Illinois First District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois First District Appellate Court
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Appeals panel: Community activists can't bring discrimination suits vs City Hall to challenge Chicago's TIF programs
Letting the case go forward would 'open the floodgates' to allow activists to sue cities over official decisions and policies. -
Appeals panel: Police allowed to black out information from crash reports before giving them to personal injury lawyers
Schaumburg Police kept drivers' private information from lawyer seeking bulk reports -
IL Supreme Court: Employees who work from home in Cook County not enough to keep lawsuit in Cook County court vs out-of-county biz
The Illinois High Court has dealt a blow to lawyers, who lodge personal injury suits in Cook County because of the county's reputation for favoring plaintiffs. -
IL Supreme Court: Ex-Cook County sheriff's officers can sue Dart over firings, because discipline board wasn't valid
In 4-3 opinion, state high court majority said the fired officers properly challenged the legal composition of the sheriff's Merit Board. -
IL High Court says workers' comp can apply to everyday acts done on boss' behalf, in support of coworkers on the job
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission was wrong to deny benefits to a man, who tore his knee on the job, saying that kneeling, although a common movement, was required by his job. -
Appeals panel: IL law shielding Lyft, ride hailing services from lawsuits for drivers' bad deeds is constitutional
A woman who had been raped by a Lyft driver had argued the Illinois state law regulating ride-hailing services is unconstitutional, because it treats those ride services differently than taxicabs. -
IL Supreme Court: Nursing home didn't change hands to avoid tab in discrimination suit, not on hook for worker's pay
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the operator of a defunct suburban nursing home, not the current owner, is liable in a discrimination case. -
IL Supreme Court shuts off class action vs Chicago over 'increased danger' from lead water lines
The Illinois state high court ruled plaintiffs must do more than claim they have an increased risk of harm from lead water service lines to keep their class action against City Hall flowing. -
Appeals panel: Engineer allegedly acted intentionally in Crestwood water coverup, so no insurance coverage for $18M settlement
A divided state appeals court has ruled an insurance company doesn't have to pay a Lockport engineering firm's $18 million settlement with Crestwood residents, who alleged the firm kept knowledge of the village's contaminated water supply secret. -
Appeals panel: IL workers' comp law doesn't block worker class actions vs employers over fingerprint scans
The appeals panel said harm suffered by violations of Illinois' biometrics privacy law aren't workplace injuries, even if the violations occurred in the workplace, in the course of employment. -
Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments in-person in 17 cases in new Sept. term
Among other cases, the state Supreme Court will consider whether union members can sue lawyers hired to represent them by their union; whether religious schools can fire whisteblower faculty; and whether cities can use "points" systems to allegedly sidestep state laws forbidding ticket quota systems for cops. -
Appeals court: Swami's web marketing work for Hindu temple still 'spiritual,' doesn't put temple on line for OT pay
A split Illinois appeals panel has ruled a swami, who claimed her Hindu temple in Chicago did not pay her overtime for marketing work, was not entitled to such pay, because she was an exempt religious worker. -
Appeals panel: Justice Park District must pay $18.5M to family of boy who drowned at day camp
The Justice Park District appealed the $18.5 million verdict against it, arguing the court did not allow it to mount a proper defense in the drowning of a child at a day camp. -
Appeals panel orders tosses $50M verdict vs NorthShore for family of boy who suffered brain injuries
A new trial has been ordered in the case because jurors should've been allowed to hear testimony regarding autism diagnosis, appellate justices said. -
Appeals panel: Best Buy installs appliances, but still must collect sales taxes on those appliances
A state appellate court says Best Buy and similar retailers can't be treated the same as construction contractors under Illinois sales tax laws, just because they install the appliances they sell. -
Appeals panel agrees: Public employees' private messages may fall under FOIA, if they're talking public business
Better Government Association wants texts, emails regarding lead in CPS drinking water -
Appeals court: Woman's defamation suit vs Hollywood Reporter over Sony hack story can continue
The court found it lacked jurisdiction, because the entertainment news publisher attempted to toss the defamation lawsuit under a California law meant to discourage mertiless lawsuits. An ex-Sony employee claims the Hollywood Reporter implied she was involved in leaking unreleased movies to the Internet. -
Court: ZIP codes of people who received mental health services are not subject to FOIA
An appellate court ruled ZIP codes of people who received mental health treatment are protected information not subject to the Freedom of Information Act -
Appeals panel: City retirees can press lawsuit vs Chicago City Hall over if constitution requires insurance coverage
An appeals court says earlier ruling that the city is not required to pay for certain retirees' health insurance, but that ruling did not answer the question of what obligations the city still has to those retired workers. -
Chicago Little League team Jackie Robinson West could yet have 2014 national title restored: Appeals court
Appeals panel says a Cook County judge should not have taken off the table reinstatement of Jackie Robinson West's 2014 U.S. championship, as lawsuits proceed vs Little League over the decision to strip the title.