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Peruvian national who admitted twice voting in U.S. elections can be deported, appeals court rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has denied the application of a Peruvian national to stay in the country, following the discovery that the non-citizen voted twice in federal elections. -
Divided appeals court says lawyer can't sue Indiana prosecutors over embezzlement charges, statements
A Chicago federal appeals panel, in a partial 2-1 decision, cited tort immunity in upholding the dismissal of a Michigan lawyer’s suit against county and state officials in Indiana, for an allegedly malicious prosecution of her in an embezzlement case. -
Federal judge expands power of 'Special Master' to review state agency political hiring practices
More than two years into an investigation of hiring practices at the Illinois Department of Transportation, a federal judge has expanded the power of the review panel to cover all other state agencies under the oversight of Illinois' governor. -
Judge: Questions in Chicago cops' privacy lawsuit vs Sun-Times limited to whether paper broke law
A federal judge has handed wins to five Chicago police officers in the latest rounds of proceedings in their lawsuit against the Chicago Sun-Times over the paper’s publication of the officers’ photos and other information as part of the paper’s exposé of the investigation of the 2004 death of a man punched by Richard Vanecko, a city cop and nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley. -
Arthur Foundation forced to limit grants to 10-mile radius of Berwyn, limit directors to 10 year terms
The Illinois Attorney General's Office has stepped in to force the multi-million dollar suburban Arthur Foundation to abide by its original ground rules governing how it dispenses funds and to force the foundation to set term limits for its directors. -
Apartment building real estate investors allege construction manager, contractors profited from rigged bids
A group of related Chicago companies specializing in renovating and flipping apartment buildings – all of which are managed by two of the leaders at a prominent Chicago real estate brokerage – has launched a $5 million fraud action against a construction company and other contractors with whom they partnered on a number of projects, accusing the lead contractor and others of conspiring to rig bids and drive up the price in favor of friends and associates. -
Failed church merger includes suit against Jesse White
CHICAGO – A Buffalo Grove church is suing another ministry and the Illinois secretary of state, alleging its merger is invalid. -
Judge puts to bed Schiller Park woman's try to unmask blogger, says 'defamatory' blog posts actually free speech
A Cook County judge has bid good night to the attempt of a woman involved in Schiller Park community politics to unmask the identity of a local blogger she believes defamed her online, saying the blogger’s allegedly defamatory writings are actually easily identified as constitutionally protected statements of opinion and satire. -
Lawyer tries to revive class action vs Palatine over personal information on parking tickets
A Chicago attorney is taking another shot at bringing a class action against a northwest suburban village over claims it includes too much personal information on the parking tickets it issues, arguing that, while federal courts rejected an earlier suit he argued over the ticket received by one particular man, the courts never formally dealt with his class allegations that the village's practices violated privacy rights of potentially thousands of others. -
Woman active in Schiller Park politics, community organizations, wants Facebook to reveal ID of blogger
A politically active Schiller Park woman wants to target the blogger she claims defamed her, and to do so has taken action in Cook County Circuit Court to force Facebook and Wordpress to identify the blogger. -
Customer alleges injuries from fall down furniture store stairs
A customer is suing a defunct used furniture store and its former owner, alleging she was injured after falling down the stairs in the establishment. -
Judge differs with colleague, tosses suit vs St. Louis firm over using traffic crash reports to find new clients
Days after her colleague had ruled differently in a similar case, a Chicago federal judge has hit the brakes on a lawsuit against a law firm brought by a couple alleging the firm had violated their privacy rights in using the information on a Schaumburg Police traffic crash report to solicit their business. On Aug. 4, Judge Amy St. Eve dismissed a lawsuit brought by Antonio and Karen Pavone against the firm of Meyerkord & Meyerkord. -
Judge nixes move to dismiss class action vs lawyer accused of using crash reports to market to new clients
A Chicago personal injury lawyer specializing in litigation involving motor vehicle accidents will need to answer allegations he violated federal privacy laws in allegedly using personal information on police traffic accident reports to solicit potential new clients, after a federal judge declined to dismiss a class action lawsuit against him over the alleged business practices. -
Federal judge doesn’t go for corporate shuffling in parking attendant labor suit
A Chicago parking lot attendant company tried to pull away from a class-action labor lawsuit brought by former employees, but a federal judge has applied the brakes. -
Updated: Judge gives Prenda, Duffy until Feb. 19 to pay sanction, file financial info in defamation case
Editor's note: This story was updated Friday to reflect an order that was filed after the publication of the story about Thursday's hearing. -
WSJ editorial knocks Quinn’s ‘stocking stuffers’ to ITLA; Outgoing governor signs two controversial, legal-related bills into law
QuinnLabeling him “America’s worst governor,” the Wall Street Journal notes in a Dec. 22 editorial that Pat Quinn in his final days as chief executive enacted two laws that are “stocking stuffers” for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.Quinn on Friday signed into law legislation, Senate Bill 3075, that will reduce the number of jurors hearing civil cases from 12 to six and increase juror pay to -
Lincoln Park pub sues Logan Square bar over "Red Lion" name
Call it a different kind of bar fight.A Lincoln Park bar is suing a relatively new bar a few miles away in Logan Square it claims is trying to subvert business through an allegedly deceptive marketing process.Crimson Lion Ltd., doing business as the Red Lion Pub, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Nov. 26 in Chicago's federal court against The Red Lion Pub & Grill Inc. and its owner Miguel