Illinois Second District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois Second District Appellate Court
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No injury, no barriers? IL Sup Ct to decide if 'no-injury' standard for big money biometrics lawsuits applies to other laws, too
Walgreens has won the chance to ask the state high court to decide if plaintiffs' lawyers can press big money class actions in Illinois state courts under a federal identity protection law, despite no harm caused by a technical violation of the law, and despite rulings across the country that they can't do so -
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Theme park blamed for suicide gets access to woman's mental health history
ELGIN, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - A husband who blamed his wife’s suicide on a physical attack at the Great America amusement park several years before must turn over her psychiatric records to help determine if the two events were connected, an Illinois appeals court ruled. -
Be careful putting human face on corporate client; New trial ordered in Illinois med-mal case
ELGIN, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys representing a health care provider went too far during closing arguments, and an Illinois man will get a second chance to prove it is liable for his injuries. -
IL Supreme Court: No actual harm needed to sue businesses for scanning fingerprints, other biometric IDs
The Illinois Supreme Court says an Illinois privacy law doesn’t require plaintiffs to prove they were actually harmed before suing businesses and others who scan and store their fingerprints or other so-called biometric identifiers. And the decision will give a green light to dozens of class action lawsuits already pending against businesses of all sizes in the state’s courts, with even more likely to follow.