Edward A. Wallace
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Class action: Canadian Pacific allegedly broke IL genetic info privacy law by asking job applicants about medical history
Freight railroad Canadian Pacific Railway has become one of the latest large employers in Illinois targeted by a class action under the state's genetic information privacy law, accusing the company of wrongly asking job applicants about their family medical histories. -
Lawsuit: Advocate Health allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking workers for medical history
A class action lawsuit accuses Advocate, one of the largest operators of hospitals in Illinois, of violating a state genetic information privacy law by requiring job applicants to divulge family medical history. -
Class action: S. IL Healthcare Foundation violated genetic privacy law by asking workers about health history
The lawsuit seeks to include potentially everyone who worked for or applied for a job with Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation in the past five years -
Class action: OSF violated IL genetic privacy law by requiring workers to complete health questionnaire
The lawsuit was filed against health and hospital system operator OSF under Illinois' Genetic Information Privacy Act. -
Ambulance company violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking for worker medical history, lawsuit claims
A new class action has accused a private ambulance company of violating a state genetic privacy law by forcing workers to share their family medical history when applying for a job. -
Lawsuit: CTA violated state law protecting employee medical information
The CTA is accused in a new class action lawsuit of violating a state genetic information privacy law by requiring workers to disclose parts of their families' medical histories. -
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Lawsuit: Caterpillar violated IL genetic info privacy law by asking workers about family medical history
Two Decatur workers are leading the class action against Caterpillar, under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act. -
Lawsuit: FedEx allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking about workers' family medical histories
FedEx is accused of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by allegedly improperly requiring workers to disclose their family medical history. -
New class action accuses Ford of improperly requiring job applicants to disclose personal, family medical information
The lawsuit says Ford Motor Company is violating an Illinois state law by requiring people to list their personal and family medical histories when applying for jobs at Ford facilities in Illinois -
Appeals panel affirms $20M verdict for woman in pelvic mesh case vs J&J, Ethicon
Judges said the jury award wasn't excessive, as woman claimed discontinued product left her with permanent injuries and pain. -
Justice Dept: Class action deal should crumble; Serves only to pay lawyers, promote Lenny & Larry's cookies
The federal government has asked a federal judge to crumble a deal to end a false labeling class action lawsuit against Lenny & Larry’s, the makers of high-protein cookies, saying the settlement is far too lopsided, as it leaves attorneys with more than $1 million and consumers with perhaps a few crumbs, should they be lucky enough to land a cut of $3 million worth of free cookies. -
Sears reaches deal to end class action over flammable Craftsman mowers; Lawyers could get $3.2M
A federal judge has signed off on a preliminary deal to settle a class action lawsuit against Sears, which had leveled accusations that some of its Craftsman riding lawnmowers caught fire as a result of faulty fuel systems. -
Consumer alleges Quaker Oats misrepresents oatmeal items
CHICAGO — A Dolton consumer is suing Quaker Oats, alleging negligent misrepresentation of its oatmeal cereals. -
Flight attendants wage, hour class action vs Skywest moved to Chicago federal courts, to join already pending action
A class-action lawsuit claiming SkyWest Airlines systemically underpays its flight attendants was transferred Dec. 9 from a federal court district in California to Chicago federal court, joining a virtually identical class action already pending against the airline in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. -
Class action: Dick's Sporting Goods misclassified employees as assistant managers to avoid paying OT
A former assistant store manager has filed a class action lawsuit against Dick’s Sporting Goods, claiming the retailer cheated employees out of overtime pay by labeling them assistant managers.Attorneys Edward A. Wallace and Amy E. Keller of Wexler Wallace LLP in Chicago filed the case in Cook County Circuit Court May 29 on behalf of John Bouchard. The complaint seeks to broaden the action to cover
