A Cook County judge ordered River Forest developer Marty Paris back to Cook County Jail after ruling he must pay maintenance and other "court-ordered obligations," including his ex-wife's legal bills. Reporters were not allowed to observe the hearing via Zoom, even though the judge's order appeared to indicate the hearing was on Zoom
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Liberty Media Corporation and Formula One Digital Media Limited, operators of the popular Formula One racing streaming service. The lawsuit, brought by plaintiff Sergio Gutierrez on behalf of similarly situated individuals, alleges that the companies improperly exposed subscribers' personal identifying information (PII) without their consent. The complaint accuses the defendants of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing subscribers' video viewing history to third-party advertisers through sophisticated...
Former Alabama state judge Tracie Todd, who was twice suspended in Alabama for alleged ethics violations, has sued the city of Chicago for allegedly wrongly withdrawing a job offer that she claims led her to resign her judgeship and move to Chicago to be with her husband
October 2016 crash left one dead, one severely injured. The plaintiffs are separately asking another judge to potentially order the village to raise taxes to cover the cost of the verdict, pointing to Dolton's dire financial circumstances amid the scandal- and dysfunction-plagued administration of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard
In a significant ruling dated June 28th this year; Appellate Court upheld prior decisions denying Michele M Blasz—a long-serving Chicago Police Officer—her claim for duty disability benefits despite presenting substantial medical evidence linking injury-related disabilities stemming from rear-end collision whilst performing official duties back In July ‘08 ultimately leading board & court respectively concluding insufficient grounds proving direct causation required under state law governing such claims
Ex-Stevenson HS junior varsity head hockey coach Ralph Menotti says Saint Viator and its hockey club committed fraud by allegedly verbally offering him the head varsity coach position, only for higher-ups in the club and school to take it back after he had already quit his current job
The lawsuit says the Skyway operators have violated their 99-year lease with the city of Chicago and have exceeded even the inflation-adjusted toll increases they have been allowed under the deal, allegedly overcharging motorists by more than $3 million collectively in the past five years
An Illinois appellate court has reversed a previous dismissal in favor of an accounting firm accused by EarthMed LLC of negligence related to payroll processing errors leading to significant financial damages.
A widow has successfully appealed a court ruling regarding her husband's death due to alleged medical negligence by Lincoln Park Family Physicians and two healthcare providers under their employ. The appellate court has ordered a new trial citing errors in jury instruction and expert testimony handling during initial proceedings.
A bicyclist who suffered severe injuries after hitting a pothole while avoiding an obstacle sued the City of Chicago for negligence but lost his case as courts ruled no duty was owed under tort immunity laws.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the University of Chicago Medicine, alleging that the institution failed to protect patients' private information during a data breach.
Cook County's courts leadership has asked the state's Judicial Inquiry Board to examine potential disciplinary action against Cook County Circuit Judge Kathy Flanagan for her conduct amid a dispute with a lawyer in her courtroom which resulted in the lawyer being handcuffed to a chair. Flanagan denied wrongdoing
Court officials provided no reasons were provided for the delay in reporting 2023 data from the famously backlogged court system. The Cook County Circuit Clerk's office said 2023 statistics will be published when court officials can "ensure data is accurate and complies with record keeping standards.
The lawyer had accused former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over smearing his professional reputation, leading to him resigning, over his handling of settlement talks related to ownership of the city's Columbus statue in 2021
The Chicago Office of the Inspector General has filed suit against the city of Berwyn, claiming the suburban city officials are improperly refusing to turn over complete water bill records which could reveal the identity of a Chicago city worker who may be living in Berwyn in violation of city policy
A class action lawsuit accuses Illinois Central Railroad of allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by requiring truck drivers to scan their fingerprints when entering their railyards.
Drugmakers GSK and Boehringer Ingelman said the verdict in their favor in the first ever trial on the question further exposes the questionable science behind the alleged testing they say falsely showed a link between cancer and ranitidine, the active ingredient formerly in Zantac
The last remaining Bennigan's restaurant franchise in Illinois, owned by Fullwel Management III, Inc., is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the state's biometrics privacy law. The lawsuit accuses the franchise of requiring its workers to scan their fingerprints when clocking in and out of work.
