“Under [the plaintiffs’] reading, virtually all pharmaceutical product-support services would qualify as a kickback, U.S. District Court Judge John Tharp for the Northern District of Illinois said.       

“The mere existence of a statute permitting an officer to ask for information does not authorize an arrest for failing to provide it without some legal authority behind the demand,” said Judge L. Steven Grasz, who authored the opinion.       

“Touche as the saying goes! Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert wrote about the defendant’s seemingly hypocritical request. “So, are defendants vulnerable to the same argument they make about the timeliness of plaintiff’s motion? Should both motions be denied on that basis?       

“In other words, Missouri law is clear that a motion that is expressly declared by Supreme Court Rule to be an independent action must be resolved by an independent judgment that meets the requirements of Rule 74.01(a) before it is final and appealable—a principle made clear by cases interpreting Rule 74.05(d),” the court said.       

The property-and-casualty insurer disclosed Susan Stone’s impending departure in a securities filing that shed no light on the circumstances.       

“We are very pleased with the court’s recent decision affirming our client’s right to assert claims against both its insurer and the insurance agents who recommended and purchased the operative policy on our client’s behalf,” said Scott C. Frost, an attorney at Howard & Howard, who represents the plaintiff.       

“Plaintiffs’ collective litigation actions’ against the hospital defendants provide no basis for a finding of any good faith effort or genuine intent to pursue a claim against the hospital defendants to judgment, U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the Northern District of Illinois wrote in a ruling rejecting six plaintiffs’ motions for remand to

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The court concluded that the plaintiff established that, but for his psychological disability, he wouldn’t have been denied medical clearance for the role.       

“We were delighted to achieve the reversal on our clients’ behalf and with the impact it will have on privacy litigation moving forward. It sets an important precedent for pursuing relief and benefits not only for the class in our case, but data breach cases across Illinois,” Alex Phillips, of Strauss Borrelli in Madison, Wisconsin,