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IL Supreme Court: Buyers of defective RV not required to allow dealer to fix it before demanding refund
Illinois' highest court has handed a win to a couple who purchased a lemon of a motor home and demanded a refund.
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Appeals court: Woman waited too long to sue divorce lawyer for malpractice in McHenry case
A woman will not be able to sue her divorce attorney for allegedly mishandling her divorce case, as a state appeals panel found she did not file suit until long after she had expressed frustration with her lawyer.
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IL appeals panel OKs dismissal of couple's claim Wyndham tricked them into buying timeshare
A state appellate court has affirmed dismissal of a couples' case against a Florida-based vacation resort over concerns their timeshare agreement would be binding on their children in the event the couple died.
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Appeals court: Insurer can exclude coverage for drunk, high drivers; Widow's claim for husband's death barred
ELGIN -- A state appeals court has ruled an insurance company was right to deny a claim that a policy was not enforceable due to a supplementary provision relating to an intoxicated driver operating a vehicle.
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Divided court rules Wood Dale teacher can't split maternity leave over 2 school years; Majority: 'Absurd' results would follow
A divided Illinois appeals court has ruled against a Wood Dale public school teacher's bid to split her maternity leave so she could take paid days off both before and after summer break.
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Dundee church could have spotted youth minister's alleged pedophilia, on hook for lawsuit
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a church in suburban Dundee and its pastor can be liable for a youth minister's sexual assault of a teenage church member, finding the girl and her parents made a plausible case the church and its pastor could have headed off the assault by acting on signs the minister was allegedly a pedophile.
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Appeals court says Elgin didn't 'chill' religious rights of men accused of gang involvement
An Illinois appeals court has upheld a Kane County judge’s judgment the religious freedom of four self-avowed Christian men from Elgin, whom Elgin police accused of gang membership, was not hindered by an injunction the city tried to apply that would have barred them from associating with gang members.
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Appeals panel: No proof personal injury lawyer Coffman, who was fired by client, deserved $33K in fees
A state appeals panel determined a Lake County judge was correct to let an attorney whose client fired and replaced him collect just $9,000 in attorney fees, despite his request for $33,000.
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Court: IL Secretary of State can't charge $20K for documents after taking 6 months to respond to FOIA ask
Appellate court says Secretary of State can't charge $20,000 for documents after waiting more than six months to respond to FOIA request
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ComEd loses bid to bar local utilities from selling credits on renewable energy market
A state appellate panel said ComEd can’t block local utilities from participating in the renewable energy credit market, affirming an Illinois Commerce Commission ruling.
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IL appeals court warns Lake County property owners their Truth in Taxation complaint borders on frivolous
A group of Lake County property owners who lost a tax-objection complaint found no relief from a state appellate court, which warned the appeal was meritless and bordered on the frivolous.
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Appellate panel: Lake County judge wrong to rely on divorce decree from India, violated wife's rights
A state appeals panel has overturned a Lake County judge’s dismissal of a divorce petition, saying the judge wrongly accepted a divorce decree from India, issued under Muslim law, which the appellate justices said violated Illinois law and the wife's "fundamental rights."
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Buffalo Grove appeal: Pension board hasn't justified boosting pension to widow of firefighter who died of cancer
After a judge decided a pension board could award the widow of a firefighter who died of colon cancer an additional $1.7 million, the village of Buffalo Grove has asked a state appeals court to weight in, maintaining its argument the pension board needs more evidence the firefighter’s death can be directly connected to his service as a firefighter.
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Appeals panel: Aurora cop who spied on ex-wife shouldn't lose his job, suspension sufficient
A state appeals panel said an Aurora police officer can keep his job despite spying on his ex-wife.
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Appeals panel: Woman who bumped into half-open Hobby Lobby door should have looked, waited before entering
A state appeals panel says a McHenry woman can't keep alive her lawsuit against Hobby Lobby after she walked into an automatic door at one of the chain's crafting stores.
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KNB Motors loses appeal in customer fraud case over sale of car declared total insurance loss
A state appeals court has rejected the attempt by a used car dealer to undo a judgment entered against it in a consumer fraud case accusing it of selling a car that had been written off as a loss by an insurance company, yet not telling the buyer.
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Appeals panel: 'Chiropractic maneuver' claim won't trump member agreement terms in suit vs Capital Fitness
A state appeals panel has closed the door on a woman's attempt to sidestep a clause in her membership agreement, and still sue her fitness club and her personal trainer for a back injury she suffered, claiming the trainer had engaged in an improper "chiropractic maneuver."
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Appeals court ends bank examiner's try to sue bank for icy slip-and-fall injuries
A state appeals court has turned aside a bank examiner's attempt to sue a bank and snow removal company over a slip-and-fall in a bank parking lot that knocked her unconcious nearly five years ago.
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Appeals court: City of Zion, IL Liquor Commission wrongly cited restaurant for not enough seats to serve alcohol
A restaurant in north suburban Zion did not violate a local ordinance that requires 50 seats in a restaurant in order for alcohol to be served, an appeals court has affirmed.
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Appellate court affirms dismissal of amended lawsuit over cyclist's death on Aurora bike trail
A state appeals court has declined to revive the fifth try at a lawsuit filed over the 2015 death of a Des Plaines woman who died while bicycling on an Aurora bike trail.