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Pipe maker J-M says big asbestos firm Simmons Hanly shouldn't escape lawsuit fraud claims
J-M Manufacturing is pushing back against efforts by prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy to end J-M's lawsuit accusing Simmons of a racket of "sham" asbestos lawsuits. The Simmons firm claims such racketeering claims aren't allowed against law firms over such litigation activities -
US Chamber: Burford, Sysco court fight shows dangers to U.S. economy, security from lawsuit financing
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says an arbitrator's order would allow lawsuit investors, including foreign interests, to use U.S. courts to further their strategic interests. Burford Capital says court fight is merely Sysco's attempt to avoid contractural obligations and deny Burford the chance to protect $140M investment -
Judge won't dismiss class action lawsuit accusing elite colleges, universities of financial aid collusion
Plaintiffs claims tuition would've been cheaper but for an agreement among some of America's top colleges and universities, including University of Chicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Brown, Yale, Cal Tech, MIT and Duke, among others. -
Judge finalizes $50M settlement with Fifth Third, Vantiv over recorded telemarketing calls
Class members will get about $237 per improper call. Plaintiffs' attorneys will collect $16.4 million -
Walmart, Home Depot, other retailers could be roped into massive class action vs Clearview over face scrapes
Tech firm Clearview has opposed the move to add more defendants, saying it is "bad faith ... transparent gamesmanship" by plaintiffs' lawyers -
JENNER & BLOCK LLLP: Associate Gabriel Gillett Appointed Vice Chair of Cba’s Federal Civil Practice Committee
Jenner & Block Associate Gabriel K. Gillett was recently appointed vice chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Federal Civil Practice Committee. -
'Strong' court challenges likely if IL blocks FanDuel, DraftKings from legal sports betting market: Report
The state of Illinois could face a swift constitutional legal challenge should it enact legislation to legalize sports betting that includes a provision designed to block online fantasy sports giants FanDuel and Draft Kings from the market, to benefit the state’s existing casinos, according to attorneys hired by one of the fantasy sports companies. -
Class action attempt vs Hertz over concession fees rerouted by contract into arbitration, judge says
Car rental chain Hertz will be allowed to pull to the curb a class action accusing it of improperly charging fees at non-airport car rental locations in Chicago and elsewhere, as a federal judge said the customer contract allows the dispute to go to an arbitrator. -
JENNER & BLOCK: Firm Team wins significant antitrust victory for Comcast
The firm won a victory on behalf of Comcast when an Illinois federal judge ruled against a several hundred million dollar antitrust lawsuit brought against the cable giant by Viamedia Inc., a company that represents small cable companies in advertisement buys. -
Judge pulls plug on Viamedia antitrust suit vs Comcast over cable TV spot ads
Saying she saw the legal action as little more than an attempt by a competitor to “force” Comcast to do business with them, a Chicago federal judge has pulled the plug on an antitrust legal fight over whether Comcast had used its position to improperly squelch competition in the market for local spot cable TV advertising. -
Jury deals $315M verdict to casino tech maker who said rival used patent litigation to stifle competition
A group of casino technology manufacturers have hit a legal jackpot, as a Chicago federal jury has dealt them a verdict potentially worth more than $300 million, amid their ongoing antitrust battle against a rival manufacturer accused of misusing patents to stifle competition. -
Split appeals court says disabled Evanston H.S. runner can't expect lower IHSA standards
In a 2-1 decision, a Chicago federal appeals panel upheld a lower court's finding that a physically disabled Evanston High School athlete can’t use federal disability law to force the Illinois High School Association to lower standards for track and cross-country events. -
Franchisee can't sue KFC for restricting marketing of halal fried chicken at Chicago area restaurants
KFC will be allowed to tell a Muslim Chicago area franchisee he is not allowed to advertise the use of halal chicken at his Chicago area restaurants, after a federal judge ruled the fast food chain’s franchise agreements can give the mother brand the power to restrict restaurant owners’ advertising decisions. -
Insurer can treat thousands of asbestos claims vs manufacturer as single insurable occurrence, appeals court says
A state appeals panel has come down on the side of insurers in an ongoing legal dispute with a manufacturer over the question of whether thousands of asbestos exposure-related lawsuits arising from the same company's products should be treated as a single "occurrence" or multiple occurrences for the purposes of determining how much the insurer would be obligated to pay. -
Hertz asks judge to park class action over phone calls made in attempt to recover unreturned rental car
Hertz Rent-A-Car is asking a federal judge to put the brakes on a class action lawsuit sparked by the company's alleged unsolicited phone calls to a man over an unreturned vehicle, after the car rental company said evidence indicates the man’s mother had supplied them with the man’s number when she rented a car, but then refused to respond to Hertz’s repeated attempts to ask for the car to be returned. -
Millions of dollars in balance as Hilton, BMO Harris continue sparring over credit card processing contract
One of the world’s largest hoteliers and one of the Chicago region’s biggest banks are continuing their court fight over millions of dollars Hilton Hotels claims BMO Harris Bank wrongly withheld amid a tussle over a credit card processing deal and customer data breaches. -
Judge in $40M wrongful conviction case vs Northwestern, ex-professor: 'Cannot imagine more important civil case'
Former Northwestern University journalism professor David Protess has pleaded poverty in Chicago federal court as he defends a malicious prosecution suit from Alstory Simon, a man cleared of murder charges who blames Protess for leading a conspiracy, involving private investigators and Northwestern journalism students, to frame him for the murder of two men. -
Lawsuit asserting belVita breakfast crackers aren't nutritious enough dismissed for second time
A class action lawsuit alleging Mondelez's belVita brand breakfast crackers aren’t nutritious enough has been dismissed for a second time, and this time it cannot be refiled. -
Judge lets suit continue vs casino tech biz Scientific Games over patent fraud, antitrust claims
A federal judge has denied a request made by Scientific Games Corporation and its subsidiary Bally Technologies Inc. and Bally Gaming Inc. to fold up the sole remaining count in a competitor's antitrust lawsuit over casino card shuffling technology. -
Federal judge grates Parmesan cheese class actions, pans deceptive marketing claims
A federal judge in Chicago has shredded, for now, a block of class action lawsuits that piled up last year against Kraft, Walmart, Target, the parent company of Jewel Food Stores and others over the contents of their grated Parmesan cheese, saying he did not believe the plaintiffs could prevail in asserting the containers of “100 percent” cheese were deceptively marketed.