Two media outlets did not libel a nonprofit organization by refusing to remove articles containing allegedly defamatory statements about the organization from their websites, a federal appeals court held Thursday.

The U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings in a 52-46 vote Tuesday to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as an Article III judge.

The State of Illinois had unfettered discretion to dismiss a qui tam action filed under the Illinois False Claims Act, a state appellate panel held.

A student who alleges Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science conducted a biased investigation into a sexual assault complaint made against him does not have a case for sex discrimination, a federal judge held.

A woman does not need expert testimony to pursue a claim that a dentist’s alleged negligence in her post-operative care caused pain and suffering, a state appellate panel held.

United Airlines Inc. did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by asking an employee if he had received a COVID-19 vaccine, a federal judge held Tuesday.

A federal appeals court revived two lawsuits accusing McDonald’s USA LLC of violating antitrust law by enforcing a “no-poaching” rule that prevented employees from moving from a job at one franchise to a higher-paying position at another.

A lawyer should be suspended for one year for making false statements and threatening a third party in a settlement demand letter, according to an Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing board.