Legal Roundup
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Defending Ftc’s Nationwide Ban on Noncompete Agreements
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule prohibiting noncompete clauses – provisions that restrict employees’ ability to work for or start competing businesses after leaving their current jobs – in employment contracts nationwide.
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Fcc to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Arkansas, North Carolina and Ohio, led a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Scott P. Robinson As Resident Circuit Judge in Seventeenth Circuit
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Scott P. Robinson as a Resident Circuit Judge in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Second Subcircuit.
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Calling for Continued Public Hearings on Serious Cpd Disciplinary Matters
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an amicus brief calling for the continuation of a 60-year tradition of offering public access to hearings in serious disciplinary matters involving Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers.
Attorney General Raoul Condemns Racist Texts Sent Nationwide to Black and Brown Americans
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a statement in response to reports of racist text messages from anonymous senders to Black and Brown Americans, including students, around the country.
Justice Mary K. O’brien to Administer Oath To New Attorneys in Joliet
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 101 new lawyers on Wednesday, November 6, in the Third Judicial District.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Adams County Man With Disseminating Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Loraine, Illinois man with the dissemination of child sexual abuse material.
Justice Elizabeth Rochford to Administer Oath To New Attorneys in Elgin
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Illinois Supreme Court will administer the attorney’s oath to 70 new lawyers on Wednesday, November 6, in the Second Judicial District.
Attorney General Raoul Announces Two Generic Drug Pricing Settlements Totaling More Than $49 Million
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements, with Heritage Pharmaceuticals (Heritage) and Apotex Corp. (Apotex), totaling $49.1 million.
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in New Attorneys At Bar Admission Ceremonies Across the State
The bar admission ceremonies for the 1,604 new attorneys who passed the July 2024 Bar Exam will be held on Wednesday, November 6, in all five judicial districts of Illinois.
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea From Bureau County Man Who Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Spring Valley, Illinois man Raoul’s office prosecuted for possessing child sexual abuse material.
Thompson Coburn Recognized on Top Marketing Teams List
Thompson Coburn is honored to be named to the list of companies with the Top 100 Marketing Teams as ranked by OnConferences.
Attorney General Raoul Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office partnered with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) for an awareness event that brought together representatives of the transportation industry with law enforcement and government agencies to better identify and combat human trafficking in the transportation industry.
Aoic Hosts Illinois #youth Are Worth It Learning Event
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) is proud to announce it was awarded $5,000 from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to support activities related to Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), raising awareness of the 50th Anniversary of the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (JJDPA), and Juvenile Detention in Illinois.
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Opposing Needless Restrictions on Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone.
Barnes & Thornburg Recognized as a 2024 Top Performer By Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Barnes & Thornburg has received the 2024 Top Performer designation from the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Toney Tomaso Appointed as DRI's Vice Chair of the Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee
Exciting news from the DRI Annual Meeting 2024 in Seattle!
Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Filing Brief to Protect Homeowners From Discriminatory Insurance Industry Practices
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule.
Judge approves $94.5 million global settlement for Chemtool industrial fire mass tort in Rockton, Illinois
Romanucci & Blandin Partner David A. Neiman, who represented property owners in the lawsuit against Chemtool for the 2021 industrial fire, issued the following statement regarding the judge's approval of the $94.5 million settlement:
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Vincent E. Cail as associate judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit.