People News: The @illinoiscourts selected Renita Young as its chief communications officer.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
People News: @OgletreeDeakins added three attorneys.
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A panel of the 1st District Appellate Court ruled in favor of a grandson after his grandmother alleged that he took advantage of a language barrier to fraudulently transfer ownership of her properties to himself.
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A lawsuit accusing a hospital of violating an employee’s privacy by questioning him about his family medical history does not belong in court, a federal judge held.
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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Judith C. Rice is being assigned to the 1st District Appellate Court after more than two decades of judicial service.
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“The more enduring question is whether the standards the court sets can be applied consistently to different presidents, policies and political circumstances,” writes @SCOTUSBios in today’s column about SCOTUS.
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People News: Eimer Stahl LLP was named the 2026 Outstanding Pro Bono Partner of the Year by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
People News: @WillkieFarr elected two Chicago attorneys to partner, effective Jan. 1.
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A federal judge scolded a lawyer for submitting briefs in a civil case that appear to contain the work of artificial intelligence.
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“What happens when advertising designed to attract plaintiffs also reaches the people who will decide their cases?” writes @DonaldEckler in today’s about how attorney advertising could be toxic to potential jurors.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
People News: @hinshaw hired Brian J. Benoit as a partner in its aviation and aerospace practice.
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A panel of the 1st District Appellate Court affirmed a defense verdict in a lawsuit by a driver who claimed a faulty steering wheel caused a fatal crash in the south suburbs.
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A lawsuit against Cook County Health over a data breach that resulted in an unauthorized access to the files of roughly 1.2 million patients should be dismissed, a state appellate panel held.
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People News: @tuckerellis hired Nicole L. Goodman as counsel in the firm’s finance group.
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People News: @JAMSADR has added retired Cook County Judge Pamela E. Loza to its panel.
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A Cook County jury awarded $2,850,000 to a man who clung to the hood of a Lincoln Towing Service truck, with a gun pointed at his head, as the truck turned into moving traffic.
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“Mentoring is not an occasional lunch spent trading war stories, but an opportunity to learn how to exercise sound judgment, meet professional obligations, and navigate real-world challenges,” writes @palmerlaw in today’s Professionalism on Point column.
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People News: @CliffordLaw associate Nicholas T. Motherway was admitted to the @NationalABOTA.
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People News: @AronbergG hired Sophia R. Brandenburg as an associate in its business law and transactions practice group.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbul…
A snack manufacturer cannot be held liable for sexual harassment based on the actions of an “equal opportunity harasser” who secretly recorded both male and female employees using the toilet, a federal judge held.
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