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Federal judge approves class definitions in litigation over poultry price fixing allegations
Three groups will get to pursue claims against producers that haven't settled -
IL appeals courts, again: No insurance coverage for Covid shutdowns, mitigations, even if ordered by government
Two different Illinois state appellate court panels rejected attempts by the owners of hotels and restaurants, who were hammered by the government response to the Covid pandemic, to force Zurich American Insurance to cover their losses -
Judge shoots down class action vs Northrop Grumman over alleged underpaid severance for laid off workers
The plaintiffs, who had worked for a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, had argued they should have been entitled by federal law to more severance than they received -
Judge deletes most of non-Facebook users' class action vs Facebook over photo tags on pics
A California federal judge agreed there is no practical way to get consent from people without social media accounts -
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts -
IL Dems, challengers spar in court over whose map would result in more Latino, Black lawmakers elected
Republicans and Latino and Black advocates told a panel of federal judges that Illinois Democrats drew a new state legislative district map solely to protect Democratic incumbents and boost their party power, stepping on Black and Latino voting rights in the process. -
Dems: Legislative maps drawn using politics, not race, so no need to alter maps just to boost Black, Latino districts
Illinois' top Democratic lawmakers asked a panel of federal judges to ignore 'remedial maps' filed by Latino and Black advocacy organizations, with Republican lawmakers, even though the challengers' maps appear to significantly boost the number of majority-minority legislative districts. -
Judges: Democrats' June state district maps unconstitutional; New September maps still under review
A panel of federal judges said Democrats' decision to use "population estimates," rather than Census data resulted in unbalanced districts, under a plan rushed through simply to retain firm grip on power -
Republicans: Census data backs up claims that Democrat-drawn district maps are illegal
Illinois Republican lawmakers said their analysis of data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week shows Democrat-drawn legislative district maps don't meet the requirements of federal law, as they earlier alleged in their lawsuit challenging the maps. -
Top IL Dem lawmakers ask federal court to toss challenge to new legislative district maps
Illinois Democrats assert the lawsuits brought by GOP leaders and a Mexican legal group, which accuse the Democrats of improperly drawing district boundaries without official Census data, must fail because there is no official Census data to compare their new maps against. -
Shutterfly to pay $6.75M to settle biometrics class action over photo face scans; Lawyers to get $2.3M
How much individual Shutterfly users and other class members could get from the deal will depend on how many people file claims for a cut of a $4 million fund left over after lawyers and settlement administrators are paid. -
Appeals panel tosses overboard remaining challenges to $76M settlement in cruise line telemarketing class action
A federal appeals panel in Chicago has upheld a federal judge's ruling tying up loose ends holding up a $76 million payout under the largest TCPA class action settlement ever -
Judge OKs $650M deal to end Facebook photo tagging class action; $345 payments to users, $97.5M to lawyers
A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval to a settlement he called a "major win for consumers in ... digital privacy. -
Judge drills attempt by insurer Delta Dental to yank dentists' antitrust lawsuits
The judge said the dentists and American Dental Association have done enough so far to back up their claims that Delta Dental and its subsidiaries use their market position to force the dentists to accept lower payments. -
Appeals court says suit seeking to stop Obama Center doesn't belong in federal court
U.S. appeals panel tosses suit seeking to block Obama center in Jackson Park, says case belongs in state court -
Judge: Shutterfly's user agreement's arbitration clause can defeat BIPA class action claims
A Chicago federal judge has ruled an arbitration clause inserted by Shutterfly into its user agreement in 2015 was enough to potentially hamstring a class action against the photo sharing platform brought under Illinois' biometrics privacy law. -
Appeals panel revives Viamedia's $75M antitrust lawsuit vs Comcast over cable TV ads
Judges say Viamedia presented enough evidence to allow it to take to trial its claims Comcast stifled competition for cable TV advertising sales. -
Supreme Court slams door on Facebook's bid to undo photo tagging class action
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Facebook’s attempt to untag itself from a class action lawsuit worth potentially billions of dollars under Illinois’ biometric information privacy law. -
Facebook: SCOTUS should delete biometrics class action, says plaintiffs weren't harmed by photo tagging system
Facebook wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court's ruling allowing a class action worth potentially billions of dollars to continue under an Illinois biometrics privacy law, as the company argues plaintiffs weren't harmed and the case would be too sprawling. -
Nationwide antitrust class action alleges Delta Dental colluded to suppress dentists' pay rates
American Dental Association among plaintiffs accusing insurer of unfairly controlling market