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State CourtIL 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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LawsuitsAppeals 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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LawsuitsIL 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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LawsuitsAppeals 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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LawsuitsDivided 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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LawsuitsDundee 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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LawsuitsAppeals 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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LawsuitsAppeals 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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LawsuitsCourt: 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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LawsuitsComEd 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.