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Lawfare against Trump: Trial lawyers fuel Democrat machine
Attorneys & Judges
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Lawfare against Trump: Trial lawyers fuel Democrat machine

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated Oct 21, 2025

WASHINGTON – Trial lawyers are waging lawfare against President Donald Trump, and America’s business leaders by exploiting loopholes in an unr…

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BIPA reforms edge lawsuits down, shift plaintiffs’ targets
Cook County Record
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BIPA reforms edge lawsuits down, shift plaintiffs’ targets

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Oct 6, 2025

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy …

Pritzker signs bill to open Illinois courts to more lawsuits
Cook County Record

Pritzker signs bill to open Illinois courts to more lawsuits

  • John O’Brien
  • Updated Aug 18, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. JB Pritzker has shrugged off calls to veto legislation that critics say will create more lawsuits for Illinois courts…

Pritzker asked to veto ‘negative message to job creators’
Cook County Record

Pritzker asked to veto ‘negative message to job creators’

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Aug 7, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS - Illinois business leaders say they are continuing their efforts to persuade Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a potential new l…

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‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?
Cook County Record

‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jun 12, 2025

In coming weeks, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will decide to either veto or sign a new law which would greatly expand the ability of trial lawyer…

Spend big, win big? Top IL Dems rake in trial lawyer bucks
Cook County Record

Spend big, win big? Top IL Dems rake in trial lawyer bucks

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jun 9, 2025

Over the objections of business advocates, Illinois Democratic lawmakers have passed a potential new law which would greatly expand the abilit…

More lawsuits, more biz problems? IL law rewrites suit rules
Cook County Record

More lawsuits, more biz problems? IL law rewrites suit rules

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jun 1, 2025

Editor’s note: UPDATE The Illinois state Senate passed the measure on May 31. Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon signed on as the legi…

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Chamber pushes back at Stuart's business legislation comments
Legislation & Government

Chamber pushes back at Stuart's business legislation comments

  • Chris Dickerson
  • Updated May 14, 2025

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is taking umbrage with comments from the chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee w…

Biz groups, Dems announce deal to reform law that spawned thousands of 'shakedown' suits vs employers
Northern California Record

Biz groups, Dems announce deal to reform law that spawned thousands of 'shakedown' suits vs employers

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jun 10, 2025

Facing potential disaster at the ballot box this fall, California Democrats and their union and trial lawyer allies have struck a deal with th…

Who benefits from IL biometrics privacy law? Mostly trial lawyers, new report says
Cook County Record

Who benefits from IL biometrics privacy law? Mostly trial lawyers, new report says

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated May 21, 2025

A new report says Illinois’ biometrics privacy law has largely served as a tool to enrich trial lawyers, who have raked in hundreds of million…

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