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  • March 21, 2025

    Religious Groups Say Reproductive Health Law Hinders Hiring

    A Catholic diocese and anti-abortion pregnancy center claim a new Illinois law impedes religious employers' ability to hire people aligned with their missions, urging a federal court to halt the law, which prohibits employers from discriminating against workers because of their reproductive health decisions.

  • March 21, 2025

    High Court Says Misleading Statements To FDIC Not Criminal

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank, clarifying that the federal law in question criminalizes false statements but not those that are merely misleading.

  • March 20, 2025

    Judge OKs $51.75M Clearview AI Deal Despite AG Objections

    An Illinois federal judge Thursday granted final approval to Clearview AI's $51.75 million settlement resolving multidistrict litigation challenging the company's practice of automatically collecting biometric facial data online, rejecting objections from 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia.

  • March 20, 2025

    Trump Rescinds Paul Weiss Order After Firm Strikes Deal

    President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will rescind an executive order suspending security clearances held by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP employees after the law firm agreed to not adopt DEI hiring practices and to provide $40 million worth of pro bono services to support administration initiatives.

  • March 20, 2025

    State AGs Want 11th Circ. Redo Of FCC Robocall Reg Ruling

    Attorneys general from more than half the states and Washington, D.C., are urging the full Eleventh Circuit to reverse a panel decision that nixed a federal rule restricting the use of comparison shopping sites to generate robocall leads.

  • March 20, 2025

    Walgreens Can't Dodge Wash. Law In 'Non-Drowsy' Label Suit

    The Washington Supreme Court said Thursday that Walgreens could not avoid claims under the state's consumer protection law alleging its "non-drowsy" cough medicine label was deceptive, rejecting the retailer's contention that the law's safe harbor provision shielded it from a proposed class action in Illinois federal court.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ill. Justices End Cities' Dispute Over Cooper's Hawk Sales Tax

    The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by an Illinois village against a neighboring city that allegedly pocketed over $1 million in sales tax revenue owed to the village, saying the Illinois Department of Revenue has exclusive jurisdiction over such disputes between municipalities and an intermediate appellate panel wrongly revived the case.

  • March 20, 2025

    7th Circ. Backs Chicago Rail In Canine Officer's ADA Suit

    The Seventh Circuit said Thursday it won't revive a Chicago rail officer's suit claiming he was removed from his canine handler role after testing positive for drugs he had been prescribed, faulting him for failing to respond to the agency's requests to clarify the results.

  • March 20, 2025

    Jurisdictional Uncertainty Helps Preserve Ill. Tax Bias Suit

    Cook County property owners who mistakenly brought discriminatory assessment accusations in state court before taking their allegations to federal court can continue pursuing those claims, an Illinois judge said, rejecting the county's timeliness challenge. 

  • March 20, 2025

    7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Sykes To Take Senior Status

    Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit will take semiretired status on Oct. 1.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ticketmaster Baits With 'Deceptively' Low Prices, Suit Says

    Ticketmaster has allegedly been luring consumers into buying event tickets by advertising "deceptively" low prices before surprising them with high hidden fees at checkout after pressuring them with pop-up warnings and a countdown clock, according to a putative class action filed Tuesday in California federal court.

  • March 19, 2025

    Judge Tells DOJ To Alert All Agencies Of Perkins Coie Ruling

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday directed the Trump administration to tell all federal agencies to rescind requests for disclosures about government and contractor relationships with Perkins Coie LLP, following an order last week blocking enforcement of the president's executive order against the Seattle-based law firm.

  • March 19, 2025

    Beech-Nut Beats Baby Food Metals Case Revived By 2nd Circ.

    A New York federal judge tossed Wednesday a recently revived consolidated proposed consumer class action alleging Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. sold baby food contaminated with metals, finding that the consumers have not shown they were economically harmed, while rejecting their claims they overpaid for the products or did not receive the benefit of the bargain.

  • March 19, 2025

    Bitnomial Drops SEC Challenge Amid Ripple Dismissal Buzz

    Crypto futures and options platform Bitnomial on Wednesday dropped its suit alleging that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unfairly blocked it from listing futures contracts for Ripple Labs' XRP token after Ripple itself announced that the SEC is no longer pursuing securities claims against the token.

  • March 19, 2025

    Crisco Slips Proposed Class Cert. In Butter False Ad Suit

    A Crisco cooking spray purchaser looking to hold its manufacturer liable for an allegedly deceptive "butter" label cannot pursue those claims on behalf of other consumers because his intended classes aren't solid enough to proceed as one, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.  

  • March 19, 2025

    Ill. Justices Probe Wholesalers' Knowledge Of Tainted Cilantro

    Justices on Illinois' top court on Wednesday pressed attorneys in a case over allegedly contaminated cilantro to address when two wholesalers had actual knowledge the product may have made people sick, and what moment triggered a duty by a distributor to give notice for an implied warranty of merchantability claim.

  • March 19, 2025

    Sotera Beats Shareholder Suit Over Sterigenics Emissions

    Life sciences company Sotera Health has beaten a shareholder suit alleging it made a series of false and misleading statements about its environmental controls and liability exposure from numerous lawsuits against subsidiary Sterigenics, with the court ruling the plaintiffs have not shown the company intended to deceive the public.

  • March 19, 2025

    Buyers Oppose Consolidation Of THC Oil False Ad Suits

    A proposed class of buyers is urging an Illinois federal judge not to consolidate 10 cases from the same attorneys alleging nearly two dozen cannabis companies mislabel their vapable oil products to get around state regulations.

  • March 19, 2025

    7th Circ. Orders Tax Court To Clarify ESOP Suit Dismissal

    The Seventh Circuit axed the U.S. Tax Court's dismissal of a transit company's suit over an employee stock ownership plan, saying the lower court must specify that it lacked the authority to review the case because it was filed before the IRS completed an exam.

  • March 19, 2025

    Trans Worker Looks To Take Over Bias Case After EEOC's Exit

    A transgender woman who claims she was harassed while working at a hog farm told an Illinois federal judge she wants to take over the lawsuit, after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dropped the case because the federal government stopped recognizing transgender individuals.

  • March 19, 2025

    Greenpeace Owes More Than $660M In Dakota Pipeline Case

    A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $666 million in a suit alleging the group falsely disparaged the Dakota Access Pipeline project amid environmental protests, a case the organization has called a threat to its future and an attack on free speech.

  • March 19, 2025

    DC Judge Won't Preemptively Stop IRS Data Sharing With DHS

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday said two immigrant rights groups had not shown that the IRS is poised to unlawfully share noncitizen taxpayer records with immigration enforcement authorities, rejecting their bid for a court order that would preemptively block any information transfer.

  • March 19, 2025

    Atty Fees Not Covered In Nursing Home Coverage Dispute

    An Illinois federal court refused to rethink its finding that an insurer needn't cover a $666,000 attorney fee award against a nursing home operator in a wrongful death suit, saying in an amended ruling that the fees aren't covered damages under the policy or Illinois' Nursing Home Care Act.

  • March 19, 2025

    Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

  • March 19, 2025

    Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Ch. 11 Plan Settlement

    Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed a new Chapter 11 plan in a New York bankruptcy court, including a $6.5 billion payment from members of the Sackler family who own the company and $900 million from the debtor, that aims to compensate thousands of creditors for damages from opioid sales.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Opinion

    The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • What 7th Circ. Samsung Decision Means For Mass Arbitration

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    The Seventh Circuit's recent decision in Wallrich v. Samsung highlights the dilemma faced by mass arbitration filers in the face of nonpayment of arbitration fees by the defending party — but also suggests that there are risks for defendants in pursuing such a strategy, says Daniel Campbell at McDermott.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • Lessons From Recent SEC Cyber Enforcement Actions

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    The recent guidance by the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance is helpful to any company facing a cybersecurity threat, but just as instructive are the warnings raised by the SEC's recent enforcement actions against SolarWinds, R.R. Donnelley and Intercontinental Exchange, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • 9th Circ. Ruling Flags Work Harassment Risks Of Social Media

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    The recent Ninth Circuit ruling in Okonowsky v. Garland, holding an employer could be liable for a co-worker's harassing social media posts, highlights new challenges in technology-centered and remote workplaces, and underscores an employer's obligation to prevent hostile environments wherever their employees clock in, say Jennifer Lada and Phillip Schreiber at Holland & Knight.

  • 7th Circ. Ruling Sheds Light On Extraterritoriality In IP Law

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    A recent Seventh Circuit decision involving the Defend Trade Secrets Act, allowing for broader international application of trade secrets laws, highlights a difference in how trade secrets are treated compared to other areas of intellectual property law, say Armin Ghiam and Maria Montenegro-Bernardo at Hunton.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Series

    Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.

  • Illinois BIPA Reform Offers Welcome Relief To Businesses

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    Illinois' recent amendment to its Biometric Information Privacy Act limits the number of violations and damages a plaintiff can claim — a crucial step in shielding businesses from unintended legal consequences, including litigation risk and compliance costs, say attorneys at Taft.

  • Class Action Law Makes An LLC A 'Jurisdictional Platypus'

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    The applicability of Section 1332(d)(10) of the Class Action Fairness Act is still widely misunderstood — and given the ambiguous nature of limited liability companies, the law will likely continue to confound courts and litigants — so parties should be prepared for a range of outcomes, says Andrew Gunem at Strauss Borrelli.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • How Justices' E-Rate Decision May Affect Scope Of FCA

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual decision in Wisconsin Bell v. U.S., determining whether reimbursements paid by the E-rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act, may affect other federal programs that do not require payments to be made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, says David Colapinto at Kohn Kohn.

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