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Appeals court: Indiana U. violated male student's rights by expelling him from med school without hearing over abuse claims
Judges said the man must be identified by his real name in future court filings if he wishes to continue his action vs Indiana University. The man had been accused of abuse by an unidentified female student.
Judge: Man who was shot while waiting in drive-thru lane at South Side restaurant can't sue Wendy's
Though 'tragic,' judge says shooting wasn't 'reasonably foreseeable' to restaurant, so restaurant wasn't legally obligated to have armed guards at restaurant to protect customers from gunmen at 3 a.m.
Appeals panel gives new life to class action vs Cook Sheriff over jail inmate dental care
2-1 decision says circuit judge misread appellate precedent in shutting down the class action lawsuit
Judge says United Airlines workers can't keep trying to sue airline over Covid vax mandate; Appeal filed
The judge said plaintiffs haven't yet presented enough evidence to back up their claims the airline improperly discriminated against them by firing them or taking action against them to enforce the airline's Covid vaccine mandate.
IL appeals court: Waukegan restaurant can be sued for not stopping car from crashing through storefront window
August 2020 crash injured patron who was ordering food
Class action objector hawk Ted Frank will be allowed to intervene in investor lawsuit, challenging 'mootness fees'
Federal appeals panel derided busywork to generate attorney payments, says a lower court judge was wrong to block attorney Ted Frank from intervening directly in proceedings over whether lawyers unfairly reaped fees for cases vs Akorn they quickly mooted
IL Supreme Court: Law restricting where registered sex offenders can live is constitutional
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
IL Supreme Court says a corporation can sue people who allegedly disparaged them in emails to management
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"
Appeals panel closes lid on class actions vs Abbott from people never harmed by contaminated Similac baby formula
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
Judge shelves class action vs. The Children's Place for allegedly selling clothing containing PFAS
Kennelly rules plaintiffs have standing but failed to state a claim
Judge pulls plug on lawsuit trying to revoke Alsip crime-free housing 'chronic public nuisance' ordinance
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.
Federal judge slams door, for now, on class action vs GEICO over pandemic insurance prices
Ruling holds plaintiffs lack a valid model to calculate damages
Appeals panel: Differences over role of women in church won't stop ex-instructor from suing Moody, for now
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
Appeals panel said children aren't a party to parents' contracts for use of DNA test kits
Judge trims prime chunks of consumer fraud class action vs Beyond Meat
Plaintiffs can't press claims about protein content on package-front labels
Ex-megachurch pastor's defamation claims vs opposing lawyers doesn't end attorney-client privilege: Appeals court
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.
Illinois Supreme Court sets new standard on when convicted felons can credibly claim 'torture' by cops
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."
Judge slams door on class action vs. city over impounded cars
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.
Appeals panel: Volleyball coach on hook for legal fees for meddling in class action over sex abuse coverup
Couple accused of asking potential class members to opt out of litigation
British law firm Baker & McKenzie must face lawsuit in Chicago over seized Russian coal mine, appeals panel says
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