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DoorDash can't bring quick end to Chicago's fraud and deception lawsuit
City alleged food delivery company misleads customers about fees, tips and business relationships -
Nationwide class action blocked vs McDonald's over 'no-poach' employment policy; Judge: Lawyers reached for 'jackpot'
A group of female plaintiffs said McDonald's policies, which were abandoned in 2017, violated federal antitrust law. The judge said there is evidence the policies may have actually strengthened competition among franchisees. -
McDonald's fights antitrust labor suit, says its restaurants do not compete with each other for workers
A former McDonald’s worker and the fast-food giant are battling over the worker’s putative class action suit, which alleges McDonald’s restrains trade by barring employees from transferring from one franchise to another in pursuit of better wages and conditions. -
Cook County: Facebook can be sued in Illinois, should 'expect to be sued' for 'data mining'
Foxx: 'Facebook is far less a website than it is a data mining company' -
Facebook: Just because IL residents use Facebook, doesn't mean Cook County can sue Facebook in IL
Saying to allow the legal action to continue would effectively allow internet companies to be sued virtually everywhere, at any time, Facebook has asked a Cook County judge to dismiss or at least place on hold a lawsuit brought by Cook County’s state’s attorney over claims the social media giant allowed user data to be mined by another firm to aid President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign. -
Facebook: Cook County data mining lawsuit designed to benefit only county government, its hired lawyers
Saying only the county and its hired trial lawyers would stand to benefit from any settlement or judgment, Facebook has pushed back against the Cook County State’s Attorney’s attempt to send back to more friendly legal turf the pending legal fight over how much blame Facebook should shoulder for data mining conducted by another firm, ostensibly to benefit the 2016 election campaign of President Donald Trump. -
Cook County says suit vs Facebook on behalf of entire state of IL, so suit belongs in Cook courts
Cook County wants its lawsuit accusing Facebook of allowing user data to be mined by data firm Cambridge Analytica to aid President Donald Trump's election campaign, returned to Cook County court from federal court, where Facebook transferred it, arguing state court is the proper venue, because the suit is not just on behalf of the county, but everyone in Illinois. -
Contract: Edelson to get 20 percent of Cook Co's take from suit vs Facebook; Facebook requests pause
Facebook has asked a Chicago federal judge to place on hold a lawsuit brought by Cook County and its trial lawyers, who stand to claim 20 percent of whatever the county may receive from the legal action over accusations the social media company improperly allowed data firm Cambridge Analytica to harvest information on about 50 million Facebook users to aid the 2016 election campaign of President Donald Trump. -
Judge: UBS can't use arbitration clause to sidestep class action by fired employees over bonus payments
A federal judge has denied an attempt by UBS to sidestep a class action suit accusing the company of terminating employees to avoid paying their bonuses. -
Judge deletes class action vs Yahoo over Messenger texts, says 'tens of thousands' may have consented
A federal judge has broken up a class action accusing Yahoo of sending text messages in violation of federal law, saying information provided after he certified the class indicated perhaps tens of thousands of class members may have actually consented to receive the texts when they signed up for Yahoo’s services. -
Judge asked to OK final deal to end suit vs Uber over texts; lawyers to get $6M, class members $103 each
A federal judge has been asked to grant final approval to a $20 million deal to settle a class action lawsuit brought by a group of people who claimed Uber sent them multiple unwanted text messages. Plaintiffs' lawyers would get $6.35 million, while each class member could get $103. -
Uber agrees to settle 'Refer-A-Friend' class action for $20M; $6.6M potentially going to lawyers
Uber is moving toward a $20 million settlement of a class action lawsuit by a group accusing the ride-hailing company of breaking federal law in how it sent “Refer-A-Friend” promotional messages to prospective new customers.