Judge: Union, Cook Circuit Clerk can't exclude federal hiring monitors from grievance proceedings
A federal judge said the Cook County Circuit Clerk can be forced to subject union grievance proceedings and other collective bargaining issues to federal oversight, to make sure politics is not improperly guiding employee disciplinary decisions.
Lawsuits vs Sterigenics surge in Cook County court following federal judge ruling
Days after a federal judge ruled Cook County courts could hear the lawsuits brought against medical device sterilization company Sterigenics, the number of lawsuits accusing the company of causing cancer has tripled in one day.
Judge OKs $14M fees for lawyers who sued NCAA over athlete concussions
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement that ends a sprawling legal action concerning the NCAA’s handling of student-athlete concussions, deliving more than $14 million to several firms involved in the litigation.
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- Aug. 13: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "property damage" cases
- Case activity for Shawanda Tarbor vs First Chicago Insu on Aug. 19
- Case activity for Lag John F. vs Cruz Abelardo P. on Aug. 19
- Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Aug. 13
- Case activity for Matteson II vs Cpr Experts on Aug. 19
- Aug. 13: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "consumer fraud" cases
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Judge says maker of Chicago's breakdown-plagued electric garbage truck can't countersue City Hall
A federal judge again sided with the city of Chicago in its ongoing legal dispute with the maker of its first and only electric garbage truck, a truck the city says turned out to be a lemon.
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Appeals panel: Former Lake County sheriff can be sued by jail inmates over three-day water shutoff
Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and another county corrections official do not have immunity from a class action lawsuit by jail inmates over a three-day water shutoff at the county lock up nearly two years ago, a federal appeals court said. -
Foreclosure property manager can be sued as debt collector for allegedly locking tenants out, taking property
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by three plaintiffs who allege a foreclosure property management company violated federal and Illinois state laws for the way the company treated them and their property when the owner fell behind on payments. -
Company OK to fire striking worker who used vehicle to block company truck at highway speeds: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has upheld the termination of a striking union worker who was accused of endangering public safety while blocking the path of another driver as part of an "ambulatory picket" on a highway in 2012. -
Appeals panel: Federal judge prematurely ended class action vs OSF Healthcare over 'church plan' pensions
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined a federal judge was too hasty in cutting short a class action against Peoria-based OSF Healthcare over the question of whether its retirement plans qualify as a "church plan," exempting it from certain federal rules.
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LawsuitsClass action accuses Patriot Transport, Expeditor of underpaying drivers, taking paycheck deductions without consent
A former truck driver for Illinois-based Patriot Transport and Expeditor Systems claimed in a lawsuit the companies violated state wage law by misclassifying his position, underpaying him and taking pay deductions without his consent.
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LawsuitsNaperville attorney says fee agreement not subject to arbitration as part of malpractice case
A Naperville lawyer is asking a judge to declare a former client has no right to arbitrate over his attorney fees amid a legal malpractice action stemming from a case that involved an employment discrimination settlement with Loyola University Chicago.
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Lawsuits
Lack of expert testimony dooms couple's lawsuit vs Outlaw motorcycle helmet maker, Harley, Goodyear: Appeals panel
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has found the injuries a couple sustained in a motorcycle crash, while tragic, cannot legally be attributed to defects in their motorcycle, tires or helmets.
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LawsuitsEx-Harris & Harris employee brings class action vs debt collector over employee fingerprint scans
A Cook County woman who worked for the Harris & Harris debt collection agency is suing her former employer over its use of a biometric time clock system that required fingerprint scans.
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LawsuitsBuffalo Grove dentist seeks more than $4 million in damages over alleged smear campaign
A Buffalo Grove dentist is asking for more than $4 million in damages, claiming a former marketing executive from Des Plaines is using her expertise to engage in an internet smear campaign against him and his endodontics practice.
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LawsuitsAppellate court: Judges shouldn't gainsay Catholic church on whether organist a 'minister,' exempt from discrimination suit
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that a church can claim the ministerial exception to protect it from a discrimination lawsuit brought by a fired organist.
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'Good employment hygiene' can ward off serial discrimination lawsuits, attorney says
Employers should seek to boost good employment practices, including improving techniques for fielding complaints and taking suggestions from employees, to help ward off an uptick in so-called "serial discrimination" lawsuits, such as those being waged against Walmart across the country and soon in Illinois.
