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United States: Seventh Circuit Tosses BIPA Class Action On Federal Labor Law Preemption Grounds - Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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20, 2021), that a cause of action filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by employees of Kerry, Inc., On September 20, 2021, the Seventh Circuit ruled in Fernandez v. Kerry, Inc., 21-1067 (7th Cir.

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Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF

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They have no claim under state law, since Illinois law (the law of the state where the court sat) had no claim against foreign nationals for foreign acts and, Judge Easterbrook suggested, since in any case a state lacks jurisdiction to regulate in such matters. The law seems clear, to me at least. But is the outcome a bad outcome?

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

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Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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Nine new relists as the court approaches the finish line

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that as a former employee, Stanley lacked a cause of action under the ADA. Raoul , 23-879 Issue : Whether Illinois’ sweeping ban on common and long-lawful arms violates the Second Amendment. In Stanley v.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

Doe , 20-1374 , concerns whether Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which incorporates its enforcement mechanisms) provides a disparate-impact cause of action for plaintiffs alleging disability discrimination, and whether such claims can be based on facially neutral health-plan terms.

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NO FAKES Act: Unpacking the New Bipartisan Bill on Digital Replicas

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What performers, record labels, and online platforms get One criticism of this bill is going to be that there are already all sorts of causes of action the victim of a digital replica can bring, but folks who say that are missing what this bill really aims to do. What about state laws?