In Neumann v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC, et al. (Case No. 1:15-cv-10507), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss in this “take-home” asbestos exposure case. The Court determined that Plaintiff’s negligence claim failed because Defendant did not owe Plaintiff a duty of care. The Court’s decision […]
Archives for March 2016
The Difference between a Deposition and Trial Testimony
Julie Ramson recently had her article, “The Difference between a Deposition and Trial Testimony”, published in the PSIC Physician Connection Newsletter. To read a PDF version of the article, clink on this link: PSIC_Physician_Connection_Newsletter
Telephone Scam Alert For Bankruptcy Attorneys And Their Clients
The Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Illinois released an important message this week regarding a new telephone scam. The new scam, called “Caller ID Spoofing”, involves a scammer using an attorney’s phone number to call her or his clients asking for additional payments for creditors and directing the client to call a toll-free […]
To Have A Cause Of Action An Employee Has To Apply For The Position Into Which They Were Not Promoted.
In Jaburek v. Foxx, No. 15-2165, January 13, 2016, 7th Circuit, the employee filed a Title VII and Equal Pay Act claim alleging that her employer failed to promote her to the Program Analyst position that she was actually performing and for which she was receiving less pay than her male co-workers. The employee had […]