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Chicago PD commanding officers can be accused of misconduct anonymously, state appeals panel says
Unions representing ranked CPD officers argued the city should have been forced to negotiate over changes to the rules allowing investigators to look into accusations against CPD sergeants, lieutenants and captains without affidavits or without also accusing them of criminal acts
Appeals panel agrees insurer must help cover Astellas' $100M fraud, kickback settlement with DOJ
Federal Insurance had argued its policy shouldn't cover restitution payments
Appeals panel: Blackrock's purchase of Ancestry.com doesn't mean they can be sued for obtaining Illinoisans' genetic info
The lawsuit asserted Blackrock violated the Illinois genetic information privacy law by acquiring genealogy and DNA scanning company Ancestry.com without getting consent from people who submitted their DNA to Ancestry to be scanned and tested
Judge tosses Hudson's attempt to sue fired employees; Workers say it was retaliation for unionizing
The Hudson Institute of Process Research said the employees were terminated for alleged false claims about Hudson on social media and improperly downloading hundreds of organizational documents to aid unionization and litigation efforts
AbbVie hit with class action over 'excessive and anticompetitive' Humira pricing
Complaint alleges 470% increase over 2003 price for popular prescription drug
Onfido to pay $28.5M to end class action lawsuit from users of face-scanning TruYou service
The lawsuit, led by a user of the OfferUp resale app, alleged Onfido's facial recognition technology violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act because the company did not get consent or provide users with notices before scanning their faces on photos and IDs uploaded to verify user identities
IL Supreme Court gives man convicted of using counterfeit cash to steal motorcycle new chance to appeal
The 5-2 decision agreed Kane County man had demonstrated his lawyers didn't give him "reasonable" assistance in presenting his claims that he had been inadequately represented at trial and in post-conviction proceedings
Appeals panel: Supplemental annuity unavailable to police widows if husband dies after mandatory retirement age
Appellate judges affirmed a lower court ruling regarding a Chicago officer placed on disability after car crash caused brain injury, who died three years after he reached the department's mandatory retirement age.
Ex-McDonald's workers can have access to corporate communications about harassment, discrimination: Judge
Florida women are seeking $500M in lawsuit alleging McDonald's has ignored workplace sexual harassment complaints in its corporate owned restaurants
Judge says class action can move forward vs City Hall over how it prosecuted distracted driving tickets
The Cook County judge's decision relied entirely on the findings of a state appeals panel, which ruled that questions exist over the Chicago city administrative hearing department had authority under state law to decide if people needed to pay fines for tickets accusing them of driving while using their phones
Appeals panel: IL Commerce Commission properly OK'd Kanakee County nat gas lines to serve poor Black rural township
Appellate judges shut off attempts by environmental and social justice activists to block the extension of natural gas lines into Pembroke Township. The judge said they wouldn't undo a 2021 state law that enjoyed strong public support for the Nicor project
Judge: Sysco can't stuff its fight with lawsuit-funder Burford into larger court fight over chicken prices
Food distributor Sysco is hoping to reach settlements with chicken producers over alleged price-fixing. Big lawsuit lender Burford Capital, however, wants to block Sysco from settling, saying those settlements won't generate a big enough return
Appeals panel pulls plug on tuition refund class action vs Bradley University over Covid closures
A student claims the Peoria school owed refunds for shutting down in-person classes and activities in the spring of 2020. A federal judge improperly certified the student's class action, the appeals court says
Attorneys announce $35M settlement with Northshore in lawsuit over baby injuries amid botched c-section
Cook County family said controversy-plagued ex-doctor's surgical choices responsible for their daughter's cerebral palsy
Appeals panel: Rivers Casino server can sue employer for not doing enough to protect her from customer harassment
A Cook County judge granted summary judgment, said casino did enough to curb sexual harassment from customers who allegedly propositioned, hugged, kissed and pinched her while she was working on the gaming floor
Judge trashes Peoria class action vs HungerRush, says POS supplier never scanned restaurant worker fingerprints
HungerRush, which supplies equipment to restaurants to help them process sales and track employee work hours, insists the fingerprint scanners used with its POS systems are third-party devices and all data is stored locally, so they can't be sued under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Appeals panel: 'For Sale' sign on land doesn't mean uninvited biker can sue for driving off a cliff
A motorcyclist tried to argue a 'For Sale' sign amounted to an invitation to go beyond locked fence and drive onto the property, so the property owner had obligation to warn about the danger of driving on the property at night
Appeals panel tosses sanctions vs personal injury lawer who emailed reporter about confidential settlement
The appeals court said the punishment reflects a criminal violation, even though trial proceeded on civil grounds and no criminal contempt charges were properly pursued
Federal judge says Chicago liable to upgrade thousands of street crossings to make them 'accessible' for blind people
The American Council for the Blind and U.S. Department of Justice pressed claims against the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other statutes, asserting the city must move to improve street crossings throughout Chicago
Papa John's could face big payout under IL biometrics law after judge rejects bid to slice fingerprint scan class action
The class action lawsuit says the Papa John's parent company was directly involved in franchisees' POS system, potentially exposing the pizza chain to many millions or even billions of dollars in damages for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act