On July 18, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004. The denial comes five months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that claims accrue...more
7/25/2023
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Employment Litigation ,
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Illinois ,
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In July 2021, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division brought its first-ever criminal no-poach market allocation case. The Antitrust Division indicted DaVita, Inc. and its former CEO Kent Thiry on three counts...more
4/22/2022
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Trial ,
Market Allocation Scheme ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Per Se Rule ,
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic creates unprecedented risk for class action exposure for companies. This article identifies the first wave of class actions we anticipate arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic...more