Amputation dangers while working with machinery, equipment, power tools, or conveyor belts are well-known, and yet too many workers in some of our biggest industries are still suffering permanent harm or even dying in an amputation injury involving a machine
Chicago Man Indicted Over Alleged Bomb Threat Involving Disney Cruise Line
A Chicago man has been federally indicted for allegedly transmitting a bomb threat involving a cruise ship traveling from the Bahamas. Daquan Lamont Smith, 20, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
First District Appellate Court Interprets Civil Penalty Provision of FOIA Differently than Second District
The First District Appellate Court overturned a trial court’s denial of civil penalties in a FOIA case challenging a police department’s response to a news media’s FOIA requests. NBC Subsidiary v. Chicago Police Department.NBC filed FOIA requests with a
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Linden Acquires Relevate Health from Mountaingate
Linden Capital has acquired Relevate Health from Mountaingate Capital, according to industry reports.
Relevate, founded in 2007 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a healthcare commercialization platform serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and other healthcare organizations.
Infections And Illinois Work Comp Claims
One of the basic principles of Illinois workers’ compensation law is that your work comp benefits cover the injury and anything that stems from it. So if you hurt your leg and have to use crutches, if that crutch use
Celebrating Hispanic Contributions to the Law
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT, the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will present Celebrating Hispanic Contributions to the Law, a complimentary
Federal court skeptical of bid to curtail abortion pill access
A staff member at Alamo Women’s Clinic prepares Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, for a patient in Carbondale, Illinois, on April 9, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)
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Your ERISA Watch – Week of September 9, 2026
We here at Your ERISA Watch hope all our readers had a relaxing Labor Day weekend, and that you were all able to take a moment to reflect on the massive contributions laborers have made to this country. This is
Trench Collapse Construction Work Accidents: Deadly Danger of Compartment Syndrome
There are all kinds of construction projects underway in Illinois and Indiana right now, from residential to industrial; to commercial and road work infrastructure; to utility work and repair. Many of these construction projects will need some type of excavation
AI-Powered Call Transcription Tools Present Class Action BIPA Risk
We have all become accustomed to seeing pop-up notices on our video calls saying that an AI-powered technology is recording us. Sometimes the AI service even appears as a participant. Notwithstanding how commonplace these features have become, a recent decision