Robin Evans, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5237 | E-mail Robin Evans
Don’t Fudge Consumer Fraud Pleadings
What does “chocolate” mean to the reasonable consumer? Would a reasonable consumer expect chocolate to contain certain essential ingredients? Or is this question best left to th...
Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Appellate Court Holds That Material Impediment Is Required for Obstructing Officer
In People v. Gotschall, 2022 IL App (4th) 210256, ¶¶1, 30, the Fourth District Appellate Court reversed a co...
Matthew Chivari, Chivari P.C., Chicago
312-975-5732 | E-mail Matthew Chivari
The First Step Act and Intervening Changes of Law or Fact
Passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. No. 111‑220, 124 Stat. 2372, rectified vast disparities between the sentences handed down for crack cocaine and ...
Catherine R. Locallo, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | E-mail Catherine R. Locallo
Recent Seventh Circuit Case Addresses Declaratory Judgment, Equivalent Job, and Attorney’s Fee Awards Under FMLA
On August 16, 2022, in a matter of first impression, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held...
David E. Braden, Yudell and Lonoff, LLC, Northfield
847-441-9500 | E-mail David Braden
Second District Upholds Directed Finding of Failure To Establish Actual or Presumptive Undue Influence
In In re Estate of Coffman, 2022 IL App (2d) 210053, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court uph...
Donald C. Schiller, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago, Lake Forest & Wheaton
Michelle A. Lawless, Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-641-5560 | E-mail Donald Schiller | 312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Attorneys’ Fees Ex-Wife Incurred Defending Criminal Visitation Interf...
Joseph P. Basile | E-mail Joseph Basile
Commission Abused Its Discretion and Committed Reversible Error by Sua Sponte Excluding Medical Records Employer Did Not Object to During Arbitration Hearing
The court in Cummings v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2022 IL App (1st) 210956WC-U, re...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Insurer Not Liable for Judgment Against Insured General Contractor if No Actual Notice of Lawsuit
This month, we continue our examination of recent decisions with still another insurance claims case. ...
Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Chicago
312-368-0100 | E-mail Michael L. Weissman
Lender Loses Security Interest Due to Inadequate Collateral Description
In a case arising in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Polk 33 Lending, LLC v. Schwartz, 555 F.Supp.3d 38 (D.D...
Ian A. Vitalis, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5482 | E-mail Ian Vitalis
Northern District of Illinois Signals Greater Scrutiny for Colleges and Universities Asserting “Financial Institution” Exemption to BIPA
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14/1, et s...