An Illinois government lawyer is out of a job after she allegedly called an Instagram user a “Zionist pig” and wrote that “Hitler should have eradicated all of you.”

From: 
ABA Journal

A man accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestinian protesters who gathered near an Israel solidarity rally over the weekend has been charged with hate crimes and aggravated battery, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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WREX

Some cases are haunted, plagued from the get-go by Murphy’s law — whatever can go wrong will go wrong.

From: 
The News-Gazette

A federal judge has called part of a class action 'nonsensical' and rejected all other claims against DayQuil-maker Proctor & Gamble, which was sued for packaging the medicine with a vitamin C supplement.

From: 
Legal Newsline

Private lawyers who thought they could make millions of dollars by representing municipalities seeking to impose new fees on streaming video services lost again as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action by East St. Louis, Ill.

From: 
Legal Newsline

The Illinois-Federal Foreclosure Split

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

 As federal and Illinois state courts seem to disagree as to whether in personam deficiency judgments are mandatory or discretionary under the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law (IMFL), what’s a client to do? In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “The Illinois-Federal Foreclosure Split,” Morgan I. Marcus writes that there are practical considerations for creditors and borrowers to keep in mind.

Real Estate Law Update 2023

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Join us for this full day seminar that examines recent caselaw updates and legislative changes from the past year. Learn more about builder’s new construction contracts, commercial title insurance policies and endorsements, and ALTA surveys. In the afternoon, expand your knowledge regarding development agreements, commercial leasing, and environmental considerations in commercial transactions.

At the beginning of this year, we posited that the 2022 settlement by Sterigenics in the amount of $408 million to resolve 870 cases arising from the company’s Willowbrook (Illinois) facility would not be the last settlement by the company, but only the first.  Though we lacked a crystal ball, recent events have borne out our prediction.

From: 
The National Law Review

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) for its harmful business practices that target children and teens. Meta Platforms, Inc. owns and operates Facebook and Instagram.

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WSIL