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A state appellate panel vacated a $7 million negligence verdict against the Chicago Housing Authority, finding the agency was not responsible for injuries to a man shot by its security contractor.
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âRegardless of oneâs views on immigration policy, the matter serves as a useful reminder of the role the grand jury occupies within our constitutional structure,â writes @SCOTUSBios in todayâs Cotterâs Corner column.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulâŚ
The trademark on the U.S. Army motto âThis Weâll Defendâ belongs to the company that first started selling clothing imprinted with the phrase instead of the one that trademarked it, a federal appeals court held.
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The 5th Municipal District in Bridgeview is the latest courthouse to announce its closure Friday due to a weather-related power outage.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulâŚ
Bankruptcy attorneys do not have to wait at the end of the line to collect their fees when they represent individual debtors who are repaying their unsecured creditors in installments, a federal appeals court held.
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Illinois could soon have safeguards regulating investor influence on law firms â a step many lawyers say is necessary as private equity attempts to infiltrate the legal marketplace.
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A federal judge temporarily halted the sale of collectible toys that Ty Inc. alleges are knockoffs of its Beanie Babies plush animal toys.
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âThis is more than a dispute about which history counts. It is a dispute about how history functions in constitutional analysis,â writes @DonaldEckler in todayâs media access to state executions.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulâŚ
The 6th Municipal District Courthouse in Markham will be closed Thursday due to weather-related loss of electrical power.
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People News: Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC added Nicholas W. Starr as an associate to its corporate practice group.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulâŚ
A split federal appellate panel ruled that an Indiana policy that bars members of the media from attending executions under the death penalty unless they are invited by the offender is proper.
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People News: @Loeb_LoebLLP hired Agnieszka âAgnesâ Kawecki as a partner and Soffia Kuehner Gray as a senior counsel in its private client practice.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulâŚ
A federal judge cleared the way for a woman to pursue a lawsuit accusing a cosmetics company of violating her privacy by capturing her facial geometry through its augmented reality âtry-onâ tool.
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âThis milestone highlights ongoing efforts toward racial equality and justice in Illinois, while reaffirming the courtâs commitment to fairness and inclusion,â writes Ramon Ocasio III in todayâs Racial Justice column.
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