Illinois First District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois First District Appellate Court
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'Trailblazer:' Charles Freeman, first African American IL Supreme Court justice, dies
Former Ill. Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Freeman was rememberd for his deep impact on Illinois' law and its courts over six decades; for his work as a "trailblazer;" and for his devotion to his family. -
Jewel-Osco corporate parent asks IL appeals court to declare biometrics law unconstitutional
Albertsons says the law illegally exempts 'financial institutions' from numbering among the defendants in 500-plus class action lawsuits filed in just the last 3 years. -
Union members cannot sue for malpractice if legal counsel is hired through the union, appeals court rules
The case centered on a legal malpractice claim brought by Fox Lake police officer against his attorney, who was hired by the Fraternal Order of Police. The courts the dispute is a claim against the union, not the lawyer, so the ILRB holds jurisdiction. -
Illinois Supreme Court says quick settlement offers can still thwart would-be class actions
Building management company offered to pay tenants who sued over security deposit interest -
Appeals panel: Cook County GOP can't make rules to prevent Democrat from being elected party committeeman
The appeals panel said the committeeman office performs both party and public functions, so voters' choice prevails. -
Does IL workers' comp law trump biometrics class actions over fingerprint scans? Appeals court poised to answer
Employers across state watching to see if courts will award relief from 'massive, potentially ruinous' class action lawsuits over technical violations of the IL BIPA law, in which no one was actually harmed. -
Appeals court says Cook County judicial candidate can't use Irish maiden name on ballot
A divided appellate court says the court would be 'blind' to not recognize the lawyer has gone by her married name for years. -
Appeals panel: Private investigator's $25M defamation suit OK vs filmmakers, writers, others over Alstory Simon case
Ciolino not allowed to sue ex-Cook County State's Attorney, appeals court says, but otherwise suit not time-barred -
Appeals court: Doctor hit by a Pace bus won't get paid, because jury found him 51% at fault
A man who was struck by a Pace bus after he raised his cane to try to stop the bus at a stop in Lincolnwood shouldn't get any money, a state appeals panel ruled, finding a judge didn't make a mistake in stripping away his damages because a jury had found him 51 percent to blame for the accident. -
Ritchie Capital investors waited too long to sue audit firm McGladrey for allegedly helping Ponzi scheme: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a $100 million lawsuit in which a suburban investment group accused auditing firm McGladrey of steering its investments into a Ponzi scheme. -
Defendant doctor's attempt to render medical aid to ill juror in court doesn't warrant new medmal trial: Appeals court
A state appellate court refused to grant a mistrial in a medical malpractice case, despite the plaintiffs' contention a decision by the defendant doctor and his lawyer to come to the aid of a juror who fell ill during closing arguments colored the other jurors' perceptions of the doctor. -
Appeals panel: Judge OK to leave other, settled defendants off jury form in $6M asbestos verdict
Cook County judge didn't make errors in multi-million dollar action -
IL appeals court denies new life to lawsuit from ex-Ogden School principal over removal
A state appeals panel has rejected an attempt by a suspended Chicago international school principal to challenge the Chicago Board of Education's hearing process that resulted in his removal from his job. -
Appeals court: Cook County judge OK to send man to 'debtors prison' for not paying wife's legal bills in divorce case
An Illinois appeals court has ruled a Cook County judge was right to jail a Chicago real estate developer for not paying interim legal fees for his wife in their divorce case, rejecting the man's contention the jailing amounted to sending him to "debtor's prison" for not having the funds a judge presumes he does. -
Split IL high court says local governments must make decisions if hiding behind special IL lawsuit immunity
Making no decision, leading to someone getting hurt, can get a local government sued, the Illinois Supreme Court says -
IL Supreme Court: Federal law doesn't block railroad from suing employees it blames for causing train accident
A railroad company can sue employees who it blames for causing railroad accidents, even after those employees first sue the railroad for injuries they suffered in the accident the railroad says they caused, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. -
Appeals court: Access to Social Security numbers, other sensitive info means ComEd OK to pull job applicants' credit
A state appeals panel says electrical utility ComEd doesn't violate the rights of those applying for customer service positions by pulling their credit history, because those jobs handle a great deal of sensitive customer information. -
IL Supreme Court: State law, home rule doesn't give Chicago power to slap 'unlimited taxes' on tobacco
The city of Chicago's 2016 tobacco products tax has been struck down as illegal. -
Appeals panel says lenders must show foreclosure notices sent by certified mail were actually received, not just sent
A state appeals panel has tossed out a foreclosure judgment issued against a Wilmette couple, saying their lender never proved they received the required so-called "acceleraton notice" the bank claimed it had sent. -
Court: Liberty Mutual not responsible for providing legal defense to candy maker Ferrara
The Ferrara Candy Company has to handle its own legal defense and reimburse Liberty Mutual after an appellate court found the insurer was not responsible for defending and indemnifying the confectioner in a lawsuit.