In the previous alert, we covered the Illinois Landlord and Tenant Act, along with the Radon Awareness Act and several others. Here we will go over changes to the Electric Vehicle Charging Act and how it could affect the...more
On Feb. 17, in a close 4-3 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004, ruled that a claim under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrues with every scan...more
Recently, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to two False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases to determine whether a defendant who acted with an “objectively reasonable” interpretation of the law can still be liable for...more
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign into law SB 672 which would amend and significantly alter the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”). Once signed into law, the Act will directly affect the enforceability...more
On June 25, the Supreme Court, in a narrow, 5-4 decision, substantially limited a class action against TransUnion, one of the three major credit-reporting agencies in the United States. The Court held that while a limited...more
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As more and more ransomware attacks affect companies large and small, such as the recent, well-known attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and the meat processing company JBS, industrious plaintiffs’ counsel will continue to...more
On May 28, Governor Pritzker signed SB72, which amends the Illinois Interest on Judgment statute (735 ILCS 5/2-1303) (the “Act”). The Act grants prejudgment interest for economic and non-economic damages accruing at a rate of...more
Many businesses collect and store biometric information for a myriad of reasons, including, for example, verifying the accuracy of time cards for employees of manufacturers and restaurants to ensure accurate payment of wages,...more
Over the past year, the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”) has exceeded sixty. A majority of these lawsuits have been filed against...more
Since November 2016, over thirty-five class action lawsuits have been brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the Illinois “BIPA”) in Illinois state and federal courts. Under the Illinois BIPA (which was...more
In Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. Am. Senior Benefits LLC, 2017 IL App (1st) 160687-U, the Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a former employee’s actions in sending LinkedIn invitations to employees at his prior firm did...more
On September 22, 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court in Kakos v. Butler, 2016 IL 120377, struck down Public Act 98-1132 (the “Act”), which limited the size of a civil jury to six persons and increased the amount paid per day to...more
On August 19, 2016, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”), which prohibits private sector employers from entering into non-competition agreements with their “low-wage employees”. ...more