Mandell Menkes
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Judge turns down bid by ex-Chicago radio host to reboot $10M defamation suit vs WTMX owner
Former Chicago radio host Melissa McGurren has tried since fall 2021 to sue her former employer, Hubbard Radio, for defamation, saying an executive at the company claimed in a staff email that she had lied under oath -
Appeals court says Crain's story was true, so Ditto Trade brothers' defamation suit must go
An appeals panel has hit the delete button on a lawsuit by the owners of the defunct online broker Ditto Trade, which claimed Crain's Chicago Business ran a defamatory news story about the owners, saying not only did Crain's act without malice, the story was true. -
Judge refuses to OK $1.1M TikTok data collection settlement, says must wait for more claims, hearings
Plaintiffs didn't update settlement website with new deadlines after COVID delayed civil proceedings -
Appeals panel: Private investigator's $25M defamation suit OK vs filmmakers, writers, others over Alstory Simon case
Ciolino not allowed to sue ex-Cook County State's Attorney, appeals court says, but otherwise suit not time-barred -
Buffalo Grove dentist: Woman's 'defamatory' online reviews not 'innocent,' 'opinion,' not shielded from $4M lawsuit
A Buffalo Grove dentist is fighting against the dismissal of his $4 million lawsuit in which he accused a woman of posting false reviews about his business. -
Publisher claims counterfeit copies of its children books being sold on Amazon
A publisher of popular children's books has filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, asking the judge to order Amazon to turn over information on who may be allegedly improperly selling copyrighted material without permission. -
Class actions deleted vs Spokeo, Intelius, others over web search name 'keyword insertion' ad tricks
A federal judge has tossed a cluster of class action lawsuits launched against online personal information listing providers, including Spokeo, Intelius. InstantCheckmate and BeenVerified, saying a web search advertising technique didn’t violate plaintiffs’ rights to control the use of their identity simply by using a person's name in an ad designed to steer people to their online people search products. -
Judge: Reporters can't moonlight as attorneys and expect to be shielded in court
Protections for reporters do not permanently extend to lawyers moonlighting as filmmakers, according to a federal judge in Chicago. -
Class action vs Down To Lunch app makers tossed; promo 'spam-vite' texts users' fault, judge says
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed a class action complaint against the San Francisco-based developer of the Down to Lunch smartphone app, saying app users – and not the software itself – are responsible for “spam-vite” promotional text messages sent to other people’s phones. -
Judge OKs suit vs After School app makers over texts; plaintiff wants decision applied vs Down To Lunch
A Chicago federal judge will allow a potential class action lawsuit to proceed against the makers of smartphone app “After School,” saying the app’s use of allegedly unauthorized invitational text messages to grow its user base could violate federal law. And this decision could have implications for another class action lawsuit against the makers of another app. -
Jordan settles with Jewel, Dominick's in trademark dispute over ads congratulating Jordan's Hall of Fame induction
Michael Jordan, Chicago’s greatest basketball player, and two of the region’s iconic grocery brands appear to have settled a legal fight over the allegedly unauthorized use of imagery connected to the basketball legend in advertisements designed to honor Jordan’s induction into the basketball Hall of Fame six years ago. -
Cook County woman sues Exposed by Ariella, seeks poster's identity
A Cook County woman has filed a petition for discovery against the operators of an infidelity shaming website and the Internet service providers that make it available. -
Former Chicago Bears players' suit joins other "Super Bowl Shuffle" dispute in federal court; parties likely to face off over venue
Nearly three decades years after the fact, the "Super Bowl Shuffle" remains a fond memory for Chicago Bears fans. -
Suit over "Super Bowl Shuffle" photo proceeds as judge denies Chicago Tribune's dismissal request
The Chicago Tribune Co. will have to face claims it took liberties with one of the city's most sacred rituals.U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin last week denied the Tribune's motion to dismiss one of the counts leveled against it in a June 2013 suit that accuses it of using and taking credit for photos Don Levey took of the hallowed Super Bowl Shuffle rap video that was released nearly three decades -
Financial fraud leads to lawsuit over loan
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