August 16, 2021
A London-based technology vendor that supplied face-recognition software to the OfferUp app cannot force a plaintiff to arbitrate his claim that the technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law, a federal appellate court ruled. A panel of the 7th Circuit Court …
February 8, 2021
Medical providers cannot use bankruptcy court to collect unpaid bills owed by bankrupt injured workers, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in a decision published Thursday. A three-judge panel of the high court, answering a certified question by the 7th Circuit …
January 26, 2021
A federal appellate court on Friday affirmed the conviction of an Indiana man who set fire to seven homes in a rural mobile home park over a nine-year period and collected more than $600,000 in insurance money. A panel of …
August 28, 2020
The U.S. Labor Department is reminding employers that they must make a reasonable effort to keep track of all hours worked by non-exempt employees — even those working varied hours from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The department’s Wage …
August 19, 2020
A federal appellate court dealt a blow against litigation funding companies by ruling that the U.S. Justice Department can dismiss any False Claims Act lawsuits that it deems meritless without first proving that dismissal is justified. The 7th Circuit Court …
August 5, 2020
A former claims adjuster who says Ryze Claims Solutions violated his rights by paying him a base salary of $455 per week won’t be able to make that argument in his home state of California. The 7th Circuit Court of …
April 14, 2020
An insurance carrier is not liable for a fatal crash caused by an ambulance that was not listed on its commercial policy, even though the business thought that the vehicle had been added, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. …
November 18, 2019
When managers of the Villas at Winding Ridge in Indianapolis asked a contractor to assess the condition of the 33 roofs in the condominium complex, they learned that a hailstorm the year before had damaged soft metal parts, fascia and …