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Litigation funder Oasis Legal Finance and its ex-CEO resolved a trademark dispute just before the Seventh Circuit was prepared to hear arguments in the case, but the circuit court appeared displeased Monday when the executive's counsel failed to show for oral arguments on how to allocate appeal costs.
More than a dozen NorthShore University HealthSystem employees filed a potential class action in Illinois federal court Monday seeking to block the hospital system's vaccine mandate for its workers, alleging that they are being discriminated against for their religious objections to getting COVID-19 vaccines.
An excess insurer urged the Seventh Circuit on Friday to revive its claim it owes no coverage for a $6 million settlement that Menard Inc. agreed to pay in a personal injury lawsuit, saying the home improvement chain had a duty to reasonably settle the case when a $2 million offer was on the table.
A Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ordered an attorney to show cause for why she shouldn't be disciplined for failing to appear at oral arguments the day before, but she says opposing counsel had agreed to convey details of the parties' settlement on behalf of both parties.
AMCO Insurance Co. told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that it was right to deny coverage for a suit brought by a carryout pizza chain with more than 100 franchises along the East Coast against an Illinois pizzeria allegedly using its trademarks, saying the policy at issue excludes coverage for trademark infringement.