Kaitlin Gallen

Recent layoffs at several high profile companies, and the putative class actions filed in their wake, highlight the importance of legal compliance when making and effecting these difficult decisions....more The Supreme Court of Illinois recently resolved an outstanding and hotly debated question – claims brought under the Illinois Biometric Information and Privacy Act (BIPA) are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The...more The first jury verdict to address violations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) resulted in a $2.28 million judgment against BNSF Railway. The case involved a class of more than 40,000 truck drivers who...more The Supreme Court addressed the intersection of the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Speech clauses as they relate to a public employee’s personal religious expression when done in the public eye. In a 6-to-3...more