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Trying to persuade the Illinois Supreme Court to extend the implied warranty of habitability beyond the remedy’s original target (developer-vendors of newly constructed residences) to subcontractors, the Sienna Court Condo Association relied on analogies to a tort that doesn’t require contractual privity between plaintiffs and defendants: personal-injury claims against product manufacturers based on strict liability.

Every public accommodation serving customers should ask itself this question: Is my business accessible to customers with disabilities in compliance with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

A recent Utah federal court ruling involving an attorney claiming disability due to chronic pain raised a number of interesting issues.

With the May 2018 Supreme Court decision declaring the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act unconstitutional, effectively lifting a bar on sports gambling nationwide, professional sports leagues have begun partnering with casinos and sports books.

Today’s case is one of first impression from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which vacated verdicts totaling $27 million for four plaintiffs who sued for defamation and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee, under the chairmanship of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., held hearings on the likely next attorney general, William Barr. This column explores whom Barr is and what we learned in the hearings.

A new twist in the ongoing debate over athletes’ right of publicity may be on the way. Lawsuits over the alleged theft of dance moves were filed in courts last month against the makers of popular video games, including the NBA 2K video game series.

Soccer star DeAndre Yedlin has progressed to heights that few American players have ever reached. Now the case of whether his Seattle-area youth club will be compensated for its role in his development has become one of the most interesting, and potentially groundbreaking, stories in the business of American soccer and youth player development.

This year alone, Fanatics has partnered with both traditional and emerging sports leagues, reaching agreements in the United States, Europe and Asia and has launched a groundbreaking sports merchandise deal with Ticketmaster.

As I recently sat in the darkened space of The Second City’s Mainstage theater, I couldn’t help but wonder: Is this a strange coincidence or what?

If Gloria Steinem is the Martin Luther King Jr. of the women’s movement, then Ruth Bader Ginsburg is its Thurgood Marshall.

Avoiding the winter blues by partaking in some fun winter activities here in the Chicago area.