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Latest News in Illinois

  • October 23, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers Bans, Multifamily Woes

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at states with data center bans on the ballot and one practice group leader's perspective on multifamily concerns ahead.

  • October 23, 2026

    Baxter Says Novum Pump Issues Don't Show Securities Fraud

    A group of Baxter International shareholders should not be allowed to pursue securities fraud claims over a new fluid pump product later deemed defective simply because the product and its revenues performed worse than publicly expected, the company and its executives have told an Illinois federal judge.

  • October 23, 2026

    State AGs Take Aim At 'Texas Two-Step' In Brief To Justices

    Attorneys general for 20 states and the District of Columbia urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to the validity of "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcies, telling the high court a Fourth Circuit ruling in an asbestos liability case threatens the ability of states to exercise their sovereign power to enforce their own laws.

  • October 23, 2026

    Ill. Panel Backs Defense Win In Nissan Car Defect Crash Suit

    An Illinois appellate court on Friday affirmed a defense verdict in a suit alleging a defective Nissan vehicle caused a fatal crash, saying the trial court properly barred a failure-to-warn claim against the automaker.

  • October 23, 2026

    PepsiCo Faces Suit Over Siete Avocado Oil Chip Claims

    PepsiCo Inc. and its Siete Family Foods brand were hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court Thursday alleging that their tortilla and potato chips are falsely marketed as made with avocado oil exclusively despite containing cheaper, undisclosed seed oils.

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