Marni Willenson has represented employees in class action and individual discrimination and wage theft lawsuits for 25 years. She has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in employment law each year from 2012-2022. The firm is currently litigating several significant cases for heroic women paramedics...
Trouble was, I was so lazy that even with a test days in advance, I'd often just get a C. Fast times at Ridgemont--I mean Encina High!! I always slept through Mr. Tracy's history class, but with exams in advance, I still got C's, so he reported to Jack Basset that he suspe...
For the Good of the Group: Using Class Actions and Impact Litigation to Turn Child Welfare Policy into Practice in IllinoisEmma McMullenLoyola University Chicago, School of Law
Nancy Fiedler Sam Fung Nancy Fiedler, now a Janome Educator, worked 19 years for a Janome dealership in Illinois. During that time she managed the remote store, sold machines, developed and taught sewing, serging, embroidery, software and technique classes for all skill levels. Her projects ...
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois certified a class alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The plaintiff alleged that the defendants engaged in a common practice of offering class members a settlement or discount from its debt management web portal...
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted class certification, in part, to a class of disabled persons alleging violations under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, the director of the ...
While the Illinois Supreme Court held that certain subsections of BIPA could be found to meet the definition of “publication” necessary for application of the one-year statute of limitations, the remaining sections would necessarily fall into the five-year catchall limitations period. In order ...
”Liz Edgar:“I’m realizing I must have made a good choice in marryingJames Edgarbecause we’re getting along fine together here in the house 24/7, teaching from home, just us and the dog. Good practice for retirement?”Kyrie Robinson:“One positive thing that will continue after the ...
Illinois GIPA Class Action Pre-Litigation | May 2023–Dec 2023 Counsel: Custodio & Dubey LLP Nature of Suit: Pre-Litigation, Class Action Meta Platforms, Inc v. Almondnet, Inc and Intent IQ, LLC | Jan 2023–Jan 2024 Jurisdiction: USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board Case Number: IPR2022-...
In 1854 Stephen A Douglas, Senator from Illinois, proposed that Kansas and Nebraska be admitted to the union. Because these were part of the Louisiana Purchase, their status was governed by the Missouri Compromise, north of the Compromise line and hence necessarily part of free territory. When ...