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Appeals panel preserves $4M default judgment against R. Kelly
An appeals court won't overturn the $4 million award given in 2020 to a woman who accused singer R Kelly of child sexual abuse
Turing Video can't escape biometrics privacy lawsuit over forehead temperature scanners
The company provided scanning devices to help businesses like supermarket chain Jewel-Osco detect Covid symptoms in their workers at the height of the pandemic. The lawsuit says the scans violated Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Father, son lose bid to turn suit over CPS Buddhist meditation program into religious freedom class action
Family sued over aspect of 'Quiet Time' program that featured Buddhist transcendental meditation and ran from 2015-2019 in certain Chicago Public Schools. Students were encouraged to participate, and the family said it violated their religious rights
IL Supreme Court agrees Chicago can't be sued over alleged retaliatory rezoning of former Double Door property
Landlord who evicted popular venue alleged ex-Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno's conduct and alleged threats cost him $9.6M
Supreme Court says lawmakers who voted to cut their own salary can't sue for back pay, because they waited too long
6-0 ruling vacates lower court order to pay out at least $175,000, but state high court shies away from ruling whether the Illinois constitution allows lawmakers to cut their pay
Judge won't toss class action vs Grifols Biomat blood plasma collectors over donor fingerprint scans
A Chicago federal judge ruled plasma collection companies can't claim health care exemptions or use lawsuit time limits to nix class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Judge turns page on privacy suit vs Ancestry.com over use of yearbook photos
Ancestry.com argued statutory limitations should end class action
Appeals panel revives part of Black couple's housing discrimination lawsuit vs Indiana neighbors who allegedly used racial slurs
In 2-1 opinion, panel agrees HOA isn't liable, but former, current presidents can still be sued
Judge tosses biometrics class action over FramesDirect website's eyeglasses virtual fitting tool
An exemption for health care providers means Frames for America not subject to the requirements of Illinois' biometrics privacy law, a federal judge has ruled
Gun rights group seeks to strike down suburban weapons bans
The National Association for Gun Rights has challenged restrictions imposed by ordinance in Highland Park and Naperville, saying the bans violate the Second Amendment and are unconstitutional
Appeals panel restarts class action over whether City Hall wrongly steered cell phone tickets thru admin hearings
'They are seeking the return of money that they contend was unlawfully taken,' appellate justices said of the class action claims against the city of Chicago they said were wrongly tossed by a Cook County judge
Resurrrection University can't fully escape class action over face scans during online exams
Question of exemption as a 'financial institution' not suitable at this stage, a federal judge ruled
Cubs still can't shake fan's lawsuit over adequate wheelchair seating
Federal judge says Wrigley needs 210 accessible spaces, Cubs claim as many as 204. The federal government has filed suit separately over Wrigley's alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
'Egregious overreach:' Walmart says FTC can't try to hold retailer liable for wire fraud by others
Walmart has asked a federal judge to shelve a legal action brought by federal regulators, saying the Federal Trade Commission has overreached in attempting to hold Walmart responsible for the actions of scam artists using its money wire services to defraud others.
Appeals panel won't block pro-union Amendment 1 from ballot; Critics: Would give unions unconstitutional powers
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
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
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
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
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
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