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Salvi Schostok seeks to defend its legal fees from cases it took amid Wise Morrissey court spat
The lawsuit asserts the now defunct Wise Morrissey firm is demanding up to half of fees the Salvi Schostok firm may earn from 21 medmal cases that migrated to the Salvi firm amid the public fallout between the WM firm's principals earlier in 2023.
CTA worker can sue agency for religious discrimination under Covid vax mandate: Judge
Ruling marks second time judge says Chicago Transit Authority can be sued for violating religious freedom protections under state and federal law by firing workers who voiced religious objections to its Covid vaccine mandate
Verizon, AT&T customers can keep up suit vs T-Mobile, claiming Sprint merger raised their rates
A judge said plaintiffs had done enough to establish a "reasonable inference" that the T-Mobile/Sprint merger had created "anticompetitive effects" that boosted everyone's bills
IL OK to ban 'assault weapons,' so long as state says those guns are 'dangerous' and too similar to 'military' weapons: Appeals court
A 2-1 panel of the Seventh Circuit Appeals Court in Chicago refused to block Illinois' 'assault weapons' ban from being enforced. A dissenting judge said the ruling conflicts with SCOTUS rulings, and effectively subjects Americans' Second Amendment rights to a 'military veto'
Jury says Conagra should pay $7M to Penn woman injured by exploded can of spray cooking oil
The verdict ended the first of potentially five dozen trials all accusing packaged food company Conagra of negligence for designing cans of Pam and private label brand spray cooking oil that were allegedly more likely to explode when exposed to heat. The company said those cans "have not been available for more than four years."
Judge says anyone who ever spoke to Alexa device in IL could be included in huge biometrics class action vs Amazon
A federal judge says neither Amazon's user agreement - which warns users their voices will be recorded - nor Amazon's inability to identify a non-user's voice can defeat a class action under Illinois' biometrics law accusing Alexa of improperly "learning" users' voices
Medline nearing deal to settle EtO lawsuits, but accuses insurers of standing in the way
Medline has been hit with numerous lawsuits accusing the company of emitting too much EtO, which the lawsuits allege increased cancer risk among those living nearby, since 2019, and claims it has reached a settlement through mediation with attorneys from the firm of Edelson P.C., which is representing the 'vast majority' of plaintiffs
In-truck driver monitoring camera tech maker Nauto hit with class action over driver face scans
The lawsuit vs the tech vendor comes as the same lawyers are bringing potentially costly class actions over similar accusations against the trucking companies that use such technology to monitor their drivers for drowsiness, distracted driving and other poor driving behaviors
Appeals panel: JAMA doesn't need to give trial lawyers emails about spiked Zantac study article
Illinois appellate judges ruled a man who is suing GSK over alleged Zantac cancer link can't sidestep Illinois' reporter's privilege to force the Journal of the American Medical Association to reveal the identity of a government official who communicated with JAMA editors before they spiked a story on a Zantac cancer study in 2020
'The evidence is clear:' Poultry producer Sanderson Farms wins at trial, says proves no conspiracy to inflate chicken prices
While competitors opted to settle for hundreds of millions of dollars, chicken producer Sanderson Farms opted to defend itself at trial before a jury, and won. The verdict can still be appealed.
Wise, Morrissey break up, end court fight over counter accusations of personal, professional misconduct
Chicago personal injury attorneys David Wise and Francis Morrissey have agreed to end their 20-year partnership at the Wise Morrissey firm, under a settlement to end lawsuits in which each accused the other of misconduct
IL, 32 other states sue Facebook, Insta parent Meta for allegedly 'addicting, exploiting' kids
The lawsuit filed in California accuses the social media giant of deceiving society about the allegedly addictive qualities of its social media products, including Facebook and Instagram, and the alleged societal harms those products allegedly cause
IL Supreme Court: No $1M award for family of man killed by Chicago cops while fleeing burglary
The Illinois Supreme Court said the slain man's accomplices should be allowed to resume their lawsuits accusing Chicago Police of excessive force for firing 76 shots into their getaway van
Smith & Wesson to appeal decision to keep Highland Park shooting cases in Lake County court
The firearms maker will argue a federal judge erred in deciding the lawsuits on behalf of victims of the July 4, 2022, Highland Park parade massacre don't represent an illegal attempt to sidestep federal law and trample the Second Amendment
Southside Recycling says will keep up fight vs city over denied metal recycling center permit
A Cook County judge denied the company's special request for an order requiring City Hall to immediately issue the needed permit, in keeping with findings from a city hearing that Chicago violated its own ordinances in denying the permit in early 2022. The larger case is continuing
Class action: Big companies buying up mobile home parks, driving up rents, pricing out seniors
A new lawsuit accuses some of the largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities of violating federal antitrust laws by conspiring on setting rents
Appeals panel: Changes to IL Conscience law allow employers to force workers to choose between Covid jab and their jobs
A state appeals court agreed that Advocate Health can fire workers who refuse to get a Covid vaccine, because Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers in Springfield changed Illinois' Right of Conscience law specifically to remove protections for religious objectors to Covid vaccine mandates
Koch, HRF agree to pay $75M to settle supermarkets' chicken price fixing suits
Deals mean chicken producers have collectively paid $284 million so far to settle lawsuits brought by supermarkets and other so-called "direct purchasers," claiming they conspired to artificially boost chicken prices. Lawyers are generally claiming about one-third of the payouts.
Appeals court rejects bid by Republican to overturn 2020 judge election he claims was stolen
Park Ridge Republican lawyer Frank DiFranco has claimed Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough used then-novel Vote By Mail rules to cheat in counting votes to allow a Democrat and former Yarbrough staffer to eke out a win in the northwest suburban judicial race
Appeals panel: Employers don't owe OT for 'incidental' work if workers don't record the hours
A federal appeals court tossed out a jury verdict that had ordered ATM maker NCR to pay a field tech more than $250,000 for allegedly unpaid OT performed off the clock