Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times alleges the newspaper defamed her in an editorial it published that incorrectly linked Palin’s own political rhetoric with a mass shooting that took place near Tucson, AZ in 2011 in which six people
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims against Bank and Officer Time Barred
An Illinois appeals court recently held that the plaintiffs in a commercial litigation lawsuit could not sustain claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and tortious interference with contract because the claims were untimely. The Court also affirmed dismissal…
With a New Year Comes New Equal Pay Act Reporting and Certification Obligations for Many Illinois Employers in 2022
Pay equity has become a hot topic of discussion and legislative focus across the United States in the last few years as states seek to adopt stricter pay equity laws and to increase enforcement efforts combating pay inequities for members…
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Order Restraining Speech Violates First Amendment, Unconstitutional
In a decision dealing with prior restraints on speech, the First District Appellate Court recently held that the trial court overstepped federal and state constitutional bounds when it ordered a company and its president to refrain from making any future…
Federal Financial Aid Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Top Universities of Price Fixing
Federal law allows schools to collaborate on their formulas for determining the amount of financial aid to award students, but they are not allowed to consider an applicant’s need for aid when determining whether to accept their application to become…
Seventh Circuit Rules for Insurer in COVID-related Business Interruption Litigatio
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently joined the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits in ruling in favor of insurers facing COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits. The consolidated appeal dealt with three different claims under Illinois law…
Seventh Circuit Rules that Employer Cannot use Arbitration Agreement to Escape Shareholder Suit over Retirement Plan
The Seventh Circuit in a recently issued decision held that an employer cannot invoke an arbitration provision to evade a shareholder class-action lawsuit seeking broad relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a federal law aimed at protecting…
When Flooding and Other Problems Occur, Developer and Residents Point Fingers
Back in September the resident-run condo board of 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan sued the developer of the building for $125 million to repair 1,500 alleged defects to the luxury condo building. According to the lawsuit, multiple residents experienced flooding…
Illinois Supreme Court says State Farm, Other Insurers Can’t cut Claims Paid to Homeowners by Depreciating Labor
The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its decision in a putative class-action lawsuit concerning the practice of State Farm of depreciating the cost of labor when paying out claims to holders of homeowner policies. In a 6-0 decision, the Illinois…
Is There a Statute of Limitations on Reclaiming Stolen Artwork?
The Nazis viewed modern art as “degenerate” and therefore confiscated whatever pieces of art they found to be “degenerate,” but that didn’t stop them from profiting off those pieces of art.
While the Nazi party refused to display artwork it…