On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, the decision from the Illinois Appellate Court. The Supreme Court found that the five-year limitations period, rather than the one-year period, applies to cases brought
Hughes v. Northwestern, 595 U.S. __ (2022)
INTRODUCTION
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that largely regulates pension, 401(k), and similar employer provided retirement benefit plans. The statute is intensive, it provides strict
In the 2018 Supreme Court case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al., the court overturned the physical presence rule established in the 1967 case National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Ill and reaffirmed in the
In a recent DUI case in the Appellate Court of Illinois, the court ruled on the importance of considering official reports from the arresting officer in decisions to rescind summary suspensions of driving privileges. The State’s appeal argued that the
Recently, two bills were introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives that propose limits on the ability of states and municipalities to offer incentives to businesses and corporations. The Phase Out Corporate Giveaways Act, HB1188, aims to create the Phase
The divergent reasons for denying equitable tolling in recent court cases, Arellano v. McDonough and City of Rockford v. Gilles. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a veteran’s disability benefit application in Arellano v. McDonough due to missing the one-year statutory
An Illinois court has granted a temporary restraining order on a recently passed gun control bill, known as HB 5471. The plaintiffs in the case argued that the bill impairs their fundamental right to bear arms and was passed in
The FTC has issued a proposed regulation which may ban noncompete agreements across the United States. This comes after several states have taken action in recent years banning or restricting noncompete agreements.
In October, a lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Illinois alleging L’Oréal’s hair products, marketed primarily for black women, caused cancer. Several cases have now been filed across the country alleging similar product liability claims.
After offering frozen pizzas at local grocery stores, family finds itself in court over dispute over whether licensing agreement allows for sale of frozen pizzas.
