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Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Jan. 3
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Jan. 3 in the suits below: -
Jan. 3: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Dec. 26
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Dec. 26 in the suits below: -
Dec. 26: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Dec. 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Court activity on January 03: Jones Terry vs Ford Motor Company
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Jones Terry against Ford Motor Company on January 03: 'Affidavit Filed' -
Case activity for Jones Terry vs Ford Motor Company on December 26
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jones Terry against Ford Motor Company on December 26: 'Contract Complaint Filed', 'Certificate Filed', 'Summons Issued And Returnable', 'Electronic Notice Sent' and 'Case Set On Status Call' -
Judge: Chicago can allegedly choose to pay more for 'worse' lighting products without breaking antitrust laws
A Chicago federal judge has pulled the plug, for now, on an antitrust action accusing the city of Chicago, the city’s municipal financing group and a contractor in charge of a huge city public lighting project of jumping the bidding process to ensure General Electric would come out on top. -
Ford settles discrimination claims at two Chicago facilities with $10.1M settlement with EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced a $10.1 million settlement with Ford, ending an investigation of sex and racial harassment claims at two Chicago Ford Motor Co. plants. -
Ford Motor Company, others accused of including asbestos in their products
A family is suing several companies over a relative's exposure to asbestos. -
IL Sup Ct puts hold on Cook judge accused of abusing authority in pursuing sanctions in asbestos case
The Illinois Supreme Court, acting in response to a request from lawyers who claim they and others have been targeted by a “rogue” Cook County judge, has stepped in to slap a hold on potential sanctions proceedings against lawyers and litigants on both sides of an asbestos personal injury case, blocking the judge, for now, from continuing his bench investigation of what he said resembled an improper “grand bargain” between plaintiffs’ lawyers and those for defendant gasket maker John Crane Inc. -
Cook Co. judge wrong to refuse transfer of asbestos case with no links to Cook
A state appeals panel has overruled a Cook County judge who had refused to transfer to Winnebago County an asbestos exposure case involving a plaintiff who had worked at industrial facilities in Winnebago, and couldn't say for sure he had even been exposed to asbestos in Cook County at all. -
Judge curbs Illinois class action vs Ford over exhaust odors in cars
An Illinois man will not be allowed to pursue his attempt at a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company over exhaust odors that had accumulated in passenger cabins of some of their vehicles – in part because a similar class action is nearing settlement in Florida. -
Class action says Ford knew about 'inherent defect' in PowerShift transmission, never told car owners
A Plainfield woman has brought a class action suit against Ford, claiming the automaker knew the PowerShift transmission it offers on Fiestas and Focuses is defective, but has never publicly acknowledged the defect or offered restitution to vehicle owners. -
John Crane renews demands judge reject 'revolutionary' sanctions sought by Ford over asbestos case actions
Lawyers for John Crane Inc. have again asked a Cook County judge to reject demands by Ford Motors and other asbestos co-defendants to punish Crane, saying Ford has asked the court to do "something nothing short of revolutionary" in response to allegations Crane allowed plaintiffs' lawyers to use it as a “shill” to prevent other defendants from moving asbestos cases out of Cook County's courts. -
John Crane says Ford lawyers' asbestos sanctions motion a 'witch hunt' to advance 'implausible conspiracy theory'
A manufacturer named as a defendant in about 75,000 asbestos personal injury cases nationwide has pushed back against a request for sanctions from lawyers representing Ford Motor Company, who have accused their client of being a “shill” to prevent other defendants from transferring cases out of Cook County Circuit Court, saying Ford has no basis to support an “implausible conspiracy theory” serving as a pretense for the chance to fish for privileged information. -
Sanctions sought vs asbestos trial lawyers for using John Crane Inc. as 'shill' to keep cases in Cook County
Attorneys for defendants in a Cook County asbestos case have brought an action against the opposing counsel in the case, asking the court to punish the plaintiff’s attorneys and the counsel for John Crane Inc., one of the other defendants named in the case, for their alleged use of Crane as a "shill" to prevent defendants from transferring the case and others like it out of Cook County Circuit Court.
