Pamela Esterman at Sive Paget.

  • Carbon Offset Case A Win For CFTC Enviro Fraud Task Force

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    An Illinois federal court's decision in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Ikkurty 鈥 earning the CFTC a sizeable monetary award that will likely incentivize similar enforcement pursuit 鈥 shows the impact of the commission's Environmental Fraud Task Force, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • RealPage Suit Shows Growing Algorithm, AI Pricing Scrutiny

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's suit against RealPage for helping fix rental rates, filed last week, demonstrates how the use of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools to assist with pricing decisions is drawing increasing scrutiny and action across government agencies, and specifically at the Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ, say Andre Geverola and Leah Harrell at Arnold & Porter.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral 麻豆传媒 Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years 鈥 a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round 鈥 in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Considering Noncompete Strategies After Blocked FTC Ban

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    A Texas district court's recent decision in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission to set aside the new FTC rule banning noncompetes does away with some immediate compliance obligations, but employers should still review strategies, attend to changes to state laws and monitor ongoing challenges, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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