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IL Supreme Court: Law restricting where registered sex offenders can live is constitutional

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Kane County man who ended up sleeping in his car after he was ordered out of his home because a daycare was in operation nearby still has a chance to plead his individual case. But the law, on its face, does not violate constitutional rights, the state high court ruled
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IL Supreme Court says a corporation can sue people who allegedly disparaged them in emails to management

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The state high court agreed that a corporation can be defamed in emails to executives and other employees. The court said the dispute between shipping logistics competitors FourKites and project44 is an example of instances in which such emails don't amount to a "corporation talking to itself"
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Appeals panel closes lid on class actions vs Abbott from people never harmed by contaminated Similac baby formula

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Judges said the claims in the case from people whose children never ingested any allegedly contaminated Similac baby formula are no different than if someone were to sue a restaurant because someone else became ill from food poisoning
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Judge shelves class action vs. The Children's Place for allegedly selling clothing containing PFAS

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Kennelly rules plaintiffs have standing but failed to state a claim
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Judge pulls plug on lawsuit trying to revoke Alsip crime-free housing 'chronic public nuisance' ordinance

By Scott Holland |
A federal judge has ended a lawsuit which sought to declare the village of Alsip had violated constitutional rights of tenants and landlords, and discriminated against Black and brown residents of the village, in enacting and enforcing its so-called "chronic public nuisance" ordinance.
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Federal judge slams door, for now, on class action vs GEICO over pandemic insurance prices

By Scott Holland |
Ruling holds plaintiffs lack a valid model to calculate damages
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Appeals panel: Differences over role of women in church won't stop ex-instructor from suing Moody, for now

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A dissenting judge warned the decision to allow a female ex-instructor to sue Moody Bible Institute over her termination would inevitably lead to constitutionally impermissible questions into the religious beliefs Moody cites when running its Bible college

Ancestry can't use arbitration clause in parents' user agreements to end kids' lawsuits

By Scott Holland |
Appeals panel said children aren't a party to parents' contracts for use of DNA test kits
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Judge trims prime chunks of consumer fraud class action vs Beyond Meat

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Plaintiffs can't press claims about protein content on package-front labels
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Ex-megachurch pastor's defamation claims vs opposing lawyers doesn't end attorney-client privilege: Appeals court

By Scott Holland |
The decision means ex-Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald can't get access to certain documents he claims he needs to see to press his legal claims against the church's former lawyers.
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Illinois Supreme Court sets new standard on when convicted felons can credibly claim 'torture' by cops

By Scott Holland |
A divided Illinois Supreme Court rejected the attempt by Darrell Fair, who was convicted of murder and armed robbery, but claimed some of his statements while in police custody were coerced by torture. A Cook County trial judge had called such claims "an absolute lie."
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Judge slams door on class action vs. city over impounded cars

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The lawsuit had claimed the city should face the class action because plaintiffs still faced a risk of having their cars impounded, unless the city's policies are undone. A federal judge said that is not enough to allow them to move forward with the class action now.
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Appeals panel: Volleyball coach on hook for legal fees for meddling in class action over sex abuse coverup

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Couple accused of asking potential class members to opt out of litigation
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British law firm Baker & McKenzie must face lawsuit in Chicago over seized Russian coal mine, appeals panel says

By Scott Holland |
Dissent argues ruling makes Illinois' already clogged courts even more appealing to foreign plaintiffs, even if the cases have no real connection to the U.S. The Baker firm says the case is a prime example of "forum shopping," and the decision is an "affront" to legal doctrines governing where cases are heard
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Appeals panel sides with Arlington Heights vs Rolling Meadows over wrongly kept tax 'windfall' from Cooper's Hawk restaurant

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Rolling Meadows says it may take the case to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Appeals panel: Tough Madison firefighter physical screening test didn't discriminate vs female firefighters

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Judges said it is most important to ensure firefighters can actually do the work and can "hold the jobs on a fair and non-discriminatory basis."
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IL Supreme Court says temp worker firms can be sued for collusion under state antitrust laws

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A unanimous state Supreme Court said nothing in Illinois law protects temporary worker staffing firms and the employers to whom they supply workers from lawsuits accusing them of conspiring to hold down worker wages and prevent worker poaching by competitors.
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Federal judge won't allow brothers to play hoops for Chicago State while lawsuit vs NCAA continues

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The NCAA argued the brothers' payment received from a Georgia prep academy constituted a professional contract that makes them ineligible. Brothers say no different than NCAA athletes reaping money under NIL deals
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Despite contract clause, Walgreens can't send myWalgreens class action to arbitration

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Federal judge rules pharmacy retailer forfeited right to invoke arbitration when it moved for dismissal of customers' complaint
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Appeals court says SEIU OK to dump local leadership over politics

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Federal panel agrees the Service Employees International Union office had justification for imposing trusteeship at Chicago-area Local 73, enough to justify ousting longtime local leaders who had dissented from the parent organization's endorsement of Hillary Clinton for U.S. president in 2016

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