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An Illinois federal judge said Thursday he would put off ruling on Edelson PC's bid to file additional claims against ex-Girardi Keese partners David Lira and Keith Griffin until he rules on pending motions for summary judgment and the firm files a separate racketeering complaint in California.
An Illinois federal judge Thursday certified two classes of Illinois residents who claim that the listing of their names and other personal information on a searchable, SEO-optimized Instant Checkmate background check directory violated a Prairie State right of publicity law.
An Illinois federal judge held Friday that an Illinois contractor breached its contract with a hospitality company owned by actor Robert De Niro and others for the design and construction of a hotel in Chicago's West Loop, but left it to a jury to decide whether the company engaged in fraud during the $48 million project.
A California law firm that represented "Empire" actor Jessie Smollett filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit Thursday against two brothers who say the actor recruited them to help stage a fake hate crime, the same day an Illinois federal judge dismissed most of the brothers' defamation claims against one of the firm's attorneys.
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Chicago Alderman Ricardo Munoz to 13 months in prison for wire fraud, after the former official admitted last year to using funds, which were contributed to a progressive caucus' account that he controlled, for lavish personal expenses.