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The skyline view from the Nixon Peabody office in Chicago's Loop. Photo by Steve Hall, Hall + Merrick Photographers. These last two years have undoubtedly been tough for commercial real estate investors and professionals whose business focuses primarily on office space. The ongoing pandemic has not only added more time to the clock and delayed countless businesses’ plans to return to the offi...

State Supreme Court justices hear arguments on whether new law targets labor unions  Charleston Gazette-Mail

At least three class action lawsuits filed by a litigious law firm claim Kellogg Co.'s marketing is misleading because there's not much strawberry in Strawberry Pop-Tarts, and as a result the toaster pastries do not deliver the health benefits of strawberries. Various media reports identified the filers as women in Illinois, New York and one more state, although all were represented by Sheeha...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia public health official says a new state law that gives county commissions the ability to strike down mask mandates recommended by local boards of health adds another layer of complexity when working to fight COVID-19. Bill Kearns “It takes longer to get those policies enforced,” said Bill Kearns, executive director of the Berkeley-Morgan County Board of Hea...

Program applauded by law enforcement, opposed by ACLU | Local News | thesheridanpress.com  The Sheridan Press

Dear Editor, According to Virginia law, every application for an Absentee Ballot must include the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number. But according to Scott Konopasek, Director of the Fairfax County Office of Elections, applications missing those numbers are being processed anyway. In fact, at least 562 Absentee Ballot applications missing those Social Security numbers...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Iowa announced a major law enforcement operation early Tuesday morning. Twelve federal search warrants were executed at locations around the Des Moines metro early Tuesday morning. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the searches were conducted by officers, agents, and investigators from the Des Moines Police Department; Fe...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top court wrestled Tuesday with deciding whether the state constitution allows people to keep getting quick judicial decisions in lawsuits against COVID-19 restrictions such as mask mandates. The state Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys on a law that requires district courts to rule within 10 days when someone sues over a county restriction. Three of the ...

Image from Shutterstock. Law firms are trying to entice employees to come back to the office with perks that include free food and a casual, fun atmosphere. Law.com has the story. “Simply showing up to the office is no longer the default, and law firms are looking for ways to bring people in,” the article reports. Law.com cited these perks: • Some law firms are offering free food. They includ...

DALLAS, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation law firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry has added Alexander Gras and Bjorn Blomquist as the firm's newest associates. Both attorneys joined Caldwell Cassady & Curry after prior stents in the firm's summer associate program. Mr. Gras joined the firm with prior courtroom experience in his role...