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Chicago sues oil companies over climate 'disinformation'; Lawsuit 'set up for failure,' industry warns
The lawsuit is backed by some of the same organizations and law firms behind dozens of other similar lawsuits across the U.S., which critics say are politically motivated and designed to bankrupt the industry that fuels the U.S. -
Class action: Big companies buying up mobile home parks, driving up rents, pricing out seniors
A new lawsuit accuses some of the largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities of violating federal antitrust laws by conspiring on setting rents -
Should BIPA plaintiffs who lose pay defendants' legal bills? Yes, says Dior
Fashion designer Christian Dior says courts should send a message to plaintiffs who may bring doomed lawsuits because they believe they can "extract" a settlement from defendant companies, at no risk to themselves -
Cook County judge tosses class actions vs ComEd over bribes to Madigan; Appeal coming
A Cook County judge ruled courts can't make ComEd repay potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in allegedly ill-gotten electricity rate increases, because to do so would require the courts to unconstitutionally question how Illinois state lawmakers approved the laws authorizing the higher rates -
Biz insurer: Modifications made by shops to meet state-imposed COVID restrictions are 'improvements,' not losses
Insurer Continental Casualty has asked a federal judge to reconsider decision to allow class action to continue, because its clients weren't forced to modify their property in response to COVID-19 -
Judge: Restaurants OK for now to press lawsuits vs Society Insurance over denied coverage for COVID shutdown losses
A federal judge ruled Society Insurance can't dismiss the lawsuits, as government shutdown orders, caused by COVID-19, may have caused the restaurants to lose big money, which may yet be eligible for coverage. -
ComEd hit with class action lawsuits over its role in alleged Madigan bribery, patronage hiring scheme
Northern Illinois' largest electrical utility was hit with two class action lawsuits, demanding it repay its customers perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars for allegedly using a bribery scheme to curry favor with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to pass laws that allowed it to rack up hundreds of millions of dollars, or more, in profit, since at least 2011. -
Judge OKs $135M deal to end class actions vs Navistar over Maxxforce engine; Lawyers to get $36M
Truck owners and lessors could get $2,500 per truck; up to $15,000 for repairs; or $10,000 rebate toward purchase of new truck