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Monthly Archives: July 2019

Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Pollution Control Board’s Decision Regarding Groundwater Monitoring at Clean Construction or Demolition Debris Fill Operations

July 30, 2019

On June 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Illinois affirmed an appellate court’s ruling on an Illinois Pollution Control Board (“Board”) decision involving groundwater monitoring at clean construction or demolition debris fill sites, in The County of Will v. The Pollution Control Board, 2019 IL 122798, Case Nos. 122798, 122813. The case concerned the Board’s […]

This entry was posted in Environmental Law, Illinois Supreme Court and tagged CCDD, Illinois Pollution Control Board, Judicial Review on July 30, 2019 by Melissa Brown.

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Healthcare Practitioners: Anatomy of an IDFPR Complaint

July 24, 2019

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility (IDFPR) is the state agency that oversees licensure and discipline of various health care practitioners, including physicians, nurses, and dentists, among others. The IDFPR is charged with overseeing enforcement of the various healthcare practice acts, and it typically investigates matters brought to its attention, primarily from patient […]

This entry was posted in Illinois Law, Professional Liability and tagged IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility on July 24, 2019 by Linda Hay.

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Fee Shifting Provision of Illinois Nursing Home Care Act: Insight into Appellate Court’s Potential Interpretations

July 18, 2019

Nursing Home litigation has increased significantly in Illinois in recent years in large part due to the failure of Illinois to institute damages caps and eliminate attorney’s fees from their nursing home statute. Attorneys’ fees are recoverable under the Nursing Home Care Act. In fact, the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act provides for fee shifting […]

This entry was posted in Illinois Law, Nursing Homes and tagged Attorney Fee Shifting, Illinois Nursing Home Care Act on July 18, 2019 by Susan Wagener.

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Is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Unconstitutional?

July 16, 2019

The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) establishes safeguards and procedures relating to the retention, collection, disclosure, and destruction of biometric data. 740 ILCS 14/15. Passed in October 2008, BIPA is intended to protect a person’s unique biological traits – the data encompassed in a person’s fingerprint, voice print, retinal scan, or facial geometry. Id. But […]

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and tagged Biometric Information Privacy Act, BIPA on July 16, 2019 by Charles Insler.

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