Lawsuits
Judge: IL Sup Ct decision can shield health care vendors from huge biometrics class actions
A federal judge has tossed a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law vs health care tech vendor Becton Dickinson, saying attempts by plaintiffs' lawyers to argue an Illinois Supreme Court decision shields only hospitals and clinical providers "borders on frivolous"
Federal Court
Homeservices of America to pay $250M to settle real estate commission antitrust lawsuits
State Court
Chicago parking meters owners say City Hall owes millions for not properly enforcing parking rules
Lawsuits
IL Supreme Court allows Raoul's motion to dismiss cross-appeal on claim that firearm liability law violated the three readings rule
The Illinois Supreme Court has allowed Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s motion to dismiss Wood River attorney Thomas Maag’s cross-appeal on the three readings rule for lack of jurisdiction and rejected Maag’s motion for leave to respond as moot.
State Court
IL appeals court: Waukegan restaurant can be sued for not stopping car from crashing through storefront window
August 2020 crash injured patron who was ordering food
A new leaked document shows Chicago Teachers Union's president may have not necessarily been joking when she said the next CTU contract would cost taxpayers "$50 billion and three cents," says the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Lawdragon names Cozen O’Connor’s Shaw among Top 500 leading U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers
CHICAGO, July 17, 2023 — Lawdragon has named Chicago attorney Brian Shaw, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring practice, to its 2023 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.
Cozen O’Connor attorney Matt DiCianni honored with Rising Stars Award from the National Immigrant Justice Center
Matt DiCianni, a labor and employment associate at Cozen O’Connor, has been honored with a Rising Stars Award from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC).
Federal Court
Rosie Martin sues AFAM Concept for hair relaxer product liability
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, plaintiff Rosie Martin has filed a lawsuit against several defendants including AFAM Concept, Inc., Beauty Bell Enterprises LLC, Dabur International Ltd., Godrej SON Holdings, Inc., and L’Oreal USA, Inc.
Federal Court
Dashaun Kennith Montgomery sues Trans Union LLC and Drive Casa LLC for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
In the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Dashaun Kennith Montgomery has filed a lawsuit against Trans Union LLC and Drive Casa, LLC.
Federal Court
Julie A. Su sues Green Maintenance Services Inc. for labor law violations
In the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary of Labor for the United States Department of Labor, has filed a lawsuit against Green Maintenance Services Inc., an Illinois corporation, and Jan Jarosz, an individual.
Federal Court
Brian Muniz sues Lunnon Properties for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, plaintiff Brian Muniz has filed a lawsuit against Lunnon Properties, LLC.
Federal Court
Robert Rickmon sues Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for disability discrimination
Robert Rickmon has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
State Court
Annette Sanders sues CSX Transportation Inc. for wrongful death and survival action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act
The court case, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois on April 18, 2024, involves Annette Sanders, as the independent administrator of the estate of Joseph Sanders (deceased), and CSX Transportation Inc.
State Court
Iavor Stoyanov sues Himont Law Group for professional negligence
In a lawsuit filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, plaintiff Iavor Stoyanov has brought a professional negligence action against his former counsel Al-Haroon Husain and Husain’s law firm, Himont Law Group.
State Court
Amber Hines sues WSC-GSP CT Holdings VII for alleged injuries from a fall
Amber Hines, the plaintiff, has filed an appeal against WSC-GSP CT Holdings VII, LLC, Able Engineering Management Co., LLC, GlenStar Asset Management, LLC, Crown Energy Services, Inc. d/b/a Able Engineering Services, Inc., and The Millard Group, Inc., a Corporation d/b/a Millard Maintenance in the Appellate Court of Illinois.
State Court
Lavelle Delaney sues City of Chicago for employment discrimination and retaliation
In a case filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, plaintiff Lavelle Delaney has appealed against the City of Chicago.
Judge: IL Sup Ct decision can shield health care vendors from huge biometrics class actions
A federal judge has tossed a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law vs health care tech vendor Becton Dickinson, saying attempts by plaintiffs' lawyers to argue an Illinois Supreme Court decision shields only hospitals and clinical providers "borders on frivolous"
IL Supreme Court allows Raoul's motion to dismiss cross-appeal on claim that firearm liability law violated the three readings rule
The Illinois Supreme Court has allowed Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s motion to dismiss Wood River attorney Thomas Maag’s cross-appeal on the three readings rule for lack of jurisdiction and rejected Maag’s motion for leave to respond as moot.
Ex-Onward restaurant owner pressing on with court fight vs Loyola over restaurant's demise
Restaurateur Michael Olszewski says Loyola University undermined and "kicked to the curb" the Onward Rogers Park fine dining restaurant into which Olszewski said he sunk more than $1M, at Loyola's request. The university says Olszewski "caused problems" for years and didn't pay rent during the Covid shutdowns
Antitrust lawsuit accuses Apple of wrongly cornering market for smartwatches
Apple Inc. has been accused of employing anticompetitive strategies to monopolize the smartwatch market, according to a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Class action: Everlywell exposes private medical information through tracking pixels
Digital home medical testing company, Everlywell, has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that it allowed social media giants like Facebook and Google to access people's private health care information.
White Castle to pay $9.5M to settle contentious worker fingerprint scans case
A long court fight over the case had resulted in a landmark Illinois Supreme Court decision, which placed Illinois businesses at risk of "annihilative" payouts, leading lawmakers to at last move to reform the law to potentially avert further economic harm.
Dexter Reed's family sues Chicago cops over Reed's death, after Reed fired at Chicago cops in traffic stop
The family says officers are to blame because they shouldn't have stopped Reed at all, and then acted "outrageously" in pulling their weapons on Reed. They do not concede Reed fired first. Police advocates say the plaintiffs look to be seeking a "quick settlement" from Mayor Brandon Johnson's City Hall
Cook County shuts door on class action claims that property tax sale system discriminates vs black, Latino homeowners
A federal judge said class action plaintiffs haven't done enough to support claims that Cook County's property tax sale system - which sells off homes to collect unpaid property taxes - discriminates vs black and Latino homeowners. The decision doesn't end claims the system is unconstitutional
Glock seeks to take Chicago's anti-gun lawsuit to federal court
Firearms maker Glock has filed a motion to remove Mayor Brandon Johnson's lawsuit, in partnership with anti-guns rights activists, from Cook County's courts to federal court. The lawsuit claims Glock's semiautomatic pistols are too easily modified into "machine guns"
New Trier wrongly refused requests for records to explain decision to cancel Holocaust Remembrance Day: Lawsuit
Education reform group Parents Defending Education has sued New Trier Township High School District claiming administrators violated Freedom of Information law by refusing to provide PDE with staff communications that may discuss the Holocaust or conflict in Gaza.
Coalition seeks to let IL voters deliver message on parents' rights in November
Thousands of volunteers aligned with conservative social policy groups across Illinois are seeking signatures to place an advisory referendum on the fall ballot asking voters if they believe Illinois law should require parents' consent before children receive non-emergency medical care or therapy
IL lawmakers advance law to limit 'annihilative' payouts faced by business under biometrics law
The Illinois State Senate approved SB2979, which would explicitly limit the amount of money trial lawyers and plaintiffs can demand businesses pay under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. The law has spawned thousands of lawsuits generating hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees
KCIC: Madison, St. Clair Counties were top asbestos jurisdiction in 2023; Cook County saw greatest increase
Madison and St. Clair Counties again saw the most asbestos case filings for 2023 nationwide, and Cook County saw the highest increase in filings according to a report by KCIC, a Washington D.C.-based technology and management consulting company.
Chicago parking meters owners say City Hall owes millions for not properly enforcing parking rules
Arbitrators ruled the city should pay $2M+ for not enforcing parking rules in neighborhoods in 2020, and the city could owe millions more for strategic maneuvers to bank $10M+ in 2021-2022. Chicago Parking Meters say it's also owed $36M more, as well, for other alleged lax enforcement
Iavor Stoyanov sues Himont Law Group for professional negligence
In a lawsuit filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, plaintiff Iavor Stoyanov has brought a professional negligence action against his former counsel Al-Haroon Husain and Husain’s law firm, Himont Law Group.
Dashaun Kennith Montgomery sues Trans Union LLC and Drive Casa LLC for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
In the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Dashaun Kennith Montgomery has filed a lawsuit against Trans Union LLC and Drive Casa, LLC.
Judges challenge IL Tier 2 pension reforms, say law was approved and applied unconstitutionally
If successful, the lawsuit could undo a key pension reform law, which many have credited with helping the state better balance its financially troubled pension systems. It also joins a growing list of challenges claiming lawmakers routinely approve controversial laws unconstitutionally
Cook County Judge Carl Boyd suspended from hearing cases after charged with domestic battery
Cook County Circuit Judge Carl Boyd was charged with domestic battery in an incident Chicago Police say left a woman with a cut on her cheek from broken glass. Boyd has served on the Cook County bench since 2012