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Appeals panel says owners of parking lots on hook for parking tax, even if they rent the lots to others to 'operate'
City determined Mid-City Parking owes more than $460,000, and its president owes $462,000 more.
Federal judge says ID verification firm can't use online user agreement to force arbitration in BIPA lawsuit
ID verification company Onfido was sued under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by OfferUp users who verified their identity using Onfido's TruYou program.
Appeals panel said IDES wrongly forced Christian afterschool program to pay unemployment insurance
In a 2-1 decision, an Illinois appeals panel said the Illinois Department of Employment Security erred in determining the By The Hand Kids Club, affiliated with Moody Church, wasn't operated "primarily for religious purposes."
IL Supreme Court: Community colleges can't immediately replace laid-off faculty with adjunct instructors
In 5-1 opinion, majority rejects Illinois appellate precedent established in 1987
Appeals panel: Insurance company not on the hook for interest owed on $26M taxi crash verdict
Appeals panel said bankrupt Yellow Cab and the driver owe the passenger $6.6 million in interest on the judgment, not American Country Insurance, which paid $350,000.
Split appeals panel says Deerfield assault weapons ban passes muster, can be enforced
The decision overturned a Lake County judge's ruling in favor of gun owners and Second Amendment rights groups, though it did still block the village from regulating "large capacity magazines."
Worker punch clock maker NovaTime headed toward potential $14M BIPA class action settlement over fingerprint scans
A judge has granted preliminary approval to an initial $4.1 million settlement, though the total could climb as high as $14.1 million. NovaTime is agreeing to end litigation despite arguing individual employers' hold liability for alleged violations, not them.
Judge tosses Logan Square tavern's class action vs insurer for refusing to cover COVID shutdown income losses
The judge said he sympathized with the struggling owners, but said their policy doesn't force Cincinnati Insurance to pay them for losses they suffered after Gov. JB Pritzker ordered them closed in response to COVID-19.
Judge gives green light to class action vs City Hall over Chicago's abandoned car impoundment policies
The lawsuit had asserted the city's execution of its towing program meant the cars were "effectively stolen."
After more class members found, Nando's Peri-Peri biometrics class action settlement grows to $1.78M
Attorneys will collect $595K in fees from the enhanced settlement. Class members could receive about $1,000 each.
Appeals panel: Community activists can't bring discrimination suits vs City Hall to challenge Chicago's TIF programs
Letting the case go forward would 'open the floodgates' to allow activists to sue cities over official decisions and policies.
Appeals panel: 2nd Amendment doesn't let Chicago dispatcher sue city over her termination after self-defense shooting
Bench trial acquittal on self-defense grounds led to woman's reinstatement, but the city and the officials who fired her are shielded from liability, appeals judges ruled.
Antitrust suit vs big turkey farms over alleged turkey price fixing remains uncaged
Chicago judge allows bulk of class action to survive motion to dismiss
Appeals panel: Police allowed to black out information from crash reports before giving them to personal injury lawyers
Schaumburg Police kept drivers' private information from lawyer seeking bulk reports
Teamsters Local 786 allowed to end trusteeship imposed by International union, allegedly for refusing to merge
Judge finds Teamsters International likely didn't follow its own procedures in seizing control of Chicago area union local, after the local refused to merge with a larger rival local.
IL Supreme Court: Ex-Cook County sheriff's officers can sue Dart over firings, because discipline board wasn't valid
In 4-3 opinion, state high court majority said the fired officers properly challenged the legal composition of the sheriff's Merit Board.
Fifth Third says judge needs to dismiss class action 'piggybacking' on CFPB action
Complaint based on allegations of employees starting customer accounts without permission
Evanston police chief posted suspects' photos to Snapchat; federal lawsuit allowed to continue
The police chief said the posts were intended to aid police investigations, and he did not intend to post the photos publicly.
Appeals panel: IL law shielding Lyft, ride hailing services from lawsuits for drivers' bad deeds is constitutional
A woman who had been raped by a Lyft driver had argued the Illinois state law regulating ride-hailing services is unconstitutional, because it treats those ride services differently than taxicabs.
Judge won't certify class in dispute over mandated union contracts for JLL tenants in the Loop
Jones Lang LaSalle which manages many commercial properties in downtown Chicago has been accused of conspiring with labor unions to force tenants to use pricey union labor for building renovations and moving services.