Durk Derrick Banks (p/k/a Lil Durk) and two of his record labels were sued in a civil wrongful-death lawsuit in Illinois seeking millions of dollars in damages. After obtaining a stay of the claims against Mr. Banks, the firm, through its local counsel, moved to dismiss the claims against the record labels on several novel grounds insulating them from wrongful-death liability under Illinois law. The court adopted those arguments and dismissed the claims against the record labels for failure to state a claim, a significant ruling for record labels in Illinois.