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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

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Debt collector Alltran sued in IL, accused of alleged illegal debt collecting practices

By Savannah Howe |
A class action complaint against Alltran Financial LP accuses the debt collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

Elk Grove strip club Heavenly Bodies accused of biometric privacy violations in Cook County court

By Savannah Howe |
A class action suit filed against HBS Management Corp. and Loumar Corporation of Elk Grove Village, the owners of the Heavenly Bodies Fantasy Sports Bar, accuses the employers of violating the Illinois BIPA law.

Class action suit in Cook County accuses debt collector of frightening consumers into paying

By Savannah Howe |
A class action lawsuit against Midland Credit Management Inc. accuses the debt collector of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

Class action suit accuses debt collector Radius of violating federal debt collection law

By Savannah Howe |
A class action complaint accuses debt collector Radius Global Solutions of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Class action accuses staffing agency Snelling Employment of violating IL biometric privacy law

By Savannah Howe |
A St. Louis woman represents a class action lawsuit against Snelling Employment LLC for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Credit Control LLC accused in Cook County class action of allegedly illegal debt collection practices

By Savannah Howe |
Illinois-based debt collector Credit Control LLC faces accusations of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in a class action lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

Class action accuses Illinois debt collector of misleading, illegal collection strategies

By Savannah Howe |
Keynote Consulting faces accusations of violating the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) in a class action lawsuit.

Chicago ordinance meant to keep minors from using tobacco is unfair, complains grocer

By Savannah Howe |
The owners of a Chicago convenience food store are suing the city of Chicago, claiming the city's ordinance restricing tobacco product sales near secondary schools is unfair.

Class action: Orland Township campaign illegally sent robo text messages to voters

By Savannah Howe |
Orland Residents for Responsible Government and Orland Township Supervisor candidate Scott Kaspar face a class action lawsuit that alleges political robocall text messages.

Wheeling heavy equipment company hit with biometrics class action over worker fingerprints

By Savannah Howe |
A Wheeling man is leading a class action lawsuit against the Indeck Power Equipment Company for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according to documents filed Feb. 19 in the Cook County Circuit Court.

Illinois debt collector sued over alleged misleading threats over collection balances

By Savannah Howe |
An Illinois debt collection agency faces accusations of using false representation to intimidate people into paying their debts, according to a class action lawsuit.

Puma accused of violating Illinois biometric privacy law in class-action suit

By Savannah Howe |
A class action lawsuit filed on March 1 in Cook County Circuit Court accuses athletic apparel company Puma North America of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act over worker fingeprint scans.

Apartment collection agency NCS allegedly violated debt collection laws, class action says

By Savannah Howe |
A Chicago man has brought a class action lawsuit against a housing and apartment debt collector for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), according to documents filed March 1 in Cook County Circuit Court.

Illinois McDonald's franchisee accused in class action of violating IL biometrics law over worker handprint scans

By Savannah Howe |
A class action suit filed on Feb. 26 in Cook County Circuit Court accuses Bearco Management Inc, owner of over 30 McDonald's restaurants across Illinois, of illegally collecting, storing and using workers' biometric data.

Lawsuit: Great Wolf waterpark resorts denied up to $500M in insurance coverage for COVID, lockdown losses

By Savannah Howe |
The Great Wolf waterpark resort chain has sued Zurich American for allegedly failing to provide millions of dollars' worth of coverage for the chain's lost income amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

Jetson Mailers hit with biometrics class action over worker fingerprints

By Savannah Howe |
A Lemont mail production company was accused of illegally collecting, using and storing biometric data by a class action lawsuit.

Class action accuses apartment management company of violating Chicago landlord, tenant ordinance

By Savannah Howe |
Apartment tenants have sued Realty and Mortgage Co. and a number of unidentified landlords for allegedly violating the city of Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO), according to documents filed March 2 in Cook County Circuit Court.

Marriott Chicago O'Hare owners hit with biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans

By Savannah Howe |
A class action complaint was filed earlier this month against hotel and hospitality management company Columbia Sussex Management, LLC, which owns Marriott Chicago O'Hare, for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Veteran Chicago firefighter says city wrongly fired him after he complained of safety violations

By Savannah Howe |
Firefighter Roberty McCarty says he was ultimately fired after he expressed concerns about unqualified firefighters given specialized assignments at Chicago airports.

Operator of Midway Airport restaurants hit with biometrics class action over worker face scans

By Savannah Howe |
A class action suit has been brought against NorthAmerican Concessions Inc., a company which operates various eateries at Midway International Airport in Chicago, for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according to documents filed in Cook County Circuit Court.