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  • June 05, 2025

    Girardi's Son-In-Law Admits Contempt In Illinois Theft Case

    Tom Girardi's son-in-law pled guilty to criminal contempt Thursday in Illinois federal court, admitting he knew the once-celebrated plaintiffs lawyer failed to pay millions of dollars in plane crash settlement funds they had been ordered to distribute to their clients "as soon as practical."

  • June 05, 2025

    Foley & Lardner Says Palestine Support Didn't Doom Job Offer

    Foley & Lardner LLP urged an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a bias suit by a former summer associate, arguing her job offer was rescinded not due to her Arab Muslim identity but because her public comments on Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel "violated the firm's core values" and showed "incredibly poor judgment."

  • June 05, 2025

    Ill. Judge Tosses Dredged Waste Suit After Feds Pull Site Plan

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to expand a disposal site that stores sediments dredged from Chicago waterways, citing the agency's withdrawal of its decision over the Lake Michigan shoreline facility.

  • June 05, 2025

    Chicago Fire Pitch $650M Arena For Vacant South Loop Site

    The Chicago Fire soccer team has announced plans to build a $650 million stadium on a long-vacant site in the South Loop that was recently eyed for a new baseball stadium.

  • June 05, 2025

    Judge Wants Details On Harm From Trump Wind Farm Pause

    A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday asked a coalition of states and a clean-energy advocacy group for more specifics about the harm they allegedly will be caused by the Trump administration's decision to pause wind farm permitting, and said he wanted to move forward with a trial "promptly."

  • June 04, 2025

    NBA, Online Retailers Settle Knockoff Sales Dispute

    Eight online retailers have agreed to stop selling and distributing counterfeit NBA-branded products, according to a consent judgment a Chicago federal judge approved Wednesday between the retailers and the league's licensing arm.

  • June 04, 2025

    OpenAI Says Data Retention Order Creating Privacy Concerns

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI has asked a Manhattan federal judge to lift an order for it to retain output log data for conversations users have had with the generative artificial intelligence model, saying ongoing preservation won't be useful in a case brought by news organizations that say their content was used to train the program.

  • June 04, 2025

    Ill. Atty Faces 1 Year Suspension, Left Watchdog 'Baffled'

    An Illinois attorney who was sanctioned $1 million alongside his client for frivolously litigating a condominium governance fight and later helped that client engage in knowingly improper bankruptcy conduct should be suspended for a year and complete a professionalism seminar, a state disciplinary watchdog says.

  • June 04, 2025

    Dish Wants Court To Act On T-Mobile Case Discovery Dispute

    Dish told an Illinois federal judge it is at an impasse with wireless customer plaintiffs seeking documents in their case against T-Mobile over its 2020 acquisition of Sprint, saying it met with the plaintiffs four times regarding their subpoenas, but the sides have been unable to find a compromise.

  • June 04, 2025

    Ƶ Resumes $4.2M Redress After Pressure From States

    California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said Wednesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now making good on a $4.2 million redress plan for former students of a shuttered sales-training firm, following agency delays and subsequent pressure from various states.

  • June 04, 2025

    Epic Wins IP Award Interest Fight With Tata At 7th Circ.

    The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday sided with Epic Systems and ordered a lower court to recalculate interest on a $140 million punitive damages award it won against Tata Group in an intellectual property case, saying interest ran from the first judgment in 2017 even though an amended version was entered five years later.

  • June 04, 2025

    Amtrak Bribery Plot Nets Contractor Nearly 5-Year Sentence

    A former executive for a masonry contractor who admitted to participating in a scheme that involved bribing an Amtrak manager to overbill the federal government $2 million in a $50 million restoration of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station was sentenced to 57 months in prison by a Pennsylvania federal court.

  • June 04, 2025

    Neighbor Says Cubs Don't Own Sounds, Smells Of Wrigley

    A rooftop owner near Wrigley Field being sued by the Cubs for allegedly infringing its intellectual property rights asked a judge to dismiss counts of misappropriation and unjust enrichment, saying the club does not have rights to the lights, sounds and smells that leave its property.  

  • June 04, 2025

    Meta Inks 20-Year Deal With Ill. Energy Provider To Develop AI

    Meta has struck a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to purchase nuclear power from an Illinois plant to help fuel its development of artificial intelligence technology, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • June 13, 2016

    DraftKings Can't Escape Automated Text Message Class Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday kept alive a putative class action over an alleged automated promotional text message sent by daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings but tossed a claim that the message stole data from recipients, finding that the loss of value for a single text message is too small.

  • June 03, 2025

    Egg Producer Beats Suit Over Salmonella Contamination

    Amish egg producer Milo's Poultry Farms LLC has beaten a proposed class action accusing it of selling eggs tainted with salmonella, after a Wisconsin federal judge ruled Tuesday there is no plausible way a batch of eggs worth less than $100,000 could result in more than $5 million in damages.

  • June 03, 2025

    Honigman Hires 2 Ex-Mayer Brown IP Litigators In Chicago

    Honigman LLP announced the additions of two former Mayer Brown LLP attorneys to its intellectual property litigation group on Monday, touting their experience advising clients in the biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical sectors.

  • June 03, 2025

    MultiPlan Must Face Reimbursement Pricing Antitrust MDL

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday largely rejected a bid by MultiPlan to ditch multidistrict litigation accusing the company of illegally fixing out-of-network reimbursement rates, trimming only unjust enrichment claims while allowing antitrust claims to move forward.

  • June 03, 2025

    Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say

    Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors.

  • June 03, 2025

    Judge Extends Block On Post-Pandemic School Funding Cuts

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday maintained a block on a Trump administration move to halt funding for education-related COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts, after lawyers for New York and other states said the feds are trying to get around an earlier injunction.

  • June 03, 2025

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • June 03, 2025

    Katten Adds 4 Ex-Kirkland Attys To Healthcare Practice

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired two partners and two associates from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to boost Katten's regulatory and transactional expertise in the firm's healthcare practice.

  • June 02, 2025

    Trucking Co. Can't Ditch Ill. Suit Over Workers' Face Scans

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to toss a putative class action accusing HMD Trucking Inc. of violating the state's biometric privacy law by collecting and storing drivers' face scans through cameras installed in its trucks, finding that this data qualifies as "biometric identifiers" protected by the statute and that the claims aren't preempted by federal law. 

  • June 02, 2025

    Despite 11-1 Split Warning, 7th Circ. Limits Use Of Mandamus

    The Seventh Circuit shrugged off assertions that it has inexplicably adopted one-of-a-kind restrictions on change-of-venue challenges, refusing Monday to rethink its recent rejection of mandamus as a mechanism to fight forum selection decisions.

  • June 02, 2025

    Ill. Budget Increases Taxes On Tobacco, Online Sports Books

    Illinois' Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed a $55 billion budget for fiscal 2026, including about $800 million in targeted tax hikes on tobacco, vaping and online sports betting.

Expert Analysis

  • Roundup

    Banking Brief: State Law Recaps From Each Quarter Of 2024

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    In this Expert Analysis series, throughout 2024 attorneys provided quarterly recaps discussing the biggest developments in banking regulation, litigation and policymaking in various states, including New York, California and Illinois.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

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    State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025

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    This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Series

    Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict

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    A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • 5 Privacy Law Trends That Will Continue In 2025

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    While preparing privacy programs for the year, companies should keep in mind several developments from 2024 that will carry over — namely, in the realm of artificial intelligence, passive data collection, combining data from multiple sources, privacy program expectations and managing vendors, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • 5 Drug And Device Developments That Shaped 2024

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    The last year saw significant legal developments affecting drug and device manufacturers, with landmark decisions and regulatory changes that require vigilance and agility from the industry, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation

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    Though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership seems likely to create a more favorable cryptocurrency regulatory environment, it must also confront the consequences of, and lingering questions raised by, the SEC's 2024 policy of investigating and charging cryptocurrency trading platforms for operating unregistered exchanges, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

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