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June 30, 2025
DOJ Says Over 300 Charged In $14.6B Healthcare Fraud Sting
A healthcare fraud operation conducted by federal and state law enforcement groups netted more than 300 defendants in a slew of schemes amounting to $14.6 billion in potential false claims, the Justice Department announced Monday.
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June 30, 2025
4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In June
A now-shuttered Boston firm scored a win in a legal malpractice lawsuit by a youth soccer program, while a securities brokerage found that the old adage "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again" doesn't apply to litigation, among other recent noteworthy decisions in Massachusetts state court.
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June 30, 2025
Judge Mulls Mariano's OT Exemption With A Baseball Analogy
An Illinois federal judge considering whether to declassify collectives of grocery store managers claiming a Kroger subsidiary misclassified them as being exempt from overtime pay compared them Monday to baseball player-managers like Pete Rose and pressed the parties to address "when a player-manager is more like a player than a manager."
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June 30, 2025
Hyatt Selling Playa Real Estate Portfolio For $2B
Hyatt Hotels Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell the real estate portfolio owned by Playa for $2 billion to Tortuga Resorts — a joint venture between an affiliate of private equity firm KSL Capital Partners and resort and hospitality company Rodina.
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June 27, 2025
Ill. High Court Says State Handgun Laws Comply With Bruen
A split Illinois Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state's requirement that handgun owners maintain both a concealed weapon permit and a separate Firearm Owner's Identification Card is legal and not preempted by a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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June 27, 2025
PE-Backed McGraw Hill, Consumer Researcher NIQ File IPOs
Educational publisher McGraw Hill Inc. and consumer research provider NIQ Global Intelligence PLC filed plans for initial public offerings Friday, marking a pair of large private-equity-backed companies set to join a recovering IPO market.
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June 27, 2025
Loyola Says It Had No Role In Student-Athlete Data Breach
Loyola University Chicago moved Thursday to be dismissed from an Illinois federal lawsuit claiming it failed to protect the private data of its student-athletes, saying it can't be held liable for the unlawful access of an ex-University of Michigan football coach who has no affiliation or connection to the university. Â
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June 27, 2025
7th Circ. Says Union Backed Worker Who Claimed Bias
The Seventh Circuit on Friday affirmed a decision dismissing a Black elevator mechanic's claims that his union mishandled his firing challenge, saying the union treated him fairly by winning his case despite his qualms with its strategy.
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June 27, 2025
Jury Adds $30M More To Fleet Tech Co.'s Trade Theft Trial Win
An Illinois federal jury on Friday more than doubled the $28.9 million in damages it awarded a day earlier to a fleet management technology firm after finding a garbage truck manufacturer poached its former executive and capitalized on stolen trade secrets, slapping a $30 million punitive award atop the initial verdict.
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June 27, 2025
M&A Tops Baker McKenzie's 59-Strong Partner Class For 2025
Baker McKenzie announced that 59 attorneys will be promoted to partner by the start of July, with the number of internal hires decreasing from last year while lateral recruitment remained the same, at 48, over the past 12 months.
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June 27, 2025
Walmart Crime Record Checks Harm Black Workers, Suit Says
Walmart shirked civil rights law by using criminal background checks that screened out Black workers who wanted to be rehired for roles they previously held after the retail behemoth took over management of an Illinois distribution center, according to a new suit filed in federal court.
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June 27, 2025
Justices Limit Universal Injunctions But Defer On Citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump can partially implement his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, in a ruling that significantly limits the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationally applicable orders against presidential edicts and policy initiatives.
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June 26, 2025
OpenAI Loses Data Hold Round In News Orgs' Copyright Fight
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to overturn a ruling that directed OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logs in ongoing copyright infringement litigation brought by news organizations against the company and Microsoft, after hearing an hourslong "tutorial" about the ins and outs of generative artifical intelligence.
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June 26, 2025
Student Loan Servicer Must Face Class Action Fraud Claims
A Chicago federal judge has kept alive a proposed class action accusing student loan giant Great Lakes Educational Loan Services Inc. of misleading borrowers about how it would automatically apply payments above their monthly minimums owed, though he trimmed an unjust enrichment claim from the suit.
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June 26, 2025
Fleet Tech Co. Wins Nearly $29M In Trade Secret Theft Trial
An Illinois jury awarded fleet management technology firm Sonrai Systems LLC more than $28.9 million Thursday, finding a garbage truck manufacturer the company had worked with had poached an executive and used confidential information he stole to develop a competing product.
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June 26, 2025
DHS Releases Grant Funds After Chicago Suit Targets 'Pause'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released at least some of the counterterrorism grant fund reimbursements it had recently suspended for Chicago and certain other cities, but Chicago officials say the move isn't enough to end a lawsuit it launched over the allegedly unconstitutional pause.
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June 26, 2025
Juul Faces Possible Revival Of Price Discrimination Suit
A vape wholesaler is urging an Illinois federal judge to reconsider an order ending its lawsuit accusing Juul Labs of giving a rival wholesaler a better deal on e-cigarettes, arguing its failure to explicitly identify the geographic market in which it competed should not have sunk the case.
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June 26, 2025
YouTube, Google Near OK On $6M BIPA Deal With 21K Users
A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he'll give preliminary approval to Google and YouTube's $6 million deal to end a proposed class action alleging the companies unlawfully collected the biometric data of around 21,000 Illinois YouTube users through the platform's video editing tools, saying he believes it to be "a very sound settlement."
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June 26, 2025
Judge Tosses Biogen MS Drug Antitrust Suit, For Now
An Illinois federal court tossed a proposed class action accusing Biogen of reducing competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera through payments to pharmacy benefit managers, after finding that only some drug pricing lists would have been affected.
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June 25, 2025
Ill. Appeals Court Won't Undo Biometric Privacy Class Cert.
An Illinois state appeals court has refused to disturb a lower court's order certifying a class of employees suing over time clocks that scanned and used their biometric information, ruling that the common claim in the case presents a question that "is suitable for, if not demanding of, class-wide resolution."
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June 25, 2025
Swiss Re Says Botched Representation Led To Inflated Deal
Swiss Re told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that counsel representing it in underlying actions related to a medical malpractice suit failed to adequately advise and defend the reinsurer, consequently forcing it into a large settlement even though its coverage had not yet been triggered.
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June 25, 2025
OTC Pills Are Opioid In Disguise, Consumer Says
A Georgia company that produces an over-the-counter supplement branded as "ZaZa" was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday from a consumer who said the supplement's active ingredient is a highly addictive substance with effects comparable to opioids, which the manufacturer has hidden from consumers.
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June 25, 2025
Class Certified In Suit Over Oil Market's Historic Price Crash
A Chicago federal judge has certified a class of futures traders who claim Vega Capital London Ltd. and 12 of its traders caused a historic oil crash with an aggressive price manipulation scheme that resulted in oil futures going negative for the first time, saying the plaintiffs have met all the requirements for certification.
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June 25, 2025
Auto Lender's Ex-Exec Gets No Prison For Role In $67M Fraud
An auto lender's former operations chief was sentenced Wednesday in Illinois federal court to one day of time served alongside a year of supervised release, three months of which served as home detention, for his role in a fraud that caused more than $60 million in losses.
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June 25, 2025
The 5 Big Enforcement Trends White Collar Attys Must Know
The Trump administration has made clear its intent to prioritize U.S. interests, eliminate transnational cartels and cut government fraud, waste and abuse — but questions remain about the administration’s approach to foreign bribery, crypto, public corruption, self-disclosure and clemency as we head into the second half of the year.
Expert Analysis
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Ledbetter's Legacy Shines In 2024 Equal Pay Law Updates
The federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act turned 15 this year, and its namesake's legacy is likely to endure in 2025 and beyond, as demonstrated by 2024's state- and local-level progress on pay equity, as well as several rulings from federal appellate courts, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.
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Using Contracts As Evidence Of Trade Secret Protection
Recent federal and U.S. International Trade Commission decisions demonstrate an interesting trend of judges recognizing that contracts and confidentiality provisions can serve as important evidence of the reasonable secrecy measures companies must take to prove the existence of protected trade secrets, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages
The Seventh Circuit's recent endorsement in Motorola v. Hytera of a Second Circuit limit on avoided-cost damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act contradicts even its own precedents, and will further confuse the scope of a developing circuit conflict that the U.S. Supreme Court has already twice declined to resolve, says Jordan Rice at MoloLamken.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now
While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Why State Captive Audience Laws Matter After NLRB Decision
As employers focus on complying with the National Labor Relations Board's new position that captive audience meetings violate federal labor law, they should also be careful not to overlook state captive audience laws that prohibit additional types of company meetings and communications, says Karla Grossenbacher at Seyfarth.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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7th Circ. Travel Time Ruling Has Far-Reaching Implications
In a case of first impression, the Seventh Circuit’s recent holding in Walters v. Professional Labor Group will have significant implications for employers that must now provide travel time compensation for employees on overnight assignments away from home, says Anthony Sbardellati at Akerman.