On December 17, 2018, the Appellate Court of Illinois (First District) held that the de facto officer doctrine should be applied to bar a challenge by a correctional officer to the constitution of the Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board. Steven Cruz v. Thomas J. Dart, et al., 2018 IL App (1st) 170915-U. The Cruz decision is the second to be ...
Scharf Banks Marmor LLC recently won a motion to disqualify plaintiff’s counsel in a federal employment action before Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer in Nawara v. County of Cook, et al., Case No. 17-cv-2393 (N.D. Ill.) The motion arose from the lawyer’s secret representation of the former Executive Director of Human Resources at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office ...
Ashley Larson obtained summary judgment in a premises liability matter, in which a plaintiff sought to circumvent a valid waiver of liability when suing a recreational facility for personal injuries. The Plaintiff alleged she utilized “defective equipment” at the recreational facility causing her to sustain “serious injuries necessitating surgery on her back requiring medical, surgical, and ...
Blackwell Burke P.A., a go-to law firm for high stakes litigation, was honored with the 2018 3M Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of the firm’s contribution to improving 3M’s competitiveness. This year, 3M recognized 16 suppliers — among thousands in its global supply base — for world class performance in providing products or ...
On behalf of Ford, BSP attorney Stephanie Douglas secured the dismissal of a 120-count nationwide class action that claimed the lug nuts on millions of putative class vehicles were defective, shutting down the action before discovery. The plaintiffs alleged that a component of their vehicle required replacement outside of the warranty period, causing economic harm ...
At the 2019 NAMWOLF Driving Diversity and Leadership Conference Delano Jordan, founding principal of Jordan IP Law, was appointed co-chair of the NAMWOLF Intellectual Property PAC. The Intellectual Property Practice Area Committee includes a group of law firms and attorneys having a focus on all aspects of intellectual property law. The IP Practice Area Committee ...
The Chicago Bar Association honored the recipients of the its 2019 Dickerson Awards at a luncheon Tuesday at the Standard Club. Two lawyers and a Cook County judge were honored by The Chicago Bar Association as this year’s Earl Burrus Dickerson Award recipients. The award, established in honor of the late Earl B. Dickerson, the first African-American ...
Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP is pleased to announce that Aarti Wilson, senior associate, has been selected to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 2019 Class of Fellows. The LCLD created the landmark Fellows Program to identify, train, and advance the next generation of diverse leaders in the legal profession. The firm ...
MWH Law Group, a certified minority-owned law firm, announced today that Grady Crosby was awarded the Jean-Marie Sylla, Jr. Legacy Award from the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section (NBA-CLS). The award is given to a rising attorney with 1-4 years of experience who embodies a commitment of service to the NBA and the legal profession similar ...
The legal industry is among the least diverse in the United States. In an article published by American Lawyer in July 2017, “Client Calls for Diversity at Fever Pitch,” the authors reported, “…The representation of women in the equity partner ranks has been stuck at around 18 percent for the past decade and the percentage ...
