USPTO Implements Shorter Deadlines to Respond to Office Actions November 28, 2022 On December 3, 2022, the USPTO is implementing shorter response times to most Office Actions as the last part of...
The Pre-judgment Interest Amendment Remains a Hotly Contested Issue Nearly a Year After It Passed. August 8, 2022 By: Roenan Patt In 2021, the Illinois Legislature passed a law permitting a statutory 6% interest rate on bodily injury lawsuits. ...
Now That Roe Has Been Overturned, What Can Employers Do? August 8, 2022 By: Katherine A. Grosh and Walker R. Lawrence Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that in late June...
Legal Considerations for Mixed-Use Commercial Real Estate August 8, 2022 By: Jeffrey M. Galkin The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in seismic shifts in the way people work, live, shop and engage in...
Illinois Courts Deny Insurance Coverage for Pandemic Related Business Losses August 8, 2022 By: Mark L. Evans Several recent decisions in Illinois have further narrowed the path for businesses seeking insurance coverage for COVID-19...
Beginning July 1, 2022 – New Sexual Harassment Obligations for Chicago Employers June 3, 2022 On April 27, 2022, Chicago’s City Council approved important amendments to Chicago’s sexual harassment laws. These changes impose additional requirements...
Do you Have an Up-To-Date Buy-Sell Agreement? May 26, 2022 Judy and John started ABC Manufacturing Co. in 1980. At the time, they outsourced all their manufacturing needs. They had...
Employers Beware – The NLRB May be Coming for Your Handbook May 26, 2022 Employee handbooks are common in most businesses, and employers often prepare one (or find a template) and then forget about...
Class Action Claims Proceed Swimmingly Against ALDI May 24, 2022 On May 17, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered order denying the national...
A Victory for a Levin Ginsburg Client in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals May 10, 2022 In a victory for Levin Ginsburg’s client Nano Gas Technologies, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
