On April 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, in Griffith Foods Int’l Inc. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 134 F.4th 483 (7th Cir. 2025)(“Griffith”) asked the Illinois Supreme
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In a first-of-its-kind decision, a US District Court ruled against a fair use defense for an AI model. In Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GHBM and West Publishing Corp. v. Ross Intelligence, Inc., the United States District
By Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper Illinois condominiums and homeowners’ associations (HOAs) rely heavily on assessment payments to fund essential services and operations. When owners fail to pay, associations may face...
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Narrow Interpretation of Recording and Distribution Exclusion
May 2, 2025
By Rosa M.Tumialán and Alyssa N. Suareo On March 26, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a one-line denial of the Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by Wexford Home Corporation (“Wexford”) against Ohio Security...
By Adriana Bosco Most people are familiar with defamation per se, where a statement is so obviously and materially harmful to a plaintiff that injury to an individual’s reputation is presumed. Restatement (Second) of Torts
7th Circuit Affirms Business Owner’s Summary Judgment for Unforeseeable Third-Party Criminal Act
May 1, 2025
By Carter R. Frambes The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently had occasion to consider whether a third-party criminal act was reasonably foreseeable to a private business owner such that its failure to provide security...