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TABET DIVITO & ROTHSTEIN LLC: TDR Successfully Defeats Putative Class Action Lawsuit
TDR partner Tim Hudson successfully obtained dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of a technology company that facilitates the sale of health insurance policies. -
Judge won't keep Citizens Insurance from seeking to be freed from defending client associated with Clearview class actions
Firm linked to Clearview being sued in Cook County Circuit Court -
Cook County says ex-county officials can't be 'consultants' for Wells Fargo in reverse redlining suit
Cook County wants to know the arrangements between Wells Fargo and former county officials, whom the bank hired as consultants to help fight the county's suit, which alleges Wells Fargo contributed to the post-2008 mortgage crisis by its discriminatory lending practices. -
Judge: Big college tuition bills not a contract with Loyola to force refunds over COVID closures
A federal judge tossed a class action lawsuit from Loyola University students who were sent home and forced into online instruction amid campus closures over COVID-19, and wanted the Chicago school to refund at least some of the tuition they paid in 2020. -
Phone call to class action plaintiff leads to sanctions against defendant's attorney
Judge orders Katten Muchin Rosenman to pay legal fees and costs associated with motion -
Federal judge says state anti-panhandling rules violate free speech, is unconstitutional
To settle a federal lawsuit by two panhandlers in Downers Grove, the Illinois State Police and DuPage County State's Attorney's Office are agreeing to not enforce an anti-panhandling law, which the judge in the case said violates free speech. -
Lawsuit: City Colleges fired three women deans, protected male dean accused of inventing suicide of fake male fiance
Three women, who formerly worked as deans at Daley College in Chicago, sued the Chicago City Colleges for discrimination and retaliation for allegedly protecting a male dean found to have allegedly faked the suicide of his fake male fiance, among other alleged infractions -
Judge tosses business group's challenge to Chicago's Fair Workweek ordinance
A building management group argued the rules, enacted in 2019, improperly target only certain employers and industries, and will increase the number of lawsuits employers in Chicago will face. -
Appeals panel nixes bid to sue SmithAmundsen, Wolin & Rosen firms over Lake Michigan shore hotel buys gone bad
A panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the allegations don't show connection between lawyers and alleged fraud involving Michigan hotel properties -
Judge agrees to let housekeepers press class action accusing employer of shorting pay for travel time to jobs
A federal judge has ruled two former housekeepers may pursue, for now, a class action against Chicago-area Best Maids cleaning service, for allegedly not paying maids for travel time between worksites. -
Appeals panel: Narrowed IL biometrics lawsuit vs Clearview can stay in Cook County court, escape federal jurisdiction
The class action lawsuit accused Clearview AI of failing to abide by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act when it scraped photos posted online. The plaintiffs intentionally manipulated their claims to keep their lawsuit in Cook County court, where they do not need to claim any actual injuries from Clearview's actions to sue the company under state law. -
Judge says Southwest flight attendants can't sue Boeing over 737 Max flaws
A group of Southwest Airlines flight attendants said Boeing should be on the hook for income they lost after federal regulators grounded all flights using Boeing 737 Max aircraft in 2019. -
Judge: Dixmoor trustees can't sue village for police chief's alleged 'campaign of harassment' vs mayor's opponents
The federal judge said two trustees must demonstrate how the village of Dixmoor actively condoned the alleged actions of the police officers against the village board members and opponents of Dixmoor's mayor. -
Federal judge says ID verification firm can't use online user agreement to force arbitration in BIPA lawsuit
ID verification company Onfido was sued under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by OfferUp users who verified their identity using Onfido's TruYou program. -
Citizens Utility Board, Edelson firm join class action court fight vs ComEd for Madigan bribery scheme
A federal judge granted CUB, with its lawyers from the firm of Edelson P.C., permission to gain a stake in any judgments or settlements offered by ComEd to resolve at least two class actions on behalf of the utility's customers, arising from the utility's role in a bribery conspiracy with the political machine of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
Judge says men suing Chicago cops over sham arrests, may be grilled about any potential real crimes after bad busts
A federal magistrate judge has decided lawyers representing the city of Chicago and former Chicago cops can question the people suing them over false arrests, about uncharged criminal behavior that occurred in the years after their alleged sham convictions. -
Republican judge candidate accuses Cook Clerk Yarbrough of cheating to help ally win election
A Park Ridge lawyer says Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough abused the Vote By Mail process to allow one of her former employees to edge him in a race for a Cook County judgeship in November. -
Lawsuit claims Antioch cops used old 911 system to illegally record non-emergency calls to P.D.
The class action lawsuit accuses the Antioch Police Department of violating callers' constitutional rights, as well as federal and state laws. -
Class action: SEIU, U of I wrongly forcing workers to pay union dues after they leave union
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of the Illinois labor law for educational institutions which unions and schools rely on to deduct union dues from workers' paychecks. -
Judge: FLSA call center class action vs Walgreens can continue; Suit claims retailer makes employees work off the clock
A Walgreens call center employee can proceed with her federal class action lawsuit claiming the drugstore giant requires employees in its call centers to work off the clock