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IL courts help fuel massive class action, settlement activity in 2023: Duane Morris annual report
Class action settlements collective totaling more than $51 billion in 2023 helped to generate 'most extensive ... transfer of wealth' in U.S. court history, new report says. Illinois biometrics class actions one of 'hottest' growth sectors in litigation, according to the report. -
DUANE MORRIS LLP: Duane Morris Partner David B. Yelin Receives Herbert C. DeYoung Medal from Respiratory Health Association
Duane Morris Chicago partner David B. Yelin was honored by the Respiratory Health Association (RHA) for his years of leadership and support with the Herbert C. DeYoung Medal. Herbert DeYoung was a 50-year volunteer with RHA. -
Ex-Westlake Hospital workers OK to continue lawsuit vs Pipeline Health over hospital closure, termination warnings
Judge rejects motion to dismiss, says company can't skirt role as employer under WARN Act -
IL Supreme Court says state anti-gambling law doesn't apply to fantasy sports, because fantasy sports aren't gambling
A split Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the loser in a fantasy sports contest cannot get their money back from the winner under anti-gambling law, declaring fantasy games to involve skill, not luck. -
IL Supreme Court: State law, home rule doesn't give Chicago power to slap 'unlimited taxes' on tobacco
The city of Chicago's 2016 tobacco products tax has been struck down as illegal. -
Appeals panel slashes $2.5M from award for woman 'tormented' by Ocwen, despite completing bankruptcy
A woman who suffered “torment” at the hands of loan servicer Ocwen in its attempt to collect debts from her, despite her successful completion of bankruptcy, will collect $2.5 million less than a jury said she should. -
Lawyer Xydakis, client sanctioned more than $1M for frivolous Wilmette condo association lawsuits
A Cook County judge has ordered more than $1 million in sanctions and penalties against a lawyer and his client in connection with a litany of legal actions against a Wilmette condo association. -
DUANE MORRIS LLP: Duane Morris Partner Jon Grouf Elected Chair of International Bar Association's Legal Practice Division
Jon Grouf has been elected chair of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association(IBA) for a two-year term. -
DUANE MORRIS: Payer Audits and False Claims Actions Challenging Medical Necessary on the Rise
We’re seeing a substantial increase in payer audits and false claims causes of action based on allegations that procedures and charges were not medically necessary. -
Jury awards $3.5M to woman who claimed loan servicer mishandled mortgage during, after Chapt 13 bankruptcy
A federal jury awarded more than $3.5 million to a Franklin Park woman as a result of her lawsuit against a mortgage loan servicer over the handling of the default on her home. -
$295M settlement wins nod to end price increase class action vs Stericycle; lawyers get $35M
A Chicago federal judge has signed off on a $295 million deal to end a multi-state class action lawsuit accusing medical waste disposal company Stericycle of fixing prices for many of its customers, allegedly costing them hundreds of millions of dollars. -
Judge asked to OK final $295M deal to end Stericycle price hike class action; lawyers request $42M
A federal judge has been asked to grant final approval to a $295 million settlement deal ending a multi-state class action lawsuit accusing medical waste disposal company Stericycle of fixing prices for its “small quantity” customers under an automatic price increase policy. -
Pirch Inc. allegedly failed to deliver appliances after receiving payment
A couple is suing Pirch Inc. for alleged breach of contract. -
Judge grants enthusiastic initial OK to $295M deal to end price fixing class action vs Stericycle
Saying the proposed settlement reflects “professionalism of the highest order, when measured by the appropriate yardstick,” a federal judge in Chicago has granted an initial nod to a $295 million settlement deal intended to end a multi-state class action lawsuit accusing medical waste disposal company Stericycle of fixing prices, costing hundreds of millions of dollars to its smaller customers. -
Settlement announced in price increase class action vs Stericycle; lawyers could get $40M
A federal judge has been asked to sign off on a $295 million settlement deal, intended to end a class action accusing Stericycle of improperly hiking prices for its smaller customers. Lawyers for the plaintiffs could receive as much as $40 million in fees under the deal. -
Judge: Class action OK vs Stericycle over medical waste disposal billing fraud accusations
A federal judge has cleared the way for a nationwide class action to proceed against Stericycle over allegations the Lake Forest-based regulated waste disposal giant for years used an automatic price-increasing scheme to defraud customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. -
Chicago tax on car rentals outside city limits unconstitutional stretch of power, IL Supreme Court says
The city of Chicago cannot require car rental businesses located outside city limits to collect city taxes on rental cars leased by Chicago city residents, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled, striking down as unconstitutional a city ordinance seeking to slap a tax on cars rented within three miles of Chicago city limits. -
Appeals court: IL didn't overstep in cutting nursing homes' Medicaid pay; homes can't sue in Cook courts
A Chicago appellate panel has affirmed a lower court finding that a suit lodged by scores of nursing homes, alleging Illinois state government excessively cut its Medicaid reimbursements to the nursing facilities, should be pursued in the Illinois Court of Claims rather than Cook County Circuit Court, because the state did not overstep its authority as to how it calculated the reductions. -
Judge: Federal law blocks IL law complaint vs Liberty Mutual over excessive flood insurance premiums
Liberty Mutual will no longer have to defend itself in a class action after a federal judge in Chicago granted its motion to dismiss the complaint, which accused the insurer of overcharging many customers for flood insurance. -
Judge: Driller's RICO suit can continue vs Chicago Public Building Commission over treatment of subs
A Michigan-based water driller will be allowed to continue its $2.4 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Chicago’s Public Building Commission and two contractors, after a federal judge said the driller has done enough to this point to back its assertions the CPBC and the contractors withheld information about underground asbestos-wrapped pipes on the construction site for a new Chicago police station, and then subsequently withheld payment, driving the driller out of business while maxim