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• Class Action Over UPS Notary Fees Cleared to Proceed, State Appellate Court Rules August 4, 2025
  Lynch Carpenter and Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz brought the claim for the plaintiff against the store, its notary Rex K. Ingram and other defendants, alleging their additional $4 "clerical fee" for $1 notary transactions violated the Illinois Notary Public Act.      
• 'Flagrant Manipulation': Chicago Firm Sanctioned for Not Designating 'Related' Case in Violation of Court Order August 1, 2025
  "Violations of court orders that span multiple jurisdictions are difficult to detect, particularly in Schedule A cases where forum shopping is rampant and defendants rarely appear." U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr.      
• Litigators of the Week: A Trial Win for CME Group in Class Action Brought by Pit Traders August 1, 2025
  Chicago jurors rejected claims that the exchange operator—represented by a team at Skadden led by Albert Hogan, Marcella Lape and Manuel Cachán—inappropriately cut traders out of profits associated with the shift toward electronic trading.      
• Medical Device Maker Accused of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions at Chicago-Area Plant July 31, 2025
  Experts have speculated that claims like the plaintiff's could increase against defendants who maintain these ethylene oxide storage facilities or warehouses.