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Plaintiff survives Motion to Dismiss on issue of first impression

Motion to Dismiss defeated. Hipskind & McAninch, LLC, after a lengthy oral argument, defeated a motion to dismiss filed by a local bar who argued a wid ...
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December 2, 2016

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Can your boss ask for your Facebook password? Not for long.

Illinois has long had laws related to an employee’s right to privacy in the workplace.  In the early 1990s, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Rig ...
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November 17, 2016

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Does tagging someone on Facebook violate their right to privacy?

Three Illinois men have filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging that the social network’s use of facial recognition software violates their privacy int ...
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November 10, 2016

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Is your IKEA dresser a safety hazard? Child deaths linked to IKEA MALM dresser.

On November 4, 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced that a fourth child’s death was found to be related to defects associa ...
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November 7, 2016

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Is taking a voting selfie in Illinois illegal?

It is voting season and most of America has caught election fever.  In many states, Illinois included, you can cast an early ballot.  And, as wit ...
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October 27, 2016