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.
Lawyers who filled Illinois courts with thousands of class actions under the IL Biometric Information Privacy Act have also generated scads of big money claims under the state's Genetic Info Privacy Act. But while the claims are similar, BIPA reforms may not translate into reduced risk for IL businesses under GIPA
A Dolton Police officer has filed suit against the village and controversy-plagued Mayor Tiffany Henyard, accusing the village of illegally passing him over for promotion to sergeant and then illegally suspending him without pay for filing a report with a state police oversight board to report a fellow officer who was writing bogus parking tickets
The verdict vs OSF Healthcare and Fresenius Medical Care, among other downstate medical providers, was the largest ever awarded in Illinois for medical malpractice for a victim over the age of 70. Judges refused to send the case to central Illinois, where the injuries occurred and the stroke victim lived and received medical care.
Truck and trailer equipment rental company U-Haul has been accused of improperly requiring customers to submit to ID verification face scans under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law
The lawsuit was one of a growing number filed against app operators, accusing them of improperly scanning users' faces to verify their identity at registration or when signing in to use the app
The class action lawsuit is one of dozens of similar actions accusing employers of violating Illinois' genetic privacy law by asking workers about their and their families' medical histories. The judge said he did not believe the questions, asked during a physical exam, amounted to a violation of the law
A class action lawsuit accuses Northwestern University of a breach of contract with its Jewish students by allowing a pro-Hamas rife with antisemitic bigotry to continue on the campus' central lawn, allegedly in violation of university policies
Arbitrators ruled the city should pay $2M+ for not enforcing parking rules in neighborhoods in 2020, and the city could owe millions more for strategic maneuvers to bank $10M+ in 2021-2022. Chicago Parking Meters say it's also owed $36M more, as well, for other alleged lax enforcement
In the case of Delfina Marcano vs. Retirement Board of Trustees of the City of Harvey Police Pension Board, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District (case ID: 1-23-0579), a ruling was made on March 29, 2024.
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, plaintiff Cristina Frantzis has filed a lawsuit against defendants Mona Ghosh, MD and Progressive Women’s Healthcare, S.C.
Rachel Vazquez, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Juan Mesarina, along with Juan Mesarina Jr., Maritza Mesarina, Teena Billegas, Juan Villa, Evette Mesarina, Ingrid Mesarina & Gerardo Mesarina have filed a lawsuit against Thomas Alexander Kantas and his law office.
In the case of AZ SPE, LLC v. City of Chicago and The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District (Case ID: 1-22-1794), on March 28, 2024, AZ SPE, LLC (the plaintiff) is appealing against the decision of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
In the case of Barrows LLC versus Magellan Parcel C/D, LLC filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, with court case ID 1-23-0289 on March 29, 2024, Barrows LLC alleges breach of contract by Magellan Parcel C/D, LLC.
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, a lawsuit has been filed by plaintiffs Brandon Smietana, Skycoin Global Foundation Limited, and Symbolic Analytics Inc. against defendants Bradford Stephens, Aaron Kunstman, Ryan Eagle, Joel Wayne Cuthriell, Morgen Peck, Catherine Byerly, American Publishers Inc., and unknown individuals and companies.
Rachel Vazquez, Special Administrator of the Estate of Juan Mesarina, has filed a lawsuit against Anthony Jones in the Fifth Municipal District - Law Division court.
Jane Doe A, on behalf of her minor daughter Jane Doe B, has filed a lawsuit against Glenview Park District in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
