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Attorney Sanctioned $9K for Revealing Nude Photos, Other Info in Court Filing

"These are serious breaches of privacy, and it frankly shocks the court that Mr. Kretchmar 'had either forgotten or never noticed that the 677 pages revealed anyone’s' [personal identifying information] or nude photographs," U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis for the Northern District of Illinois wrote in an order sanctioning a Chicago-area attorney.
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Law.com

7th Circ. Revives Transactional Dispute Against Military Retailer, Sends to State Court

"By the plain language of § 1447(c), then, once the district court determined it lacked jurisdiction, it was required to remand the case to state court—which has congressional authority to hear it," Judge Amy St. Eve said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Baker & Hostetler Appoints New Office Leaders in Philadelphia, Chicago

Daniel Goettle, who founded the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware, office in 2019 and continues to serve as managing partner for that office, will succeed patent attorney Joseph Lucci as Philadelphia managing partner.
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Law.com

Improper Removal to Fed. Court Leads to $100K Bill for Blue Cross Blue Shield

"The fact that attorneys' fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys' fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded," said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that "'improper removal prolongs litigation (and jacks up fees).'"
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The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan Ingersoll Launches in Chicago With Locke Lord IP Team

The 17-lawyer group needed a new home because of conflicts stemming from Locke Lord's merger with Troutman Pepper, which went into effect Jan. 1.
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Law.com

'Immediately Stop Using' Pizza Puffs Term: Parties at Odds Over Judge's Injunctive Order Over Trademark

"What is unclear, however, is how the filing of a notice of appeal or a motion to stay the injunction somehow absolves defendants of complying with this court's Dec. 19, 2024 order that they 'immediately stop' using PIZZA PUFFS. Indeed, it appears that defendants are continuing to use PIZZA PUFFS despite this court’s order that they stop using that term immediately," plaintiff's counsel Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing said in a trademark dispute against Little Caesars pizza.
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Corporate Counsel

$25M Grubhub Settlement Sheds Light on How Other Gig Economy Firms Can Avoid Regulatory Trouble

“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
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Law.com

'Entitlement to Information Has Its Limits:' Judge Denies Another Discovery Deadline Extension in Trademark Suit

"Discovery, like life itself, is never perfect. Lawyers do not get everything they want—nor should they. Even in litigation, entitlement to information has its limits," Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois said.
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Law.com

Judge's Civil Contempt Order for Zoom Recording Violation Must Include 'The Keys to the Cell,' State Appellate Court Says

"The problem is the contempt order does nothing to cure Robinson’s past violation of the court’s prohibition on recording and fails to include a purge provision upon which Robinson’s contempt may be dissolved," Justice Celia Gamrath wrote on behalf of the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
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Law.com

'Serious Misconduct' From Monsanto Lawyer Prompts Mistrial in Chicago Roundup Case

A spokesperson for Monsanto said in a statement that the company believes the “cross-examination regarding risks factors for [the plaintiffs'] injury was appropriate given the evidentiary record in this case.” The spokesperson called the plaintiffs’ decision to seek a mistrial “unusual and telling.”
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