Illinois First District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois First District Appellate Court
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Appeals court: Ex-Chicago Police sergeant deserved to be fired for signing off on false Laquan McDonald reports
An appellate panel has ruled the Chicago Police Board was correct to fire a sergeant for allegedly OK'ing dubious officer reports in the Laquan McDonald case -
Insurer obligated to defend north Kane Co. school D300 in lawsuits over sex abuse of children on school property
West Bend policy covers Boys & Girls Club, as well as Illinois' 6th-largest school district, a state appeals panel ruled -
Appeals panel: IL Dept of Revenue misapplied state sales tax law, double-taxed certain car dealers
The state had improperly denied refunds to a Rockford used car dealer who had sought credit for taxes paid on car sales that ultimately ended in repossession. -
Appeals panel scraps $8M penalties, cleanup order vs landowner, company accused of illegal dumping in Ford Heights
Split appeals panel said judge was wrong to order total cleanup of Ford Heights property, work that the landowners estimated would cost $100 million or more. -
Appeals court says Crain's story was true, so Ditto Trade brothers' defamation suit must go
An appeals panel has hit the delete button on a lawsuit by the owners of the defunct online broker Ditto Trade, which claimed Crain's Chicago Business ran a defamatory news story about the owners, saying not only did Crain's act without malice, the story was true. -
Appeals panel says Chicago owes $1M verdict to burglar shot to death by cops while fleeing electronics store burglary
The appellate court also ruled the slain man's two accomplices should also get the chance to sue the city, too. -
Illinois High Court says suits voluntarily dropped, may only be reinstated within one month or filed as new actions within one year
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled suits that have been voluntarily dismissed, may only be reinstated within one month or filed as a new action within one year. -
Does IL workers' comp trump biometric privacy law? IL Supreme Court considers, with 'financial fate of IL employers at stake'
Employers argue "injuries" suffered by workers whose privacy rights may have been violated in the workplace should be sent to Illinois' workers' comp system. Plaintiffs say the cases belong in court, with potentially billions of dollars on the line. -
IL biometrics class actions over worker fingerprint scans can have 5-year statute of limitations, appeals court rules
Illinois employers seeking to limit the reach of the law that has spawned thousands of potentially ruinous class action lawsuits had sought to restrict class actions under the state's biometrics law to a one year time limit for reckoning violations. Justices said that limit only applies to certain sections of the law. -
Appeals panel: Advocate was wrongly allowed to use tax returns to attack plaintiffs' honesty in $16M medmal suit
Ruling hinged on judge allowing Advocate to paint plaintiff as a tax cheat -
IL High Court: Suburban man with prior drug convictions needs more detailed character references to get gun permit
A split Illinois Supreme Court says state law shouldn't make it impossible for people with prior criminal convictions to legally possess a gun. But a suburban man, with drug convictions from the '90s, has more work to do. -
Unvaccinated mom's child custody fight vs Cook County judge may be only the start of new vax battles in family law courts
A Cook County judge stepped back from his order stripping parental rights from an unvaccinated mom without a hearing, but the judge's actions could signal brutal court fights ahead for other unvaccinated parents, a leading Illinois family law attorney says. -
IL High Court: New state law means federal rap doesn't keep Markham mayor from office
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of suburban Markham may hold office, despite a '99 conviction for mail fraud -
Cook County judge who ordered mom stripped of parenting rights over COVID vax backs off decision, for now
A Cook County judge has restored parenting rights to an unvaccinated woman from whom he had earlier stripped parental rights, solely because she had not received the COVID vaccine. -
Appeals court: Drunken driver can't sue Park Forest cop for not arresting him before traffic crash
A state appeals panel has ruled a man cannot sue a police officer in suburban Park Forest for not arresting him for drunken driving, which the man said would have saved him from rolling his car shortly after and suffering injuries. -
Appeals panel agrees Hobby Lobby improperly denied bathroom access to transgender employee
Human Rights Commission's $220,000 award for emotional distress also upheld, could grow -
Evanston restaurant: Pritzker's COVID closures a 'natural disaster,' should be covered by State Farm, other insurers
Attorneys for an Evanston restaurant owner have asked a state appeals court to overturn a Cook County judge's decision to dismiss their class action lawsuit against State Farm over denial of coverage for losses they suffered after Gov. JB Pritzker ordered all restaurants closed in the spring of 2020. -
FREEBORN & PETERS LLP: Freeborn Welcomes Three New Corporate Attorneys to Chicago Office as Part of Firm’s Continued Strategic Growth
Freeborn & Peters LLP welcomes Amanda C. Andrews, Jerome R. Crabtree, and Robert A. Sikorski to the firm’s Chicago office as attorneys in the Corporate Practice Group, with Amanda and Jerome also joining the firm’s Trust and Estates team. -
Appeals panel tosses class action over Chicago vehicle impoundment fees
Justices: Vehicle owners were wrong about state law precluding city ordinance -
Appeals panel parks class action claiming State Farm misled claimants about umbrella policies
Judges said a woman can't claim State Farm deceived claimants, because the insurer revealed the existence of umbrella policies with higher payout limits when requested to do so by her lawyer.