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Another judge says IL free to ban 'assault weapons' under 2nd Amendment because the guns are 'particularly dangerous'
U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins says the law holds up, even under recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, because the country has a history of banning 'particularly dangerous' weapons, so the Illinois law doesn't violate the Second Amendment -
Ex-McDonald's workers can have access to corporate communications about harassment, discrimination: Judge
Florida women are seeking $500M in lawsuit alleging McDonald's has ignored workplace sexual harassment complaints in its corporate owned restaurants -
Judge: No fundamental right for father to forbid Villa Park school district from helping child change genders
A Chicago federal judge said a father can't sue Villa Park District 45 for allegedly conspiring with his ex-wife to help their child transition from male to female, because the father has no fundamental right to direct public schools on how to educate to his child -
Judge: Sysco can't stuff its fight with lawsuit-funder Burford into larger court fight over chicken prices
Food distributor Sysco is hoping to reach settlements with chicken producers over alleged price-fixing. Big lawsuit lender Burford Capital, however, wants to block Sysco from settling, saying those settlements won't generate a big enough return -
Federal judge says Chicago liable to upgrade thousands of street crossings to make them 'accessible' for blind people
The American Council for the Blind and U.S. Department of Justice pressed claims against the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other statutes, asserting the city must move to improve street crossings throughout Chicago -
Samsung: Prominent plainfiffs' firm Labaton Sucharow seeking to press 'frivolous' biometrics claims in 'mass arbitration'
Samsung says the Labaton lawyers have 'weaponized' the arbitration process to extract a large, quick, potentially undue settlement. Labaton says Samsung is throwing a 'tantrum' to sidestep potentially massive liability for allegedly violating the Illinois biometrics privacy law -
Papa John's could face big payout under IL biometrics law after judge rejects bid to slice fingerprint scan class action
The class action lawsuit says the Papa John's parent company was directly involved in franchisees' POS system, potentially exposing the pizza chain to many millions or even billions of dollars in damages for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act -
FTC cleared to continue part of action accusing Walmart of allowing fraud on its money wire services
Walmart has accused regulators with the Federal Trade Commission of 'egregious overreach' for attempting to hold the retail giant responsible for the actions of fraudsters using its money wire service to commit crime -
'Creamy' does not equal 'cream:' Judge tosses lawsuit vs Ferrara over milk content in Nips caramels
A Chicago federal judge dismissed a class action, ruling no reasonable consumer should expect that shelf-stable hard caramel candy gets its creamy texture from more than minimal amount of dairy fat -
Refiled: Class action claiming boneless wings at B-Dubs should be called nuggets
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The lawyer trying to sue Buffalo Wild Wings because boneless wings are made out of breast meat has filed his second complaint, hoping to cure procedural issues that killed the first one. -
US Chamber: Burford, Sysco court fight shows dangers to U.S. economy, security from lawsuit financing
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says an arbitrator's order would allow lawsuit investors, including foreign interests, to use U.S. courts to further their strategic interests. Burford Capital says court fight is merely Sysco's attempt to avoid contractural obligations and deny Burford the chance to protect $140M investment -
Customer receipts may defeat class actions vs Walmart for shelf prices that don't match charges at checkout
A federal judge said Walmart may still face a class action over mismatched prices, but not one led by an Ohio man who claimed he was overcharged for an assortment of snacks at a Niles store, compared to prices on shelves -
Sysco: Burford 'has lied to ... the world' about controlling lawsuits
New filing asks federal judge to agree financier is improperly blocking attempts to settle big antitrust lawsuits to boost returns on $140M investment -
Judge won't undo damages from $23M fraud verdict linked to Nobu Hotel construction, tacks on $1.8M interest
A developer said their contractor misrepresented their ability to complete the project within a certain budget, and then allegedly ran up costs -
EEOC IT manager OK to sue federal non-discrimination watchdog for race discrimination
Black female IT professional said she's been doing work of her white male predecessor without being paid his salary -
Lawsuit: City Hall, Michael Reese developer conspired to use city power to smash value of coveted property
Lawsuit claims Ald. Sophia King, Chicago Planning department and Michael Reese Hospital redevelopment group GRIT used the city's zoning and permitting authority to block any efforts to improve or sell a property neighboring the former Michael Reese Hospital site, because the city and GRIT wanted to buy it "cheap" -
Judge says Walgreens can't fully escape class action over 'maximum strength' lidocaine patches
Lawsuit alleges similar pain-relief products contain higher amounts of lidocaine -
Judge tosses boneless wings class action vs Buffalo Wild Wings, for now; Class action asserts 'boneless wings' just nuggs
The suit was tossed on procedural grounds, because the plaintiffs failed to properly identify the parties. The plaintiffs have until March 27 to try again -
Judge says white ex-Lurie employee can't sue Chicago children's hospital over alleged harassment, retaliation
Claims against specific coworkers didn't establish corporate liability: Lefkow -
Sysco says third-party lawsuit funder Burford is blocking its attempts to settle lawsuits
Burford has obtained an international arbitrator’s award declaring it has the power under its contract with Sysco to veto settlement agreements that Burford believes are too little in light of its $140M investment in Sysco’s lawsuits