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U.S. appeals judge: Aurora lawyer may need to be sanctioned for allegedly ‘bizarre’ brief
A Chicago federal appeals court is asking an Aurora lawyer why he shouldn’t be penalized for causing a “shameful waste of judicial resources,” on behalf of a client who pushed an “utterly frivolous” discrimination lawsuit against a candy manufacturer and others. -
BNSF OK to not hire obese rail worker; ADA doesn't cover job applicants for possible future disability: Appeal panel
CHICAGO -- Employers prohibited by the Americans With Disabilities Act from discriminating against job applicants with disabilities may decline to hire an able-bodied person at risk of developing a disability in the future, according to an Oct. 29 ruling by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Appellate court: Union trustees entitled to attorney fees when they had to sue an employer to force a payroll audit
Trusts that manage health, pension and other benefits for unionized electrical workers may go after a company for legal costs they incurred when they had to sue the company to obtain payroll information needed to disburse the funds, a federal appeals panel has ruled. -
Appeals court: Supreme Court declared union fees unconstitutional, but union collected in 'good faith,' so no refunds
Illinois public worker unions get to keep unconstitutional fees, because they collected the fees in “good faith,” relying on “good luck” in having state law and a later-overturned Supreme Court decision on their side for 40 years. -
Judge voids $16M deal between Kraft, feds; If CFTC officials can't be bound by deal, there is no deal, judge says
A federal judge has trashed a $16 million settlement deal the U .S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached with Kraft Foods, because commissioners’ public statements said too much about what Kraft believed was a confidential settlement. -
7th Circuit: Judge can't force CFTC commissioners, chairman to testify, face contempt for violating Kraft deal gag order
A federal appeals panel has blocked a federal judge from forcing officials with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission from testifying or facing potential contempt charges amid an inquiry over whether press releases about a deal between the federal agency and Kraft Foods violated a gag order. -
Hip hop star 'The Game' loses appeal, still ordered to pay $7M+ to woman who accused him of sexual assault
Hip hop artist The Game will be on the hook to pay $7 million in damages to a woman who accused him of sexual assault, after a federal appeals panel denied him new proceedings in the lawsuit she filed. -
Appeals panel turns out lights on Chicago film studio's antitrust suit vs IL Film Office
A federal appeals panel has ruled an Illinois state agency didn't violate antitrust laws in how it apportioned the state's support for competing Chicago film studios. -
Appeals panel: Zimmer Biomet did not defame suspended manager
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined a medical device manufacturer did not defame a former employee by including his name on a list of “compliance risks” it gave to the U.S. Justice Department as part of an investigation-ending agreement. -
Class action vs Groupon over use of Instagram images given 'limited' new chance
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a “limited remand” of a federal judge’s decision concerning a class action about Groupon’s use of social media images. -
Appeals court: Downers Grove rules limiting signs painted on buildings does not violate First Amendment
A Downers Grove storage and van company will not be allowed to keep its sign painted across the length of its building, a federal court affirmed Sept. 24 in finding a village sign ordinance does not violate the First Amendment. -
Federal court: Illinois mining company's layoffs were handled legally
A laid-off coal mine worker lost his bid to sue the operator a southern Illinois coal mine over a mass layoff he alleged ran afoul of federal employment law. -
Appeals panel: Chicago can tax people who buy homes from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Chicago City Hall can tax home sales involving Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac because they are not really federal agencies, a state appeals panel has ruled. -
Appeals court rules commission reconciliation doesn't violate state, federal wage laws
Recoverable commission draws aren't wage law violations, an appeals panel has ruled. -
Should unions refund collected fees that were later declared unconstitutional? Appeals court to decide
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to require non-union state workers in Illinois to pay "fair share" fees to a union, but a Chicago federal appeals panel is considering whether a union must refund millions of dollars in fees already collected. -
Appeals panel finds Kane County jail guard not liable for detainee's escape, assaults at Delnor Hospital
Panel says guard might have been 'a feckless coward,' but immune to federal lawsuit -
Appeals panel: Woman says she pitched Getaways concept to Groupon, but no written deal, so no cut
A state appeals panel has determined a woman cannot sue for a cut of Groupon’s travel business although she said she pitched the concept to the company. -
Man suing Chicago cops over shooting loses appeal; Court rules trial wasn't unfair
A federal appeals panel ruled a federal judge did not violate a man's rights when he repeatedly reminded a jury that a Cook County judge had determined the man had a gun when police shot him -
Appeals panel hears arguments over whether Illinois campaign finance law creates 'unlevel playing field'
Illinois' campaign finance law may create an unlevel political spending playing field, giving one kind of political organization a built-in advantage. But a federal appeals panel appeared to harbor doubts over whether that makes the law unconstitutional. -
Lawsuit alleging Ford discriminated against Latino job applicants at south suburban plant OK to continue: Appeals panel
A group of Latino job applicants alleging a local Ford plant discriminated against them based on their race may proceed with at least part of their discrimination lawsuit, a panel of appellate judges decided.