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Zalma on Insurance
Fraudulent Health Insurance Benefits Are Unjust Enrichment
By Barry Zalma
Court Refuses to Honor an Illegal Agreement Post 4854 HE claimed Ms. Kiraga had received money under such circumstances that in equity and good conscience she ought not be allowed…
Municipal Minute
Court Finds in Favor of School District in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Student-Athlete
An Illinois Appellate Court upheld a ruling in favor of a school district in a lawsuit relating to a student-athlete’s death, holding that government tort immunity barred the family’s claims…
Chicago IP Litigation
No Right to Intervene More Than a Year and a Half After Default Entered
Blue Spring Partners, LLC v. The Individuals, Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 23 C 983, (N.D. Ill. May 18, 2026) (Kendall, C.J.). Chief Judge…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Illinois Work Comp Attorney Tells Client, “I Don’t Do Disputes”
By Mike Helfand
Man, I rarely get shocked by the terrible performance of some Illinois workers' compensation attorneys, but boy was I stunned recently. An injured worker with a very big company had…
JURIST
Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE
Amnesty International called Thursday for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in a report alleging widespread human rights violations in federal immigration enforcement operations. In its 168-page…
Foley & Lardner LLP
How To Improve Hiring Transparency Amid Ghost Job Scrutiny
By Holly Kane
Imagine a job seeker who has spent weeks tailoring applications, paying for a premium subscription on a major hiring platform and refreshing listings every morning, only to discover that many…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FDIC Proposes Rule to Establish Parity Between State and National Banks in Applying Host-State Laws
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Burt M. Rublin
The FDIC has proposed a rule interpreting Section 24(j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, enacted as part of The Riegle-Neal Interstate Branching and Banking Efficiency Act of 1994, to…
Simple Justice
Halkides: Triple Murder at Starved Rock: Confession v. Fingermark and DNA Evidence (Update NSFW)
Ed. Note: Chris Halkides has been kind enough to try to make us lawyers smarter by dumbing down science enough that we have a small chance of understanding how it’s…
ContractsProf Blog
Friday Frivolity: Santos v. Kimmel
We posted about this case two years ago, not long after it first arose. Here’s a quick summary from the original complaint: Using pseudonyms, Jimmy Kimmel allegedly created fourteen fake…
@theBar
401(k) Basics Lawyers Should Know (Even If You Don’t Practice ERISA)
Authored by Kairvi Tijoriwala A 401(k) plan can seem like a fairly straightforward retirement savings plan where money comes out each paycheck, an employer might make a matching contribution, and…