Ogletree Deakins | USA | 12 Nov 2020
On November 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit temporarily stayed an order that the U.S. District Court for the Northern…
Mintz | USA | 30 May 2017
A recent decision in the Northern District of Illinois gave life to the inevitable disclosure doctrine under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Inevitable…
Beveridge & Diamond PC | USA | 2 May 2017
Addressing the relatively uncommon "prospective nuisance" claim, an Illinois appeals court found a group of landowners pleaded sufficient facts to…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 2 May 2017
On April 27, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") filed a complaint in a federal district court in Illinois against four online…
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP | USA | 2 Nov 2016
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned a district court order denying a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP | USA | 6 Oct 2016
The Federal Trade Commission has put an alleged business directory scammer out of business by obtaining a default judgment against Construct Data…
Epstein Becker Green | USA | 15 Sep 2016
In a question of first impression, the Illinois Appellate Court recently addressed what constitutes “bad faith” for purposes of awarding attorneys’…
Manko Gold Katcher & Fox | USA | 29 Aug 2016
Last week, a federal court in the Central District of Illinois held the owner and operator of a coal-fired power plant liable for violations of the…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 10 Aug 2016
As we have noted in previous articles, "spoofing" - placing non-bona fide orders with the intent to cancel prior to execution - remains squarely in…
Roetzel & Andress | USA | 16 Jul 2016
Illinois employers should generally be aware that postemployment* restrictive covenants are enforceable only where they are reasonable in geographic…