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Judge: Fed transportation law doesn't shield paratransit company from IL genetic privacy class action
A federal judge ruled employers can follow federal rules on screening prospective drivers without violating Illinois' genetics privacy law, meaning transportation companies can't use federal law and regulations to beat potentially costly class action lawsuits for asking about drivers' family medical histories.
Appeals court: Hospitals can't sue Illinois to force faster Medicaid claims pay
Saint Anthony Hospital said it intends to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserting it believes dissenting judges were correct to argue the majority decision misunderstands congressional intent behind language in federal Medicaid law
Appeals court: Waivers shield climbing wall operator from lawsuits over climbers' fall
Climber failed to show liability release violated sound public policy
Appeals panel: Ex-IL State football coach can sue university for allegedly demoting, removing him over 'All Lives Matter' religious message
Head coach, former AD can't bring appeal on issue of qualified immunity, the court said, allowing ex-Illinois State football assistant coach to continue suing the university for allegedly demoting him and then not renewing his contract for posting a message contrasting the Black Lives Matter message pushed by the school in 2020
Appeals court: Ex-White Sox trainer can sue team over firing, claims anti-gay discrimination
South Siders canned head trainer in October 2020 while recovering from carjacking
Ancestry beats class action over use of 'yearbook' photos
Federal judge determined website didn't improperly use individual identities for commercial purposes
Appeals court upholds $6M malpractice verdict vs doctor accused of fueling woman's opioid addiction
Panel said jury's conclusions were reasonable based on trial evidence
IL Supreme Court: Employers can't end class actions over unpaid wages by paying the wages
Unanimous ruling holds plaintiffs allowed to pursue damages if they can prove employer broke the law. Business advocates warned the ruling could lead to yet more "ruinous costs" for employers from lawsuits in Illinois courts.
Class action accusing State Farm of mishandling claimants personal health info fails, for now
Insurer, data firm accused of using data beyond purposes of claims adjudication
New Jersey company can't use federal law to end accusations of violating Illinois genetic information privacy law
Chang rules ex-worker's complaint doesn't involve benefit plan falling under ERISA guidelines, so the federal law can't be used to defeat the potentially costly class action brought under Illinois' Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Appeals court upholds $7M verdict vs ConAgra in cooking spray explosion case
A panel of Illinois state appeals court judges said the verdict came to a reasonable conclusion on product liability and the judge and jury didn't overstep during the trial or in ordering ConAgra to pay millions of dollars to a woman who was injured when the spray oil can exploded while she was cooking in a restaurant kitchen
Appeals court: State must ensure IDES board review isn't 'rubber stamp' for employers
Panel overturns denial of benefits for pharmacy worker, calls on governor and lawmakers to act
Retailers can be sued in IL state court under fed law for printing too many card digits on receipts, even if no real harm done
2-1 state appellate court ruling advances allegations of violating Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
Quaker crumbles lawsuit accusing deception over 'Simply Granola' label
Judge says reasonable consumers wouldn't be confused by a product called "Simply Granola," because the industry has not yet set a hard and fast definition of granola
State appeals court: Summit schools OK to expel 13-year-old over pellet gun in backpack
Ruling holds district followed protocol in issuing one-year suspension
IL Supreme Court turns back bid by Cook County to tax 'future' fuel sales
Business advocates in Illinois said, if the Illinois Supreme Court had sided with Cook County, it would have opened the door for a massive array of new local occupation taxes of all kinds throughout the state, which would 'devastate' businesses
Sun-Times can't use anti-SLAPP law to block defamation suit from ex-PTAB attorney over alleged false story
6-0 ruling doesn't address merits of underlying complaint
Appeals panel curbs class action vs. Markham over red light camera tickets
Complaint hinges on broken website link from 2017, which prevented people from accessing information about the red light camera program, as required by state law. But the appeals court said they did not believe lawmakers intended for such technical violations to allow people to get out of tickets for running red lights
Judge shuts off class action saying Evian can't be sold as 'natural spring water'
Consumers complained about microplastics leaching from bottles, but a federal judge said the term "natural" applies to the source of the water
Judge: Arbitration clause can potentially end strippers' class action vs club
Lawsuit filed against Scores Chicago Gentleman's Club before Gender Violence Act applied to corporate entities