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Fired AbbVie drug reps fail again to advance retaliation lawsuit over federal fraud accusations
Judge determines employees never showed how they accused drug maker of defrauding feds or tried to stop the company from allegedly doing so
Judge won't dismiss class action lawsuit accusing elite colleges, universities of financial aid collusion
Plaintiffs claims tuition would've been cheaper but for an agreement among some of America's top colleges and universities, including University of Chicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Brown, Yale, Cal Tech, MIT and Duke, among others.
Judge OKs Black correctional officer job applicants' discrimination class action vs Cook County sheriff
After suffering initial setbacks, a group of Black people hoping to work as corrections officers succeeded in getting a federal judge to certify a class action accusing the Cook County Sheriff’s Office of discriminatory hiring practices.U.S.
Judge finalizes $50M settlement with Fifth Third, Vantiv over recorded telemarketing calls
Class members will get about $237 per improper call. Plaintiffs' attorneys will collect $16.4 million
Facing hundreds of emissions lawsuits, Sterigenics entitled to help with legal bills from insurer
Federal judge grants summary judgment in favor of companies linked to cancerous toxins
Wintrust: Lawsuit claiming anti-Black race discrimination in lending is 'baseless,' ignores federal regulatory standards
Wintrust said the plaintiff failed to name any corporate policies linked to challenged mortgage data, and relies too heavily on data that federal regulators have said can't prove racial discrimination, by itself
Appeals panel agrees AbbVie didn't violate antitrust laws with Humira 'patent thicket'
Drugmaker settled with potential competitors, but benefit plans fail to prove illegality
Judge OK's $92M deal to end class actions vs TikTok; objectors say attorneys got too much money
Complaint alleged improper collection, storage of user biometric data
Commodities futures trading company, ex-CEO on hook for millions as CFTC wins summary judgment
Long Leaf Trading improperly acted as commodities trading adviser, federal judge ruled
$21M settlement to end lawsuit accusing Fairlife of falsely promoting humane treatment of dairy cows
Consumers in line for up to $100 each, law firms will split $7 million
Class action lawsuit over benzene in Suave antipersperants allowed to continue
In the consumer fraud lawsuit, customers allege Unilever didn't disclose presence of benzene, a known carcinogen, in its Suave brand antiperspirant
$9.9M deal to end class action vs CSL Plasma over donor fingerprint scans; $433 each for donors, $3.5M for lawyers
The lawsuit accused CSL Plasma of requiring blood plasma donors to scan fingerprints without first abiding by technical notice and consent provisions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Appeals panel: Ex-Cook Co. Health Dept financial control director can't sue county over alleged federal grant fraud
Retiree accused county of shirking regulatory duty on millions in federal public health grants
Judge: Dental biz can seek insurance payout for Covid closures ordered by guvs, mayors in multiple states, cities
Massachusetts Bay Insurance argued it needed to pay only $25,000 for a 'single occurrence' under the dentists' 'disease contamination' coverage claim, not for each Covid-related closure ordered across nine states
Mother of teen social media star Piper Rockelle says false abuse allegations intended to 'take down' her daughter
Piper Rockelle's mother has accused 10 women of conspiring to make up stories about her molesting their chidren
Woman fired by Drake Hotel can continue lawsuit over hotel's alleged skirting of Pritzker's Covid rules
A former wedding booker said Drake took action against her as a "whistleblower" when she refused to go along with Drake's efforts to exceed indoor venue capacity limits imposed by the Pritzker administration
Judge won't dismiss trucker's biometrics class action vs Samsara over face scans
A federal judge said federal transportation regulations don't necessarily pre-empt the class action that accuses Samsara of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by scanning truck drivers' faces to monitor for fatigue and distraction
Teachers mistakenly accused teen of holding gun during remote learning, called cops, but family can't sue: Judge
The family has alleged the response by school officials and police officers amounted to using remote learning sessions to conduct illegal surveillance inside their home.
Appeals panel says Tribune investors can't press lawsuit over failed Sinclair merger
Ruling affirms opinion Tribune didn't know of or control Sinclair's entanglements with federal agencies
Appeals panel split on Illinois' obligation to force timely Medicaid payments to hospitals
A lawsuit from cash-strapped safety net hospital, St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago, alleges systemic failure to pay on time, leading to dire financial straits