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McDonald's again asks court to ground class action over O'Hare Airport menu price differences
Burger giant says customer can't complain about prices when given an accurate receipt, with an opportunity to dispute the purchase price in person
Judge says ex-Chicago sports reporter Rodewald can't continue defamation suit vs Niles West HS teacher, District 219
Ex-sports radio reporter Matt Rodewald sued a Niles West H.S. teacher and District 219, claiming he was subjected to harassment and defamation after he left a voicemail asking the school to look into the teacher's Facebook rant against supporters of Trump following the Jan. 6 riots
3 broadcasters to pay $48M to settle class action over TV advertising rates conspiracy claims
CBS, Fox, Cox agree to help with ongoing claims against industry counterparts
Judge: DoorDash can't pry into Chicago city records, communications to ensure City Hall is actually driving lawsuit over fees
A federal judge denied DoorDash's request to force the city to turn over communications and other records with the law firm of Cohen Milstein, to determine who is actually directing the city's lawsuit vs DoorDash over its fee structure. The firm has a contingency agreement with the city, meaning they could claim a big chunk of the city's proceeds
Chicago caterer can't bring eavesdropping class action vs insurer over recorded call
Appeals panel said Mid-Century Insurance didn't violate state eavesdropping law when it called the caterer's attorney, in response to the company's request for insurance funds to cover losses from state-ordered Covid shutdowns
Appeals panel: Hospital can't be sued for providing care to baby for two weeks at direction of woman who cut her mother's womb
The father of the now deceased baby had sought to sue Advocate Health for intentional infliction of emotional distress, alleging they didn't do enough to verify the woman who had killed the pregnant mother to take the baby actually was the child's mother
Supreme Court: Lower courts should not have kept S. IL doctor from being added as defendant in medmal case
6-0 opinion notes low bar in medical malpractice actions to shift from respondent to defendant
Judge says AWS can't be sued under IL biometrics law simply because another company uses its Rekognition software
A federal judge dismissed a class action vs AWS after determining plaintiffs need to do more than show AWS provided Rekognition to temp hiring app Wonolo, which used face scans to verify identities of job applicants
IL Supreme Court: No public access to Chicago ticket databases; Will allow govt to hide troves of public info, others warn
A freelance journalist had sought information on column and row headings from city vehicle citation management system, but the Illinois Supreme Court said state FOIA law doesn't require city to release it. While seemingly 'narrow,' the decision has 'vast' implications for public access to government info, transparency advocates said
Appeals panel says new trial in order for woman whose husband died of mestothelioma
Ford defending itself against allegations of improper asbestos warnings on brake boxes
South Shore residents want judge to halt city's plan to move migrants into old high school
Complaint alleges hastily-announced strategy circumvents statutory rezoning obligations
Monsanto can't convince judge to cancel Illinois' lawsuit over PCB water pollution
AG Raoul alleges chemical company knew contamination was inevitable at a manufacturing plant in Sauget, near St. Louis. Monsanto says the lawsuit is seeking to punish them for making and selling products widely used by industry and the U.S. government during times of war.
Ex-Highland Park asst HS principal allowed to continue suit vs D113 over alleged retaliation for aiding investigation
Judge strikes older allegations as time-barred, but will allow Amy Burnetti to sue the school district over claims the board signed off on moves by administration to punish her for providing evidence and testimony to aid a Lake County State's Attorney's investigation into practices in Highland Park D113
Sun-Times can't end defamation lawsuit over Trump Tower property tax assessment
Ex PTAB chairman says Sun Times overstated his alleged involvement in decision to lower Trump Tower assessment.
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