A federal district judge recently answered a question still open in the Seventh Circuit, and that has split the other circuits: whether a plaintiff seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or the Rehabilitation Act is required to show discriminatory animus to prevail, or whether mere deliberate indifference suffices. Judge Jorge Alonso of […]
In Barrett v. Illinois Department of Corrections (opinion issued Oct. 20, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided an important issue of first impression within this circuit: When does an FMLA claim based upon a wrongful denial of family and medical leave accrue? Deeming out-of-circuit authority to be “thinly reasoned” and […]
Welcome to The Chicago Litigation Blog! The “CLB” is a blog hosted by Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC with the idea of providing a central location for following legal developments that affect commercial litigation in and around Chicago. The courts in and around Chicago (both state and federal) have jurisdiction over a national, indeed international, […]