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August 22, 2025
Coinbase Users' Biometric Privacy Suit Paused Amid Appeal
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase can pause claims it's facing under Illinois' Biometric Privacy Act as the Seventh Circuit weighs questions about the state law's financial institution exemption provision, a Chicago federal judge has decided.
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August 22, 2025
Motorola Wins Contempt Order Over Hytera Subsidiary Sale
An Illinois federal judge issued a contempt order against Hytera Communications on Friday, granting Motorola's request after its Chinese rival sold a subsidiary for €75.5 million while owing Motorola $489 million for a trade secrets theft judgment and under a court-ordered prohibition on transferring assets.
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August 22, 2025
Real Estate Recap: 401(k) Boost, Eyes On Florida
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into what President Donald Trump's executive order on retirement fund investing means for real estate assets, as well as the biggest issues Florida real estate practitioners are watching in the second half of 2025.
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August 21, 2025
Ex-Northwestern Coach Settles Firing Suit Over Hazing Probe
Northwestern University's former football coach Pat Fitzgerald has settled his contract breach and defamation suit alleging he was fired without cause amid an investigation into hazing claims, with the school announcing Thursday that evidence revealed during discovery showed Fitzgerald never condoned or directed any hazing, and no player reported hazing to Fitzgerald.
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August 21, 2025
Fertility Co. Says Deception Suit 'Mischaracterizes' Test
A fertility clinic chain is urging a Colorado federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing it of deceptively marketing genetic tests of embryos, saying the claims are time-barred, lack required expert backing and specificity, and don't identify any actionable misstatements.
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August 21, 2025
GTCR Deal A 'Smokescreen' For Coatings Merger, FTC Says
GTCR BC Holdings LLC's $627 million bid to buy the nation's largest medical device coatings company is a blatant attempt to overwhelmingly dominate an already highly concentrated market, and the "smokescreen" of a partial divestiture shouldn't convince anyone otherwise, the Federal Trade Commission told an Illinois federal judge Thursday.
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August 21, 2025
Ex-Player Says Chicago Bears Mishandled His Knee Injury
A former player for the Chicago Bears has sued the NFL team and its medical staff, claiming they discouraged surgery after he injured his knee in a preseason game despite MRI results showing significant cartilage damage, delaying adequate treatment and derailing his professional football career.
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August 21, 2025
DOJ Gets Backing In Fight Over Public Benefits
A group that fights to restrict immigration into the U.S. is urging a Rhode Island federal court to let the Trump administration narrow noncitizens' access to programs like Head Start, homeless shelters and food banks, arguing Thursday that a coalition of 20 states is trying to obstruct immigration enforcement and give benefits to "illegal aliens."
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August 21, 2025
Ill. AG 'Deputized' Firms To Go After Power Cos., Suit Says
Two retail power suppliers have asked a federal judge to block enforcement actions taken by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, claiming his office has unconstitutionally deputized plaintiffs law firms to pursue consumer fraud enforcement cases against the industry.
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August 20, 2025
17 States, DC Urge FDA To Lift Mifepristone Restrictions
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia Wednesday joined four others in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone, saying that data their health departments collected overwhelmingly back the drug's safety.
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August 20, 2025
United, Delta Flyers Sue Over Windowless 'Window' Seat Fees
United and Delta on Tuesday were hit with a pair of proposed breach of contract class actions in California and New York federal courts by customers who accused the airlines of charging premium fees for windowless seats that are misleadingly advertised as having windows.
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August 20, 2025
Judge Grills Feds On Upending 30-Year Noncitizen Benefits
A Rhode Island federal judge seemed perplexed Wednesday by a government attorney's contention that for nearly 30 years, various administrations across the political spectrum have wrongly interpreted a law the Trump administration now says requires immigration status checks for additional federal benefits.
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August 20, 2025
Masimo Targets CBP Over Latest Apple Watch Import Ruling
Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection in D.C. federal court Wednesday, arguing the agency defied the law by issuing a ruling that found a newly redesigned version of Apple's smartwatches is not subject to an import ban in the companies' patent dispute.
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August 20, 2025
PPP Loan Fraudster Gets 1.5 Years For $2M Scheme
A former Chicago resident was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for his role in submitting false applications to the federal government to secure nearly $2 million in paycheck protection and economic injury loans.
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August 20, 2025
7th Circ. Backs JPMorgan Traders' Fraud, Spoofing Convictions
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday refused to throw out the convictions of three former JPMorgan traders for manipulating the market with fake orders for precious metals, saying there was "ample evidence" backing the jury's verdicts and that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision doomed one of their key arguments on appeal.
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August 20, 2025
Schools Say Fee Concerns Doom Financial Aid Fixing Class
Universities accused of conspiring to limit financial aid offerings told an Illinois federal court that concerns raised by an attorney for the students about potential ethical violations involving attorney fees should prevent the court from certifying the class.
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August 20, 2025
In Illinois, Public Defender Welcomes Sea Change In Structure
Illinois is set to receive the first overhaul of its public defense system in 75 years, and Champaign County Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock is "very much looking forward" to it, she told Law360.
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August 20, 2025
Boeing Eyes Exit From Retooled 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit
Boeing told an Illinois federal judge that equity funds cannot stuff their amended securities fraud lawsuit with vague and overblown allegations the American aerospace giant defrauded investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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August 20, 2025
DOJ's Suit Over Ill. E-Verify Restrictions Gets Tossed
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by the U.S. Department of Justice to block provisions of a recently amended Illinois law restricting the use of systems such as E-Verify to check prospective workers' employment eligibility and dismissed the case outright, calling the DOJ's interpretation of the relevant preemption clause "broad to the point of absurdity."
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August 20, 2025
FCC Denies Carrier's Bid To Avoid Rural Fund Clawback
The Federal Communications Commission denied a Midwest broadband provider's request to waive a $24 million penalty for defaulting on its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund commitments, saying the company's due diligence was inadequate when it decided to pursue fund money for buildouts in areas that were already served by others.
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August 19, 2025
CFPB Ends 'Biased' Investigation Of Gun-Financing Fintech
Credova, a fintech firm specializing in buy-now, pay-later financing for firearms and outdoor recreational goods purchases, is no longer facing what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now says was a "politically motivated" investigation on its part, the firm's parent company announced Tuesday.
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August 19, 2025
Nurses Say They Were Underpaid, Overworked At Hospital
A Chicagoland hospital network pressured its nurses to work late and through their breaks without pay because it was so understaffed, a group of current and former nurses claimed in Illinois federal court, looking to recoup the pay they say they lost through a wage and hour lawsuit.
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August 19, 2025
Nonprofits, Union Fight Withholding Of AmeriCorps Funds
A group of nonprofits and a union added claims to their suit in Maryland federal court aiming to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps, accusing the Office of Management and Budget of unlawfully withholding millions of dollars appropriated by Congress for grant programs.
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August 19, 2025
Family Alleging Firm's Girardi Conflict Denied Partial Win
A Los Angeles judge Tuesday denied a family's motion seeking judgment on declaratory relief claims in a $1.8 million malpractice lawsuit against a firm that represented it in recovering millions lost in Girardi Keese's embezzlement scandal, saying disputed facts remain in the "unusual" case.
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August 19, 2025
Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Chicago Charges
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin pled not guilty Tuesday to a Chicago indictment accusing him of helping Tom Girardi violate court orders to disburse settlement funds to certain plane crash clients and concealing the theft of those funds.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.
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How State AG Consumer Finance Enforcement Is Expanding
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau becomes less active, state attorneys general are increasingly shaping the enforcement landscape for consumer financial services — and several areas of focus have recently emerged, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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What Businesses Need To Know To Avoid VPPA Class Actions
Divergent rulings by the Second, Sixth and Seventh Circuits about the scope of the Video Privacy Protection Act have highlighted the difficulty of applying a statute conceived to regulate the now-obsolete brick-and-mortar video store sector in today's internet economy, say attorneys at DTO Law.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From US Rep. To Boutique Firm
My transition from serving as a member of Congress to becoming a partner at a boutique firm has been remarkably smooth, in part because I never stopped exercising my legal muscles, maintained relationships with my former colleagues and set the right tone at the outset, says Mondaire Jones at Friedman Kaplan.
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Opinion
Senate's 41% Litigation Finance Tax Would Hurt Legal System
The Senate’s latest version of the Big Beautiful Bill Act would impose a 41% tax on the litigation finance industry, but the tax is totally disconnected from the concerns it purports to address, and it would set the country back to a time when small plaintiffs had little recourse against big defendants, says Anthony Sebok at Cardozo School of Law.
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Performing As A Clown Makes Me A Better Lawyer
To say that being a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has changed my legal career would truly be an understatement — by creating an opening to converse on a unique topic, it has allowed me to connect with clients, counsel and even judges on a deeper level, says Charles Tatelbaum at Tripp Scott.
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Focusing On Fluoride: From FDA To Class Action
A class action filed two days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to remove ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children from the market may be the tip of the iceberg in terms of the connection between government pronouncements on safety and their immediate use as evidence in lawsuits, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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DOJ Has Deep Toolbox For Corporate Immigration Violations
With the U.S. Department of Justice now offering rewards to whistleblowers who report businesses that employ unauthorized workers, companies should understand the immigration enforcement landscape and how they can reduce their risk, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Trade In Limbo: The Legal Storm Reshaping Trump's Tariffs
In the final days of May, decisions in two significant court actions upended the tariff and trade landscape, so until the U.S. Supreme Court rules, businesses and supply chains should expect tariffs to remain in place, and for the Trump administration to continue pursuing and enforcing all available trade policies, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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3 Rulings May Reveal Next Frontier Of Gov't Contract Cases
Several U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the past year — involving wire fraud, gratuities and obstruction — offer wide-ranging and arguably conflicting takeaways for government contractors that are especially relevant given the Trump administration’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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7th Circ. Insurance Ruling Resolves Major Jurisdictional Issue
The Seventh Circuit recently confirmed in StarStone Insurance v. Chicago that attorney fees and costs paid as part of a settlement are covered — while unexpectedly raising and answering a question of first impression about federal jurisdiction over foreign entities, says Lara Langeneckert at Barnes & Thornburg.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Series
Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.