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- Illinois Employers Must Update Employee Reimbursement Policies by January 1, 2019
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- ISERRA- New Illinois Military Leave Law Now in Effect
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- SMALL COMPANIES NEED TO KNOW THE EMPLOYMENT LAWS
- Illinois Employers Must Update Employee Reimbursement Policies by January 1, 2019
- All Employers Need A Workplace Violence Policy or Plan
- Illinois Expanded Its ‘Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act’ to Require Paid Breaks for Nursing Moms
- Federal Courts Are Expanding Title VII Protections to Transgender Status and Sexual Orientation
- Department of Labor Relaxes the “Unpaid Intern Test” in time for Summer Employment.
- Does the DOT Medical Exam Violate the ADA: 4 Ways Motor Carriers Can Comply with Both
- What Employers Need to Know About the Legal Obligations of the Working Interview
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- 2017 Employment Case to Watch - Seventh Circuit Court To Rule On Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim
- EEOC Focus in 2017 – Employers Beware
- Businesses Cannot Discriminate Against Transgender Employees
- Employer Use of Covenants Not To Compete Threatened By New Law
- Employers Under Pressure To Comply With Ban-The-Box Laws
- The Hot Employment Law Issue That You Can’t Ignore: "Which Bathroom?"
- An EEOC Subpoena Can Greatly Expand The Scope Of The Initial Discrimination Charge
- To Have A Cause Of Action An Employee Has To Apply For The Position Into Which They Were Not Promoted.
- Offering Severence Pay In An Agreement Which Would Deter Filing A Complaint With The EEOC Does Not Violate Title VII
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- EEOC Rules That Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act
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- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Based On Sexual Orientation Discrimination Preempted By The Illinois Human Rights Act
- If You Are An Employee Don't Admit Termination If You Want To Plead Failure To Recall
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- Illinois’ New Tool Against Discriminatory Pay: The No Salary History Law
- Which Pronoun Fits Your Employee?
- Unexpected Finding at Autopsy of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Results in Winning Verdict for a Cardiologist and Five Other Defendants Retrospectively Charged with Medical Negligence
- Illinois Supreme Court Decision Opens Door To Increase In BIPA Litigation
- Is Deposing a Plaintiff’s Treating Physicians Worth it?
- Employers Beware: Chicago Minimum Wage Increases in 2019
- What Banks in Illinois Should Expect If Recreational Cannabis Becomes Legal
- Benefits of Binding Mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Small Business Investors Beware: An Individual Can Be Held Personally Liable for a Corporation’s Acts, Even If He or She is Not a Shareholder, Employee, Director or Officer of a Corporation
- Clients Need To Know About The Joint Defense Agreement Under Illinois Law For Cost Effective Litigation
- Courts Limit Hospital “Peer Review” Protection
- Incorporating Venue Into A Litigation Defense Strategy: Finding Friendly Counties
- Alternate Dispute Resolution: The Road Less Traveled
- What Everyone Needs to Know about the Current State of Food Labeling Litigation
- Social Media: New Tool for Litigation Defense Attorneys
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- When an Expedient Settlement in an Insurance Defense Case Works Best
- Defending Bad Faith Actions
- How is the Duty to Defend Determined in Insurance Coverage Cases?
- 5 Takeaways From Cook County’s New HIPAA Qualified Protective Order For Property and Casualty Insurers
- Tis the Season for Insurance Year-end Settlements
- How Much Underinsured Coverage Is An Insurance Company Required To Pay When There Are Multiple Tortfeasors?
- Who Are Necessary And Indispensable Parties In Insurance Coverage Litigation
- HOW TO INVESTIGATE A CLAIMANT’S MEDICAL HISTORY
- Insurance Companies: Avoid Big Headaches and Take Control Over Your Small-Insurance Claims Management
- Distinction Between the Duty to Defend and the Duty to Indemnify in Insurance Coverage Law
- Is There Insurance Coverage for a Loss Known By the Insured Before Purchasing Insurance?
- How Insurers Can Avoid Estoppel in Insurance Coverage Cases
- Client Reporting by a Insurance Defense Attorney: When to Report, Not If
- Insurance Defense and Bad Faith Actions: Requirements to Plead the Reasonable Probability Standard
- Potential Trap For Litigation Defense: Taking Care of Lienholders in Settlements
- Why An Excess Insurer Cannot Seek Equitable Contribution From A Primary Insurer
- Denial of Coverage and Reservation of Rights Letters Pose a Trap for Unwary Counsel
- Video Evidence: A Double-Edged Sword For Insurance Adjusters
- District Court Finds No Duty to Defend Under Cyber Liability Policy
- Insurer Denies Cyber Insurance Claim Following Data Breach
- Workers’ Compensation Carrier Has No Liability Where No Employer-Employee Relationship Exists Between Injured Party and Insured
- Second District Court Determines Insurer Owes Coverage for an Eviction Claim under Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage Provision of a Liability Policy
- Legal Malpractice Defense
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- ISERRA- New Illinois Military Leave Law Now in Effect
- Illinois’ 6 Person Jury Unconstitutional
- Video Evidence: A Double-Edged Sword For Insurance Adjusters
- An EEOC Subpoena Can Greatly Expand The Scope Of The Initial Discrimination Charge
- McKenna law Update & News December 2015
- Offering Severence Pay In An Agreement Which Would Deter Filing A Complaint With The EEOC Does Not Violate Title VII
- What Crimes Bar Inheritance?
- Suicide Breaks The Chain of Causation, Barring Wrongful Death Claims
- Health Care Liens Paid Prior to Deduction of Attorney Fees and Costs from Plaintiff’s Award
- Service Provider Ordered to Disclose Subscriber’s Identity
- Social Media Sites Do Not Have to Produce Documents During Pretrial Criminal Discovery
- Small Business “Hot Topics” Series
- EEOC Rules That Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act
- Illinois Legislature Debates Stronger Data Breach Notification Law
- Asbestos Legislative Alert- Illinois
- Asbestos Litigation Update
- Back to Basics - Estate Planning Part III
- Back to Basics - Estate Planning Part II
- Back To Basics - Estate Planning Part I
- Defense Attorneys Express Concern About New Settlement Payment Law
- Justice Department Not So Friendly to the Friendly Skies
- Google Tells Gmail Users to Expect No Privacy
- McKenna News & Events
- McKenna Storer Celebrates Its 65th Anniversary
- Alexander Sweis Named Partner at McKenna Storer
- Three McKenna Storer Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2019
- David A. Shapiro Becomes Of Counsel to McKenna Storer
- Kristin Dvorsky Tauras Named a Partner at McKenna Storer
- Top rated law firm receives BBB Accreditation with A+ rating
- Attorney Jaime Dowell Honored with Award for Excellence in Public Interest Service
- Paul S. Steinhofer Named a Partner at McKenna Storer
- McKenna Storer Begins 2017 Being Honored for Its Commitment to Excellence
- 2016 Annual HotTopics Series - November 3
- We’re excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website
- 2016 Annual HotTopics Series Announcement
- Woodstock Office Anniversary
- The Difference between a Deposition and Trial Testimony
- McKenna Super Lawyers
- Small Business Hot Topic Series
- Call to Reserve Your Spot for the Small Business Hot Topics Series
- Ethics and Social Media
- Data Management and Privacy Law
- Three McKenna Lawyers Selected for 2015 “Super Lawyers” Status
- McKenna Attorney Speaks to John Marshall Law Students
- Jaime Dowell Received the Blackshear Fellowship Award
- McKenna, Storer pleased to support the Illinois Defense Counsel’s 50 Year Gala
- Jaime Dowell Selected to be Blackshear Presidential Fellow By Bankruptcy Judges
- Latest McKenna News
- McKenna Attorney Receives Favorable Verdict in Admitted Liability Case
- Julie Ramson and Sara Cook Lecturers for the National Health Sciences University Masters Program
- Jaime Dowell Invited to be Volunteer Judge
- McKenna Super Lawyers
- Jaime Dowell Joins McKenna
- Judgment for Seller in “As Is” Consumer Fraud Claim
- McKenna Super Lawyers
- Attorney Updates
- 2109 Steps
- McKenna Lawyers Recommended by Best's Directory of Insurance Attorneys
- Greg Cochran interviewed by Crain's Chicago Business regarding lessons learned from asbestos litigation.
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Unexpected Finding at Autopsy of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Results in Winning Verdict for a Cardiologist and Five Other Defendants Retrospectively Charged with Medical Negligence
- Persistence is the Key to Victory In A Medical Malpractice Case
- Oh no! I’ve been sued for medical malpractice!
- Medical Malpractice Settlements – Double Edged Sword
- Protecting Access to Care Act – Passed by the House
- McKenna Storer’s Julie Ramson Successfully Defends a Medical Malpractice Case
- Privacy and Data Security Litigation
- Preparing for a Data Breach: Tabletop Exercises
- What School Officials Need to Know about Student Data Privacy in Illinois
- Legislative Update: South Dakota Enacts Data Breach Notification Law
- Recent Litigation Highlights The Need to Understand the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) Requirements
- Aldermen Propose Chicago Data Protection Ordinance
- Why There Will Be No Data Breach Notification Letters Following The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Incident
- 6 Data Security Compliance Lessons from the VTech-FTC Settlement
- Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Case
- Ninth Circuit Revisits Spokeo and Holds that Violations of the FCRA Can Establish Standing to Sue Under Title III
- FTC Updates COPPA Compliance Plan to Include Internet-Connected Toys
- LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: NEW MEXICO ADDS DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LAW
- 7 Steps for E-Mail Marketing CAN-SPAM Compliance
- Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege During Data Breach Response
- Five Data Privacy Trends for 2017
- Three Ways Your Business May Respond to a Data Breach: FTC Issues Guidance for Data Privacy Breach Response
- BYOD: Creating a BYOD Policy for Your Business
- Should You Move Your Business to the Cloud?
- Privacy Law Alert: Players Might Be Giving Up Personal Data While Pursuing Pokemon Go Characters
- Privacy and data security update: an update on data breach notification law for July 2016
- No Harm, No Foul: Why Spokeo v. Robins is a Win for Data Privacy Defendants
- Court Finds Data Breach Coverage Under CGL Policy
- Seventh Circuit Finds Standing in Another Data Breach Suit
- District Court Dismisses Claim for Unauthorized Disclosure of Personal Identifying Information Under Video Privacy Protection Act
- Illinois Governor Vetoes Amendment to Data Breach Law
- Seventh Circuit Finds That Customers Have Standing to Pursue Claims in Neiman Marcus Data Breach Action
- FCC Settles Data Security Action
- FTC Releases Data Security Guide for Businesses
- District Courts Reach Opposite Conclusions on the Issue of Standing in Data Breach Cases
- District Court Finds No Duty to Defend Under Cyber Liability Policy
- Study Finds Cost of Data Breach Reaches New Record High
- Illinois Legislature Debates Stronger Data Breach Notification Law
- Publications
- McKenna law Update & News December 2015
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- Tort Law Update Bulletin
- McKenna law Update & News December 2015
- McKenna Law Update & News – October 2015
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- McKenna Law Update - December 2012
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- Toxic Tort Litigation Defense
- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals strikes blow against Plaintiff’s Experts in Asbestos Ruling
- NEW SUPREME COURT RULING WILL HAVE IMPACT ON MASS TORT LITIGATION
- Talc’s Increasing Presence in Mass Tort Litigation Defense
- Secondary Exposure to Asbestos: When Taking Your Work Home Can Be Actionable
- Restriction on Statute of Repose Defense Results in an Increase In Asbestos Claims Being Filed in Indiana
- What Everyone Needs to Know about the Current State of Food Labeling Litigation
- Asbestos Plaintiffs No Longer Barred by Indiana Product Liability Act’s Statute of Repose
- U.S. District Court Dismisses Take-Home Asbestos Claim
- Greg Cochran - Leading Lawyers
- Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Folta Decision – Workers’ Compensation Claim is Exclusive Remedy for Employee’s Asbestos Injury
- Defense Attorneys Express Concern About New Settlement Payment Law
- Chamber President Endorses FACT Act
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