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The Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (“Tort Immunity Act”) in Illinois is codified as 745 ILCS 10. One of the enumerated immunities is discretionary immunity. This states that a public...

If considering relocating to a new place, Guam might not be the first destination that comes to mind. When my husband, who is active-duty Navy, received orders from Great Lakes/Chicago to relocate to Guam, I went through the

Jessica O’Brien is senior counsel in Tressler’s Insurance Services Practice Group in Orange County, CA. She concentrates her practice on coverage matters, including bad faith and extra contractual liability litigation...

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, dismantling the long-standing Chevron deference doctrine established in 1984 in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural

On November 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that aimed to expand the scope of overtime eligibility to workers across the country. For certain executive,...

The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District issued an opinion on December 19, 2023, in Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford & Cont’l Ins. Co. v. Visual Pak Co., Inc., 2023 IL App (1st) 221160, which finally...