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Lawsuit alleging Ford discriminated against Latino job applicants at south suburban plant OK to continue: Appeals panel
A group of Latino job applicants alleging a local Ford plant discriminated against them based on their race may proceed with at least part of their discrimination lawsuit, a panel of appellate judges decided.
Court: No evidence plane crash that killed Sybaris hotel founder resulted from allowing less experienced pilot to fly
An Illinois state appeals panel has upheld a ruling that romance-focused hotel chain Sybaris Clubs and the estate of its late founder Kenneth Knudson are not liable for the 2006 airplane crash that killed Knudson and three others.
Appeals court: Jury should decide if Chicago police liable for crash caused by driver fleeing traffic stop
A state appeals panel has given a second chance to a lawsuit blaming the Chicago police for the injuries two girls sustained when the vehicle they were in was struck by another vehicle fleeing the police.
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.
Appellate 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.
Gatorade can call itself 'Sports Fuel' without infringing trademark of SportFuel, appeals court says
Gatorade remained victorious in a trademark challenge brought by sports nutrition company SportFuel after the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling of summary judgment.
Split appeals panel: Ex-University Park police chief can sue in federal court over his firing, 'rights violations'
A divided federal appeals court has found the former police chief in suburban University Park can sue the village over his firing in federal court, even though his complaint could be addressed at the state level.
Appellate court: CTA couldn't have prevented man with diabetic condition from falling on third rail
CHICAGO -- A state appellate court has found the Chicago Transit Authority is not responsible for the death of a man who fell onto the electrified “third rail” while allegedly experiencing diabetic shock.
IL Supreme Court: Court-appointed guardians ad litem shielded from lawsuits
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court ruled a woman cannot sue the court-appointed guardian ad litem she alleges did not protect her assets when she was a minor. In its opinion, the court included a plea to the General Assembly to clarify the meaning of guardian ad litem and ensure it is used consistently across statutes.
Illinois Supreme Court says state board can decide not to monitor groundwater for contamination from 'clean fill'
A divided Illinois Supreme Court sided with the Pollution Control Board in a dispute over the board’s rules for disposing of “clean fill,” despite arguments from the state and Will County that the rules do not do enough to protect groundwater.
IL Supreme Court: Withdrawal, refiling medmal lawsuit vs hospital OK, even if may be attempt to sidestep judge's order
The Illinois Supreme Court says a man can continue his 10-year-long legal battle against a Decatur hospital, even though the hospital claimed his decision to voluntarily dismiss his suit amounted to a procedural tactic to sidestep a judge's order regarding a witness.
Divided court rules Wood Dale teacher can't split maternity leave over 2 school years; Majority: 'Absurd' results would follow
A divided Illinois appeals court has ruled against a Wood Dale public school teacher's bid to split her maternity leave so she could take paid days off both before and after summer break.
Supreme Court ruling in similar case sends ex-UBS employees' class action suit to arbitration
A class-action lawsuit against UBS will be settled in arbitration after a recent Supreme Court ruling shifted the framework on which the plaintiffs had relied.
Broker accused of creating fake zoning designation to mislead would-be grocer could be made to pay: Appeals panel
A real estate broker who allegedly made up a zoning classification to make the buyer of a storefront in a Chicago condo building think he could operate a grocery store in the residential building may be on the hook for damages, a state appeals panel has said.
Court: IL Secretary of State can't charge $20K for documents after taking 6 months to respond to FOIA ask
Appellate court says Secretary of State can't charge $20,000 for documents after waiting more than six months to respond to FOIA request
Appellate panel: 'Defamatory' American Bar Association journal article was actually protected speech
CHICAGO – A certifying agency for forensic document examiners failed to convince a federal appellate court that the American Bar Association libeled it by publishing an article that suggested another agency’s graduates were better trained.
Builders Bank's appeal of FDIC rating deemed waste of 'a judge's valuable time'
A federal appeals panel has denied a former bank’s attempt to sue the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and upbraided the plaintiffs for legal maneuvering that "wasted a judge’s valuable time.”
IL appeals court warns Lake County property owners their Truth in Taxation complaint borders on frivolous
A group of Lake County property owners who lost a tax-objection complaint found no relief from a state appellate court, which warned the appeal was meritless and bordered on the frivolous.
Appeals court: Doctor's 'credentialing file' protected from disclosure in medmal suit vs hospital
An Illinois state appellate court says South Shore Hospital doesn't need to produce a doctor's "credentialing file" as part of a medical malpractice case, finding that the documents are privileged under state law.
Appeals court: Doctor prescribed drug for 6 years, supposed to be taken for 12 weeks; Osco can't be sued
An appellate court ruled that Osco pharmacists cannot be held responsible for disabilities a man suffered when his doctor continued to prescribe a short-term medication for six years.