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Restaurant POS system maker Signature Systems hit with class action over IL worker fingerprint scans
Signature Systems, based in Pennsylvania, markets a point-of-sale system under the PDQ brand, used extensively in restaurants and other settings, to take customer orders and log employee work hours.
Superior Health Linens to pay $790K to settle biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get 35%
A supplier of hospital bed linens and other health care textile products has agreed to settle a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Appeals panel tosses overboard remaining challenges to $76M settlement in cruise line telemarketing class action
A federal appeals panel in Chicago has upheld a federal judge's ruling tying up loose ends holding up a $76 million payout under the largest TCPA class action settlement ever
Cook County judge: Family of worker who died of COVID can't sue Walmart
Walmart won dismissal of the lawsuit, arguing the case belongs in Illinois' workers' comp system, not in court.
Did IL state lawmakers unconstitutionally borrow billions of dollars? IL Supreme Court to decide
Lawyers for the state and for one of Illinois' more prominent conservative taxpayers argued before the Illinois Supreme Court over whether taxpayers have the right at all to challenge state lawmakers' borrowing practices in court.
IL Supreme Court: Investigator at heart of Alstory Simon wrongful murder conviction case can sue filmmakers for defamation
The state Supreme Court ruled private investigator Paul Ciolino was within statutory time limits when he filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against filmmaker Andrew Hale, attorney Terry Ekl, and others involved in the making of documentary "Murder in the Park"
Fast food developer says city wrongly revoked permit for South Side Dunkin Donuts at alderman's behest
A Naperville-based Dunkin Donuts franchisee has accused City Hall of wrongly icing the construction of their new restaurant on Chicago’s South Side, asserting permits for the project were yanked after work had begun, at the demand of a Chicago alderman
Journalist claims ex-landlord retaliated against him for "unflattering" articles about Restaurant.com complaints, lawsuits
Lawsuit from publisher of Loop North News alleges a real estate broker moved to cancel his apartment lease at Chicago's Marina City, after the journalist published articles about Restaurant.com that were allegedly found objectionable by the president of the Marina City association, whose husband is CEO of Restaurant.com.
MLB can't use fine print on ticket to escape lawsuit from woman hit in face by foul ball at Wrigley: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has ruled sports patrons aren't bound by arbitration agreements attached to tickets just because they enter a ballpark for a game.
Did IL agency violate law when it permitted Aurora cannabis growing site? IL Supreme Court to decide
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments March 10 to decide the fate of the suburbs' designated medical cannabis cultivation license.
Fired Palatine H.S. teacher sues local BLM organizer for defamation over Facebook posts accusing her of racism
A former Palatine High School teacher fired last summer, allegedly for her response on social media to Black Lives Matter protests, has sued a local BLM protest organizer for allegedly smearing her reputation on Facebook, leading to her termination.
Activists seeking to stop country club redevelopment ask court to undo settlement between Homewood, developer
Local activists in south suburban Homewood have asked a court to let them resume the court fight vs a developer who wants to redevelop a struggling country club, despite a settlement deal between Homewood's elected village officials and the developer.
ComEd class action not about electric rates, but millions reaped from Madigan bribery scheme: Class action lawyers
The legal team leading the class actions vs ComEd over the bribery scheme involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking the judge to short out the utility's efforts to dismiss their lawsuits.
'Bringing balance back': Reforms could be coming to IL biometrics law used to 'extort' IL employers, advocates say
A proposal to reform provisions in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act used for years by lawyers to target employers over technical violations of the law, drew rare bipartisan support in an Illinois state House committee vote on March 9.
Appeals court: Lack of state enforcement of COVID capacity rules defeats church's legal challenge vs Pritzker
The Supreme Court still might weigh in, but the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Gov. Pritzker's decision last May to replace restrictions with "guidelines" removes the need for a court order blocking any enforcement against churches.
DePaul University targeted by class action over facial recognition tech used in online exam proctoring
A new biometrics class action on behalf of college students accuses DePaul University in Chicago of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Eviction ban extended another month, marking a full year in IL; Property owners look to courts for relief
Gov. JB Pritzker slapped another 30 day order prohibiting nearly all evictions in Illinois, as landlords wait on action from a state appeals court. A Texas judge's ruling, however, will likely have no impact in the Illinois court fight.
Cook County transportation taxes not subject to IL transportation lockbox amendment: Appeals court
A three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court ruled the Safe Roads Amendment's limits on how transportation dollars can be spent doesn't apply to Cook County and other units of home rule local government in Illinois.
Developer: With settlement in hand, big country club redevelopment can move forward, with or without Homewood
A developer says he can continue the $100 million plan to redevelop a struggling country club into a transportation and distribution hub that would add millions in new tax revenue and 1,000 jobs, even if Homewood village officials refuse to approve the plan.
IL Supreme Court allows Pritzker to kick lawsuit over high school sports shutdowns to Springfield judge
The chief judge of Springfield's circuit courts had resisted the transfer from LaSalle County sought by Pritzker, saying he believed the governor was merely "judge shopping."