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Judge says maker of Chicago's breakdown-plagued electric garbage truck can't countersue City Hall
A federal judge again sided with the city of Chicago in its ongoing legal dispute with the maker of its first and only electric garbage truck, a truck the city says turned out to be a lemon.
Judge OKs $14M fees for lawyers who sued NCAA over athlete concussions
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement that ends a sprawling legal action concerning the NCAA’s handling of student-athlete concussions, deliving more than $14 million to several firms involved in the litigation.
Company OK to fire striking worker who used vehicle to block company truck at highway speeds: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has upheld the termination of a striking union worker who was accused of endangering public safety while blocking the path of another driver as part of an "ambulatory picket" on a highway in 2012.
Appeals panel: Federal judge prematurely ended class action vs OSF Healthcare over 'church plan' pensions
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined a federal judge was too hasty in cutting short a class action against Peoria-based OSF Healthcare over the question of whether its retirement plans qualify as a "church plan," exempting it from certain federal rules.
Judge allows part of women's suit against Polekatz strip club over use of images to advance
Ten women will be allowed to continue a portion of a lawsuit alleging the Polekatz strip club used their images without consent, a federal judge ruled.
Appeals court OKs sanctions vs Brodsky client over appeal in suit vs Northwestern over photo taken in hospital bed
A state appeals court has approved sanctions against a woman whose attorney - a now suspended lawyer who once represented Drew Peterson - filed an appeal that judges said contradicts an established settlement and displays a "total lack of respect for the appellate process."
Uber subsidiary sues Chicago over bike-sharing contract, says grants Lyft monopoly, skipped public bidding
An Uber-owned company is suing the city of Chicago, alleging the city's bike-sharing contract essentially grants a monopoly to Lyft.
$100 tickets not steep enough to let people fighting red light tickets mount legal defense of choice: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has tossed out a legal challenge to a suburban community's red light camera ticket program, as judges ruled the village of Lakemoor was within its constitutional authority to limit the range of defenses that a ticketed driver could raise against the tickets, in part because the $100 fine was too small to impose a steep "administrative burden" on the village.
Federal judge ends extra actor's discrimination complaint vs 'Chicago Med' makers, casting firms
A federal judge has pulled the plug on an actor’s discrimination lawsuit involving a casting company that secures extras for NBC’s television series “Chicago Med.”
Towing company wrongly hauled away man's car, but he can't make the tow biz pay his legal bills: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has determined the Illinois Vehicle Code bars a man from collecting $6,000 in attorney fees, even though he successfully sued a towing company for improperly claiming his car.
$15M settlement seeks to end robocall suit vs CVS over flu shot reminder messages; Lawyers to get one-third
The plaintiffs behind a class action complaint against CVS Pharmacy and its MinuteClinic, which alleges flu shot reminder calls were actually illegal robocalls, are asking a federal judge to sign off on a $15 million settlement.
Appeals court: Alexian Brothers faces new trial for patient's harassment claim over 'vile' letter
CHICAGO — A state appeals court has ruled a Hoffman Estates behavioral health hospital must face a new trial over a woman's allegations that the hospital owes her $1 million for a "vile and shocking" letter she was sent by a former hospital billing employee.
Appeals panel splits on whether all passengers of car stopped by cops 'in custody,' if cops liable for later crash
In a split decision, a state appeals panel ruled a man can’t sue the Chicago Police Department officers who pursued the vehicle that crashed into a car in which he was riding.
Appeals court: Winnetka stormwater fee not an illegal tax
A state appeals panel has sided with the village of Winnetka, rejecting a homeowner's contention the village's stormwater runoff fee was actually an illegal tax.
Appeals panel: Collectors allowed to charge fees to debtors, class action rightly tossed
CHICAGO — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled federal law allows debt collectors to charge fees to the people from whom they collect.
Smollett's lawyers ask for sanctions against Nigerian brothers accused of helping actor stage hate crime hoax
Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett have asked a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by the Nigerian brothers who police have said helped the actor fake the alleged racially-motivated attack in Chicago in January, and to sanction the Osundairo brothers and the lawyers who are representing them.
Appeals court: Chicago suburban towns' alarm monopoly didn't violate antitrust laws, alarm company's rights
A collection of suburban communities didn't violate antitrust laws by establishing an alarm business monopoly by requiring businesses within their borders to purchase alarm services from one alarm business, a federal appeals court has said.
Federal judge: Banks can be vicariously liable for debt collectors' calls to cell phones
A federal judge has determined banks can be sued for the debt collection calls initiated on their behalf by a third party. But the banks can only be held vicariously liable, not directly liable, the judge said.
Federal judge will allow consumer fraud claim to continue vs Pfizer over Robitussin labeling
A federal judge has again rejected pharmaceutical maker Pfizer’s request to end a potential consumer fraud class action over the labeling of its Robitussin Maximum Strength cough and cold medicine.
LaCroix maker loses out on request for sanctions vs class action plaintiffs for 'financial terrorism'
A federal judge has denied a request from the maker of LaCroix sparkling waters to punish plaintiffs and their lawyers for bringing an allegedly frivolous class action lawsuit over the content of its drinks, which the company has branded "financial terrorism," even though the lawsuit and the plaintiffs' marketing promotion of it may have already cost the company more than $1 billion in market value.