On September 29, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court denied Plaintiffs’ Petition for Leave to Appeal.  Previously, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the Circuit Court of Cook County’s decision granting summary judgment for the Defendant on all claims in a highly contested class action lawsuit. Plaintiffs were seeking damages in excess of $25 Million against a Chicagoland Senior Living Community for alleged fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the Illinois Security Deposit Interest Act and the Security Deposit Return Act.  

Earlier today (September 17, 2021), the Illinois First District Appellate Court issued its long awaited opinion in the interlocutory appeal of Tims v. Black Horse Carriers (2021 IL App (1st) 200563), clarifying Illinois law on the issue of the applicable statute of limitations for claims brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”).

The O’Hagan Meyer Orange County team has been busy growing over the last year. We are proud to count so many talented attorneys as colleagues. Welcome David Davidson, Partner; and Associate Attorneys Patrick Yoo, Jenna Griffin, Sanam Aghnami, Nahal Barahmand, Nicki Karim, and Jonathan Stilz.

We are elated to announce that 12 O’Hagan Meyer attorneys from across offices and practice areas have been recognized as 2022 Best Lawyers®!

Senate Bill 1406 goes into effect July 1, 2021, legalizing recreational marijuana in Virginia. It will be legal for adults over 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and cultivate up to four marijuana plants. Treating marijuana more like alcohol than a Schedule I controlled substance will affect Virginia workplaces, from hiring to termination and everything in between. This article looks at what has changed, what probably won’t, and what may be next on the horizon.

Last month, Delaware’s new Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick issued a decision largely dismissing challenges to board action after finding that the plaintiff’s emails to the board constituted pre-suit litigation demands, and thus the plaintiff was precluded from arguing that the director defendants were interested or lacked independence for purposes of considering a demand.

Partners Charles G. Meyer III, Vijay K. Mago, Kelvin L. Newsome (Richmond) and Wood W. Lay (Charlotte) are named 2021 Best Lawyers® in Employment Law.

We are proud to announce the O’Hagan Meyer attorneys recognized as 2021 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars across Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Southern California.

O’Hagan Meyer is elated to announce the addition of veteran team David Baugh and John Dalton to the Chicago office. Baugh and Dalton join the firm with a combined 40+ years of legal experience, focusing mainly in the Errors & Omissions, Financial Services and Coverage practice areas.

The New Jersey Department of Health has mandated, and the NJ Division on Civil Rights will enforce, employers’ rights to require its employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the workplace.