A $150 million class action lawsuit against ComEd’s parent company, Exelon, had previously been filed and appealled to the Seventh Circuit. The lawsuit points to the alleged bribery and numerous indictments, including “Public Official A,” former House Speaker Mike Madigan,
Jake Leahy
Jake A. Leahy is an attorney affiliated with the Illinois Attorney General's Office who publishes legal analyses and summaries primarily focused on recent court decisions and legal developments. His content covers a range of topics including labor law, securities law, environmental law, administrative law, intellectual property, and civil rights. The publications often provide detailed recaps of Supreme Court opinions and other significant cases, explaining their implications and legal reasoning. The material is intended to inform legal professionals and interested readers about current legal trends and case law, with a focus on state and federal legal issues relevant to Illinois and broader U.S. law.
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Michigan Tribunal Rules Wayfair Does Not Create Nexus for Local Tax Based on Resident Agent (Apex Laboratories v. City of Detroit)
By Jake Leahy
The 2018 Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair overturned the 1992 decision Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which was a decision that strictly prohibited states from imposing sales taxes on vendors through mail order or internet businesses unless the vendor…
Logistics Company Files Suit Against Employer of Former Employee for Misappropriating Confidential Information (Pittsburgh Logistics Systems v. Traffix)
By Jake Leahy
Earlier this week, Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. (“PLS”) filed a fifteen page complaint against Traffix USA, Inc. in the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint includes both state level and federal claims, the federal claims involve 18 U.S.C. Section 1836,…
State Attorneys General Take Aim at BlackRock ESG Investment Strategy
By Jake Leahy
Traditionally, the conversation in board rooms has almost exclusively been about maximizing profits and in turn, prioritizing shareholder value. As Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) becomes a more common phrase in the corporate setting, the so-called “stakeholder capitalism” still may…
Jury Selection Begins in R. Kelly Case in Chicago Federal Court (United States v. Kelly)
By Jake Leahy
Chicago, Illinois – This morning, jury selection began for the Chicago portion of the federal case against Rapper R. Kelly. Although Kelly was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison in a Brooklyn federal court for racketeering and Mann Act…
Hoffman Estates Dentist Alleges Regulatory Taking and Equal Protection Violations Against Village (Akmakijan v. Hoffman Estates)
By Jake Leahy
Earlier this month, Dr. Sam Akmakjian (“Plaintiff”) filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Village of Hoffman Estates. The suit arises over the repeated denials in zoning variances to the properties which Dr. Arkmakjian has owned for nearly thirty years…
Small Business Pass-Through Entity Tax Scrapped From Inflation Reduction Act
By Jake Leahy
Small business owners have always had it tough — making payroll, dealing with customers, and of course, writing a large check to Uncle Sam at the end of the year — but this year inflation is making things particularly hard.…
Why the Chicago Federal Law Blog?
By Jake Leahy
It is no secret that law students have a lot of reading to do. It is also no secret that what law students find interesting, might often be an effective cure to insomnia. As a law student who reads complaints…