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Appeals panel says electricity customers can't sue ComEd over laws resulting from alleged Madigan bribes
Illinois' rate-approval process means plaintiffs can't establish legal injury under federal racketeering laws, despite ComEd's big estimated profits from the alleged bribes allegedly doled out to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP: State Farm Settles Rigged-Judge Auto Parts RICO Fraud Trial for $250 Million
Hale, et al. v. State Farm, No. 3:12-cv-00660 (S.D. Illinois) began over 20 years ago with a class action suit by State Farm insureds alleging State Farm wrongly replaced their post-accident vehicle parts with non-OEM in violation of the terms of their insurance policies. -
Plug pulled on data breach class action vs Vtech; plaintiffs never showed how harmed, judge says
A Chicago federal judge has pulled the plug on a class action suit against electronic toymaker VTech, which alleged VTech did not protect parents' and childrens' personal data from a hacker, saying plaintiffs failed to show how the security breach harmed them.