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Appeals panel: Divorced spouses may be able to claim ex-spouse's life insurance policies, if divorced before 2018
The state changed divorce laws in 2018, making clear that life insurance beneficiary status for ex-spouses dissolves most of the time at the time of divorce. The court said that law doesn't apply to pre-2018 marriage dissolutions.
BNSF asks judge to undo 'nine-figure windfall' in truckers' biometrics class action
Freight rail operator BNSF says the $238 million verdict violates the Constitution and federal law, as the plaintiffs admit 'they suffered no actual harm.' Plaintiffs, in turn, now seeking $800 million instead
Judge tosses Arlington Heights' lawsuit over Cooper's Hawk taxes sent wrongly by state to Rolling Meadows
Cook County Judge Thaddeus Wilson says declaratory relief inappropriate as it wouldn't change parties' conduct going forward, so Arlington Heights has gotten as much back as it can claim under the law
Judge tosses biometrics class action vs DePaul over student online exam face scans
A federal judge said DePaul should qualify as a 'financial institution' exempt from the Illinois biometrics privacy law, because the school handles student loans
Smith & Wesson: Highland Park shootings class actions are try by lawyers to sidestep feds, undermine 2nd Amendment
Gunmaker said the class action complaints, which were filed in Lake County Circuit Court, hinge on the definition of "machine gun" under federal law and firearm regulations
Appeals panel won't vacate ruling allowing Chicago to impose Covid vaccine mandate on police officers, despite union contract
Arbitrator determined vaccine policy is fair exercise of city's management rights
Ex-Loevy & Loevy lawyer says he deserves to be lead counsel in big money class action vs. Clearview over face scans
Attorney Scott Drury has pushed back against accusations he attempted to improperly push his former law firm, Loevy & Loevy, out of potentially millions of dollars in legal fees from a possible biometrics class action settlement with facial recognition tech firm Clearview AI.
Lightfoot gets judge to toss lawsuit from radio host barred from Chicago city press conferences
Police say they revoked Kelly's access to Lightfoot because of his conduct at a July 2022 press conference
Loevy & Loevy asks judge to keep it as lead counsel in big money class action vs Clearview over face scans
Chicago firm Loevy & Loevy said its former attorney, Scott Drury, resigned and attempted to bring clients to his new firm, cutting his old firm out of any potential settlement deal with Clearview. Drury said he "strongly disputes" those claims
Judge agrees CSL Plasma clinics are 'service establishment,' per ADA, can be sued by IL for allegedly violating disability laws
Illinois AG wins partial summary judgment on anti-discrimination lawsuit. CSL Plasma said it should be allowed to restrict who can donate plasma
Skokie school district seeks dismissal of parents' lawsuit alleging hostile environment for minority students
Pritzker, Ayala also say complaint against the state has fatal flaws
Judge: District 45 didn't comply with Open Meetings Act, illegally refused to read parents' written comments during school board meetings
Woman wins court fight over Villa Park school board's refusal to read parents' comments verbatim into the record during online "Zoom meetings," even after the school board blocked parents from voicing their concerns live at meetings, and required them to submit written comments
White ex-city worker, passed over for promotion, can resume racial discrimination suit vs city of Springfield
An appeals panel says conflicting explanations from Springfield city officials raise many questions over whether they only wanted to promote a Black person to reflect the city's commitment to "reflect the city's demographics."
Cook Assessor asks fed judge to end anti-corruption supervision of hiring, promotions
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says all parties agree his office complies with guidelines to keep politics out of hiring and promotion decisions
Judge tosses lawsuit from parents' who say Pritzker's Covid school closures violated IEP terms
A federal judge determined plaintiffs can't continue with their lawsuit because they didn't first exhaust remedies under Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
Latin School says it can't be held liable for student's death by suicide, allegedly egged on bullying
Family's lawsuit alleges the Latin School of Chicago, a selective private school filled with students from upper class Chicago families, failed to intervene in online bullying that allegedly led their son, who was a sophomore at the school, to commit suicide
FTC pushes back on Walmart's attempt to end civil action over money transfer fraud
The Federal Trade Commission claimed it can link the retail giant to $197M in transfers investigated for fraud
Lawyers for consumers, other 'end users' to keep $57.4M of $181M settlement in chicken price-fixing class action
A federal judge has approved $57.4 million in attorney fees for lawyers involved in one of several class actions concerning allegations of price fixing in the poultry industry, though the firms had sought $60 million.
BIPA lawsuit against time clock vendor Ceridian nears $3.5M settlement; Lawyers seek 35%
Attorneys to split $1.23 million as part of deal ending class action. More than 14,000 class claimants might receive about $700 each under the deal
Navy Pier operator doesn't need to face class actions under IL biometrics law: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has ruled the company hired to run Navy Pier is shielded from worker class actions by the same exemption that applies to state and local government employers under Illinois' biometrics privacy law