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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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Appeals panel won't block pro-union Amendment 1 from ballot; Critics: Would give unions unconstitutional powers

By Scott Holland |
Appeals panel says the pro-union Amendment 1 must be approved by voters before it can be challenged in court, even though opponents say the amendment's language already blatantly conflicts with federal law and is itself unconstitutional

Ameren can't quickly pull plug on lawsuit over truck driver's injuries from low hanging power lines

By Scott Holland |
Appeals panel said Ameren can't defeat the lawsuit by simply claiming the low hanging power lines amounted to an open and obvious danger, that a reasonable person should have seen and avoided

Judge green lights class action challenging 80,000+ Crestwood red light camera tickets

By Scott Holland |
Drivers cited for illegal rights on red argued there's no such light at intersection of Cicero and Cal Sag

Is building barns farm work or construction labor? Appeals panel won't decide, yet

By Scott Holland |
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturned the ruling of a Wisconsin federal judge, who said a Mexican immigrant hired to build livestock stalls should be considered an agricultural worker exempt from the overtime rules applied to those working in construction

Appeals panel says electricity customers can't sue ComEd over laws resulting from alleged Madigan bribes

By Scott Holland |
Illinois' rate-approval process means plaintiffs can't establish legal injury under federal racketeering laws, despite ComEd's big estimated profits from the alleged bribes allegedly doled out to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Church Mutual Insurance not obligated to cover nursing home facing workers' biometrics class action

By Scott Holland |
Judge rules policy exemptions clear enough to allow coverage denial, says Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act isn't the same as other laws governing employer workplace responsibilities

Fired AbbVie drug reps fail again to advance retaliation lawsuit over federal fraud accusations

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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'

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
Complaint alleged improper collection, storage of user biometric data

Commodities futures trading company, ex-CEO on hook for millions as CFTC wins summary judgment

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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

By Scott Holland |
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