https://www.law360.com/illinois?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Illinois Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:12:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481751?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481751 A company and its insurer have accused China Construction Bank Corp. of issuing fraudulent letters of credit valued at nearly $10 million, claiming in Illinois federal court that the country's largest bank has refused to honor reinsurance agreements the parties signed. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:59:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481936 The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on Tuesday moved to intervene in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's suit over Connecticut regulators' attempts to shut down certain prediction markets. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:49:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481943 A group of 44 attorneys general for states including California, New York, New Jersey and Michigan have created a coalition opposing the House version of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, H.R. 7757, and signed a letter to congressional leaders pointing out the shortcomings of the bill. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481987?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481987 Microsoft has urged a Washington federal judge to throw out a proposed class action from Illinois residents who claim the company's Teams software wrongfully creates biometric "voiceprints" of meeting participants, arguing that its "routine transcription functions" don't count as voiceprints because they're not personally identifying. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:41:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481690?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481690 Five private universities that have yet to settle with students over the alleged fixing of financial aid offerings argued Tuesday that an Illinois federal judge should deny them class certification rather than allow them to tap different lead counsel after misrepresentations regarding one firm's purportedly contingent casework have come to light. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481678?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481678 An Illinois federal judge has reduced a $59 million jury verdict won by garbage truck maker Sonrai Systems to $10.4 million in a case over a rival company poaching a Sonrai executive, finding that while the evidence showed the rival's behavior was reprehensible, it didn't merit the amount the jury awarded. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:37:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481914 Heating pad maker Sunbeam Products must litigate an Illinois customer's burn suit in state court where it was initially filed, because 29 days was too long to wait before telling the state court it removed the case, a federal judge ruled. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:31:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481398?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481398 After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that freight brokers may be liable for selecting unsafe motor carriers, the key question will be whether brokers used reasonable care in selecting a given motor carrier, with the concurring opinion offering some clues as to what reasonable care might look like, says Marc Blubaugh at Benesch. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:20:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481621 A New Jersey federal judge affirmed the Beasley Allen Law Firm's disqualification from multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder on Tuesday, determining that the firm has failed to provide a valid reason to back its attempt at a stay and temporary reinstatement into the matter. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481735 An Illinois federal judge temporarily restored Zillow's access to some 40,000 Chicago-area home listings that the company argued were wrongly withheld by Compass and a multiple listing service after the platform sought to enforce a ban on posts broadcast first on the private market. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:48:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2479395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2479395 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed Ohio-based freight broker Total Quality Logistics LLC's bid to invoke federal law to shield it from state-based negligence and personal injury claims over a fatal 2019 accident. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:24:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481432 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a $69 billion merger in the residential sector, a dramatic transformation in Florida's West Palm Beach, and the landmark housing bill creating strange bedfellows in Congress. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:10:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481232?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481232 Aon Corp. was hit Friday with retirement plan mismanagement claims by a group of current and former participants who say fiduciaries' failure to remove underperforming Vanguard funds as investment options has cost their plan more than $120 million in assets. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:02:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481324?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481324 A Montana federal judge on Friday seemed slightly reluctant to sanction Connecticut municipalities for moving firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims to his jurisdiction after roughly two years of litigation on the East Coast, suggesting the process of shipping purchaser claims across the nation is typical when complex cases arise. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:57:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481344?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481344 Banking trade groups are urging a Chicago federal judge to follow a U.S. regulator's lead and confirm that Illinois' forthcoming restrictions on swipe fees are broadly preempted, pressing to capitalize on new federal rules that the state's attorney general says are "too little, too late." Fri, 22 May 2026 22:35:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481266 Creating a multibillion-dollar competition between Illinois and Indiana to build the Chicago Bears' new stadium is a strategy that has become increasingly popular among pro franchises that can leverage tax and financial incentives, and even real estate deals. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:53:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481360?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481360 A group of Illinois car dealerships are not eligible for insurance coverage in connection with a proposed class action alleging their use of an employee fingerprint scanner violated state privacy law, according to an insurer's complaint in Illinois federal court. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:52:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2480917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2480917 State enforcers say they want a federal court to split up Live Nation and Ticketmaster following a New York federal jury verdict that Live Nation had harmed competition by monopolizing ticket sales for large concert venues, even as the concert promotion giant sought to undo the verdict against it or to be granted a new trial. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:25:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/illinois/articles/2481224 Nexstar Media Group Inc. told a California federal court it needs to merge with Tegna Inc. to compete more effectively, especially with streaming services owned by the Big Tech giants, as it faces a challenge to the deal from state enforcers and DirecTV.