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Chicago condo association can negotiate sale of condo building without prior approval of unit owners: IL appeals panel
Ontario Place unit owners said state law should have required their condo association to get approval from a supermajority of condo owners before the association even began negotiating sale terms with a prospective buyer
Pret a Manger agrees to pay $677K to settle IL biometrics class action over worker punch clock fingerprint scans
Almost 800 employees to get $518 each under terms of proposed deal; Lawyers would get $240,000. The restaurant chain closed all of its Chicago locations after the onset of the COVID pandemic
Judge rules for football helmet maker Riddell in 'bellwether' cases over high school players' brain injuries
Riddell successfully challenged expert testimony on warning labels and injury causation
Judge: Punch clock fingerprint scans that violate IL biometrics law place employees at risk, justify insurance denial to employers
A federal judge ruled American Family has no obligation to cover a Kankakee McDonald's franchisee against a class action lawsuit brought under Illinois' strict biometrics privacy law
Judge nixes rail unions' request to halt Metra's COVID vax mandate; Workers aren't left with no choice, judge says
Metra contends mandate, incentives are 'minor disputes' under federal railroad law, meaning they need to be arbitrated, not negotiated.
Amazon can't stop biometrics class action over worker facial scans as part of COVID symptom screens at warehouses
Former worker alleged company required employees submit to scans for wellness screening
City can't end federal lawsuit from man who claims mistaken ID led cops to stop him 60 times since 2006
Chicago man says continuous police questioning and detention because he had the same name as a different wanted man violated his Fourth Amendment rights
Appeals panel: Architects can't be sued under Chicago ordinance allowing 'self-certification' of building code compliance
The appeals court tossed a $1.5 million judgment in favor of a condo association, finding the Chicago ordinance doesn't give homeowners a cause of action against architects, engineers or builders with whom they had no direct business relationship
IL appeals panel: State doesn't need to pay business owners for shutdowns forced by Pritzker's COVID orders
Pike County bar and restaurant owners sought compensation for forced COVID closures
Appeals panel agrees injured firefighters who qualify for Medicare don't get free city health insurance for life
When Medicare kicks in, a state law allows the city to drop ex-employees from the group plan for active workers
BioLife to pay almost $6M to settle class action over plasma donor fingerprint scans
Lawyers who brought the suit could get $2.1 million. People who donated plasma at BioLife since 2015 could get $500-$800 each, according to plaintiffs' lawyers.
Judge again says city workers can't get an order to block city of Chicago, Illinois state vax employment mandates
A federal judge said the scientific evidence presented by the plaintiffs in support of natural immunity from COVID only demonstrates there is a scientific debate over vaccines and immunity, not that the government policies are irrational infringements on workers' rights
Appeals panel agrees United allowed to limit sick-day accrual for pilots on military active duty
A class action on behalf of United pilots who are also U.S. Armed Forces reservists said United Airlines' policy violated federal law
Federal appeals panel says IL Supreme Court must weigh in on whether biometrics class actions can be limited
White Castle argued only an employee's the first fingerprint scan can violate BIPA; Plaintiffs are seeking hundreds or even thousands more claims for each employee to claim potentially 'staggering' damages against employers
Police allowed to keep drivers' personal info away from personal injury lawyers seeking clients, IL Supreme Court rules
Mancini Law Group sought unredacted crash reports through FOIA request
Federal judge tosses suit from Oak Lawn school board member, congressional candidate vs Pritzker school mask mandate
Judge says the mask mandate doesn't offend constitutional rights of children or parents
Pritzker: Fed appeals judges should end oversight of IL hiring now; Watchdogs: Corruption problems not yet fixed
A three-judge panel heard arguments on Dec. 10, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to press his case to throw off decades-old orders intended to tamp down corrupt government hiring practices
Federal judge: GOP judge candidate can't sue IL Elections Board over alleged stolen 2020 judicial election
Request for dismissal from Yarbrough, Judge Fallon stayed until state lawsuit is resolved
Appeals panel: IL condo law lets condo owners sue management companies over excessive document fees
Sellers alleged management firm overcharged for documents they are required by law to provide to buyers
Federal appeals court agrees: No insurance coverage for income lost by many businesses shut down by Pritzker COVID orders
Cincinnati Insurance argued the COVID virus didn't physically alter the covered buildings, so there should be no coverage, even though the businesses were forced by Gov. JB Pritzker to reduce operations amid the onset of the pandemic