After recent airline mergers of Delta and Northwest (2008), Continental and United (2010), and Southwest and AirTran (2011), the Feds say not so fast to American Airlines and US Air. Full Article
Archives for August 2013
Google Tells Gmail Users to Expect No Privacy
Gmail users should not expect any privacy when they use Gmail to send messages.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Based On Sexual Orientation Discrimination Preempted By The Illinois Human Rights Act
In Schroeder v RGIS, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 122483 (June 11, 2013), the plaintiff filed a claim alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress against his former employer. The basis of his intentional infliction claim was allegations of discrimination and retaliation based on the plaintiff’s sexual orientation. The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint and ruled […]
If You Are An Employee Don’t Admit Termination If You Want To Plead Failure To Recall
In Shelton v. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, 2013 IL App (3d) 120628 (June 19, 2013), the plaintiff alleged in a verified amended complaint that she was terminated from her employment. The Court found this was a judicial admission. The plaintiff’s cause of action was based, however, on the single theory of retaliatory failure to […]
McKenna Lawyers Recommended by Best’s Directory of Insurance Attorneys
The Firm is pleased to announce that McKenna Storer has been recommended by Best’s Directory for Insurance Lawyers in 2013. The list of Leading Lawyers is the result of thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers asking them which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended […]