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Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2023: A Midyear Report

Law 360

State and federal courts have handed down rulings in Illinois cases so far this year that have altered the legal landscape for biometric privacy claims in the state, opened up an area of uncertainty for False Claims Act litigants and upheld a state statute tacking 6% prejudgment interest onto personal injury and wrongful death verdicts.

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Managing Risk of Liability Stemming from Biometric Tech and Privacy Laws

InHouseOps

In January, a group of New York state legislators introduced a biometrics regulation bill that contains a private right of action similar to the already enacted Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Third, Holiday Inn was sued in Illinois by its own insurance company for making a coverage claim for a biometric class action.

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This week’s relists: preemption of consumer protection laws, bankruptcy claims, COVID mandates and. Chevron deference again?

SCOTUSBlog

Yes, the statute really does have a full cite to the opinion in it. It then concluded with respect to the Hymes/Harwayne-Gidansky suit that the Dodd-Frank language quoted above simply codified the pre-existing legal standard and held their claims preempted. Nelson ,…517 U.S. The California state law at issue in Flagstar Bank v.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. She insists in the video that she knows all of the governing legal rules and shows the path in detail. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. However, there are still some notable additions that raise more legal frights. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. ” She even posted a walk-through video and insisted that she knows all of the governing legal rules. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102.

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