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Trucking companies providing last-mile delivery need to be aware of potential claims they face and protections they have against such claims

An Illinois appellate court held that for a premises owner to be liable, snow/ice accumulation must be considered an unnatural accumulation

Illinois asbestos judge likely to allow broad jurisdictional discovery before ruling on specific jurisdiction for out-of-state defendants

Property insurers should be cautious interpreting and applying vacancy exclusions since interpretations of them vary widely by jurisdiction

Illinois Court constricts ways to bring Human Rights Act claims for workplace discrimination against defunct employers’ corporate successors

Illinois appellate court is poised to determine SOL for BIPA claims: one-year invasion of privacy, two-year statutory, or five-year general

Seventh Circuit rules that based on unambiguous contract language, a construction contractor owed no duty to plaintiff

Seventh Circuit rules tie between alleged trade secret infringement and Illinois sales too attenuated to support specific personal jurisdiction

Analysis of new guidelines Illinois employers face for increasing minimum wages and gas taxes, as well as workplace harassment rules

Recently, Alameda County Superior Court in California conducted a jury trial on a products liability claim for asbestos exposures. The jury selection process was carried out electronically via Zoom, and the entire trial was conducted virtually. Several issues were raised about conducting the trial remotely, including judge, jurors, witness, and/or counsel speaking without muting and jurors being inattentive (e.g., handling other tasks while the trial was being conducted). Nonetheless, the trial went forward and the jury deliberated via teleconference. After the ...