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Judge tosses lawsuit from Uber subsidiary challenging Chicago bikesharing contract
Uber's Jump says bikesharing contract extension granted Lyft a monopoly and skipped a required public bidding process.
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Appeals panel revives class action over Six Flags receipts, says 'technical' violations enough to justify lawsuit
Court points to prominent and controversial Illinois Supreme Court decision to justify its ruling that Six Flags can't escape the lawsuit over the number of debit card digits that were printed on sale receipts at Great America.
IL Supreme Court: Misdemeanor convictions shouldn't preclude gun ownership forever
State high court justices call 2nd Amendment rights a 'civil right' able to be restored post-conviction, on par with the rights to vote and jury service
Cook County Chief Judge Evans says shielded from lawsuit, asks to be dropped from 'Empire' lawsuit
Evans says he's a state official and can't be sued over filming at juvenile center
Appeals panel: Pension Board OK to boost pension by $1.7M for widow of Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of cancer
Appeals panel rejected village of Buffalo Grove's effort to reduce award, saying the pension board and widow don't need to prove direct link between firefighting and the fatal cancer.
Judge ends class action accusing IDT Energy of breaking telemarketing law, says lawsuit brought in wrong court
Supreme Court ruling doesn't allow New Jersey man to sue energy company in Chicago federal court
Appeals panel affirms $20M verdict for woman in pelvic mesh case vs J&J, Ethicon
Judges said the jury award wasn't excessive, as woman claimed discontinued product left her with permanent injuries and pain.
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Appeals panel: Ambulance tax referendum legal, even if adequate similar service already provided in region by other agency
Boone County judge didn't err in letting ultimately successful referendum to expand ambulance services go to vote, over objection of rival ambulance service
Judge tosses funeral home operator's lawsuit accusing Stericycle of improper price hikes
Role of subsidiaries, parent companies unclear without amendment, judge said
Appeals panel: Private investigator's $25M defamation suit OK vs filmmakers, writers, others over Alstory Simon case
Ciolino not allowed to sue ex-Cook County State's Attorney, appeals court says, but otherwise suit not time-barred
Judge certifies class in private lawsuit over Kraft's wheat market activities
'Fraud on the market' theory allows complaint to continue
Cook County: Facebook can be sued in Illinois, should 'expect to be sued' for 'data mining'
Foxx: 'Facebook is far less a website than it is a data mining company'
Ritchie Capital investors waited too long to sue audit firm McGladrey for allegedly helping Ponzi scheme: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a $100 million lawsuit in which a suburban investment group accused auditing firm McGladrey of steering its investments into a Ponzi scheme.
Appeals panel: Judge OK to leave other, settled defendants off jury form in $6M asbestos verdict
Cook County judge didn't make errors in multi-million dollar action
IL appeals court denies new life to lawsuit from ex-Ogden School principal over removal
A state appeals panel has rejected an attempt by a suspended Chicago international school principal to challenge the Chicago Board of Education's hearing process that resulted in his removal from his job.
Appeals panel won't strike down state campaign finance law; Lawsuit said creates 'unlevel playing field'
Radio host challenged limits on independent expenditure committees
FTC calls for dismissal of Nerium lawsuit, says suit attempts to sidestep regulatory action over 'pyramid scheme' claims
Commission says pyramid scheme dispute shouldn't be handled in Chicago federal court
Judge: Feds OK to end funding for Lakeshore psychiatric hospital accused of abuse; new abuse lawsuit also filed
Decision vacates injunction from one year ago
Appeals court deletes class action vs Groupon over Instagram photos
A federal appeals panel says a lower court was right to close out a class action accusing Groupon of wrongly using people’s Instagram photos, because the judges agreed Instagram usernames aren’t enough to establish the identity of untold numbers of potential additional plaintiffs.
Railroad: Unions' suit over medical condition reporting rules for workers should be tossed; Suit endangers safety
BNSF Railroad has responded to a federal class action from train unions arguing the company’s medical reporting rules violate federal law, saying the union's lawsuit would weaken railroad safety across the country.