The exponential increase over the past several years in lawsuits brought under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is well documented. The plaintiffs’ bar now appears to have broadened its focus to include another Illinois privacy statute: the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), which regulates the use of genetic…

Surf-by lawsuits are ballooning New York court dockets. What is a surf-by lawsuit? The term derives from the term “drive-by” lawsuits which plaintiffs filed after they drove by businesses and saw violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (such as entrance ramps too steep for wheelchairs). Now, any business with…

A landmark deal that New York lawmakers brokered this past weekend was “the biggest package of housing legislation” that Nixon Peabody strategic policy adviser Deborah VanAmerongen said she’s seen in 30 years in the field. The deal included a reduced version of a Good Cause Eviction bill that provides new protections from evictions, along with anti-price gouging…

In a published decision Monday, the Appellate Division addressed the “unsettled law” underlying the Frivolous Litigation Statute and held that public entities are not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed. Englewood Cliffs retained Thomas J. Trautner of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, Jeffrey Surenian of Surenian, Edwards, Buzak &…

Pornography website Pornhub was hit with a privacy class action, accusing the defendants of sharing users’ personal data, including video viewing history, with third-party Google in order to enable targeted advertising. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal…

Special Section: 2024 Medical Malpractice | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/04/23/special-section-2024-medical-malpractice/ Credit: Fotolia In The Legal’s Medical Malpractice special section, read about how to mitigate risks in the emergency room, the stigma of medical malpractice cases that stem from suicide, and the role appellate mediators can have in…