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Lawsuits claim Henyard mistreated, fired workers in Dolton, Thornton Township for refusing illegal schemes
Three ex-Dolton village and Thornton Township workers claim Dolton Mayor and Thorntown Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard demanded they perform illegal acts, then allegedly harassed them, and ultimately fired them for refusing. -
Class action says Ledger owes customers for allegedly misleading about security of its crypto wallets
The lawsuit had been filed in federal court in New York, but was transferred to Chicago federal court -
Class action targets online test prep biz Themis Bar Review over alleged tracking pixels
The lawsuit asserts the company allegedly allowed Facebook to access personal identifying information about users of Themis' website through the use of so-called tracking pixel installed on the website. -
Class action says Quaker Oats failed to tell customers its products contain traces of plant growth regulator chemical
The lawsuit asserts Quaker Oats has violated numerous state consumer protection laws. -
Class action accuses Eggland's Best of allegedly falsely claiming its eggs are lower in saturated fat
The lawsuit alleges Eggland's Best misled consumers by advertising its eggs contained "25% less saturated fat than regular eggs," when the lawsuit claims lab tests reveal the opposite -
Bears sued for discriminating vs white males in 'Diversity' job post limited to 'people of color,' women
The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court, and accused the Chicago Bears of violating state and federal anti-discrimination laws by listing non-white race and 'female' as required job qualifications for a "Diversity Legal Fellow" job opening with the organization -
Judge OKs Cook County 'assault weapons' ban, agrees that bans only apply to guns not protected by 2nd Amend
A Chicago federal judge became the latest to uphold a ban on so-called "assault weapons," saying she was bound by a 2023 appellate ruling which declared weapons labeled by lawmakers as "dangerous," "military-grade" weapons aren't protected by the Second Amendment and can be banned -
BNSF to pay $75M to settle truckers' fingerprint scan class action; Lawyers could get $27M
The settlement would end the court fight in the first class action under the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act to go to trial. A federal judge last summer tossed out a $228 million jury award secured by plaintiffs. -
Judge slams door on class action vs. city over impounded cars
The lawsuit had claimed the city should face the class action because plaintiffs still faced a risk of having their cars impounded, unless the city's policies are undone. A federal judge said that is not enough to allow them to move forward with the class action now. -
Jewish music teacher says Elmhurst University engaged in antisemitism, discrimination by firing him
Jewish musician and songwriter, Louis Yoelin, claims he was abruptly fired from his teaching position at Elmhurst University due to his online activism, allegedly against antisemitism. -
Counties say Supreme Court decision chastising forced home sales over unpaid property tax bills shouldn't apply in IL
A group of Illinois counties, including DuPage, Lake, Kane and Will, argued that a class action lawsuit over "equity theft" should be tossed, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appears to declare sales of entire homes to satisfy delinquent property tax bills to be unconstitutional takings -
Judge shuts down ex-Palatine HS teacher's First Amendment suit vs D211 over anti-BLM Facebook posts
A federal judge said the speech rights of teacher Jeanne Hedgepeth are trumped by student's feelings and the school district's need to minimize disruption that may be caused by unpopular opinions expressed by teachers. -
Lawyer sues Desklabs for allegedly stiffing him of promised fees for legal work
Chicago-based coworking space company, Desklabs, and its owner are facing a lawsuit filed by an attorney who claims he was deceived into providing legal services without compensation, allegedly under the guise of making him the company's general counsel. -
ADM accused of shorting barge workers' OT pay by classifying them as 'day rate' workers
The lawsuit claims ADM allegedly misclassifies the workers as "seamen" who are exempt from federal overtime pay rules, while the majority of their duties allegedly are not as "seamen" -
Class action accuses Mondelez and Ghost Beverages of misleadingly marketing harmful energy drinks to kids
Mondelez International, Inc., and Ghost Beverages LLC are facing a class-action lawsuit in Chicago federal court over Ghost's use of the Sour Patch Kids, Bubblicious and Swedish Fish brands in marketing their energy drinks, allegedly targeting children -
Chicago firefighter says city forced him to refuse all other meds before granting Covid vax religious exemption
The lawsuit asserts the city violated the firefighter's rights by requiring him to sign an error-ridden medical form, essentially foreswearing the use of a wide array of common medications and pain killers, because the city falsely claimed those other meds all were also developed using the same human cell lines as the Covid shots. -
Class action accuses fintech app operator Plaid of wrongly scanning users' faces
The lawsuit accuses Plaid of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Lawsuit accuses Enbridge of scuttling deal to allow barge oil shipping on Sanitary & Ship Canal
The lawsuit asserts Enbridge violated antitrust laws in allegedly directing board of Mustang pipeline to pull plug on deal for terminal with Ducere -
Tubi can't unplug class action for allegedly sharing user info with advertisers
A federal judge denied Tubi's attempt to use an arbitration clause in its user agreement and other legal arguments to quickly defeat a class action lawsuit accusing the streaming service of violating a federal video privacy law -
Class action accuses Rosebud Lending of issuing loans with illegally high interest rates
Rosebud Lending, along with other affiliated lenders, has been accused of violating state lending laws and federal racketeering laws by issuing loans with exorbitantly high interest rates, often exceeding 500%.