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Trial set Feb. 24 on merits of Madison County's suit over judicial subcircuit law
A Feb. 24 trial date has been set on the merits of Madison County's suit against the state over a judicial subcircuit law the legislature passed in January.
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State Health Department could come for Fido and Felix under provisions of draconian legislation
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois could indefinitely quarantine anyone who refuses vaccination, examination, or observation, under a bill pending in the House. Cats and dogs would fare worse than people, as the bill would allow the public health department to kill any animal.
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Meier files legislation to bring more transparency to controversial bills moving in the legislature
State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has filed legislation to bring more transparency to the legislative process to fix what is known in Springfield as the "shell game."
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Lawmakers considering mandatory vaccine registry; Meier: ‘This is not what you do in a free society’
SPRINGFIELD – Registration of immunizations in Illinois would change from voluntary to mandatory under a bill Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Highwood) introduced last week.
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Update on legislative proposal to gerrymander judiciary in Madison and Bond counties
The House Redistricting Committee on Wednesday afternoon passed an amendment that would create new judicial subcircuits in Madison and Bond counties' Third Judicial Circuit.
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Lawmakers are expected to make big changes to judicial circuits across the state, without much public notice
Democrat lawmakers are expected to ram through legislation in Springfield, possibly Wednesday, creating new judicial subcircuits in four state court systems, including Madison and Bond counties' Third Judicial Circuit.
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Constitutional challenge may thwart new law banning out of state and anonymous contributions to judicial candidates
A new Illinois law prohibiting judicial candidates from accepting out-of-state and so-called "dark money" anonymous contributions is being called unconstitutional by a First Amendment advocacy group.
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'Why risk it?' Steep hikes in penalties under new IL law could prompt employers to reevaluate policies, perks
New legislation would increase penalties Illinois employers face in certain employment lawsuits by 150%
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Politicizing courts is 'last thing we should be doing in dark of night,' GOP senator says; Meier says 'very bad bill' intended to pack St. Clair Co
SPRINGFIELD - A bill redrawing judicial circuits in the Metro-East and Chicago suburbs passed the Illinois Senate at 3 a.m. on June 1, without public hearing or input from stakeholders.
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Pritzker has days to take action on pre-judgment interest bill opponents say will drive up costs of goods, services
Governor JB Pritzker has a May 31 deadline to take action on a bill that would allow plaintiffs in lawsuits accusing hospitals, health care providers and other businesses and defendants of personal injuries or wrongful death to collect interest calculated from the time the lawsuit was filed, not just from the time judgment was entered.
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IL lawmakers OK revised law allowing prejudgment interest in personal injury cases; Biz groups still fear huge costs
The measure establishes 6% prejudgment interest in personal injury lawsuits, and was still opposed by Illinois doctors, manufacturers and others who fear it will hammer businesses with inflated costs from lawsuits.
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Courts faced with deciding ‘absurd’ damages under BIPA, while lawmakers ponder the cure
CHICAGO – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether years of failure to protect privacy of biometric data should count as a violation of Illinois law worth $1,000 or many violations that could add up to $1 million.
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BIPA reform bill passes committee in bi-partisan vote; Trial lawyers did not oppose
A proposal to reform the state's Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) was passed in the House Judiciary-Civil Committee Tuesday afternoon in a bi-partisan vote of 10-5-1.
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Bill that would increase interest on civil court judgments on Governor's desk; ICJL and ATRA urge veto
Civil justice reform groups say that if Governor J.B. Pritzker signs into law a bill that increases the amount of interest successful personal injury plaintiffs can collect, it could increase the cost of doing business and owning a home or car in Illinois.
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Pritzker urged to veto trial lawyer sponsored bill that would increase interest on civil court judgments
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) and Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) are urging Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto House Bill 3360 which passed the Illinois State House at 3:08 a.m. Wednesday.
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Illinois House passes bill increasing pre-judgment interest for personal injury plaintiffs
House Bill 3360, sponsored by Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville) and Rep. Marcus Evans, Jr. (D-Chicago), would lengthen the pre-judgment interest accrual period to when an alleged wrongdoer has notice of the injury versus when a plaintiff files suit.
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Durbin leading opposition to Covid liability protection for health care providers and other employers, analyst says
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Republicans have reportedly abandoned a provision from a proposed $900 billion Covid-19 stimulus package that would shield health care providers and other employers, who have followed recommended safety guidelines, from virus exposure claims.
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Air monitoring for five Illinois cities to be considered by lawmakers at JCAR hearing
Illinois lawmakers will consider a requirement that ambient air in or around five cities be monitored for ethylene oxide levels during a meeting of the the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) Tuesday morning.
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State rep on bill that would repeal $2.35 billion ComEd bailout: ‘Guy in a scandal has oversight of the scandal’
CHICAGO – House Speaker Michael Madigan pitched a $2.35 billion bailout of Commonwealth Edison’s nuclear power plants as a green energy bill, but ComEd’s bribery confession shows green currency may have meant more to him.
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Senate Democrats push link between coronavirus and favored political cause
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate are attempting to link one of their pet projects to the COVID-19 pandemic in the days leading to a vote on a liability-expanding measure they tried to force through last year and failed.