A Westchester-based operator of airport and train station concessions, already embroiled in litigation with some of its former executives, has been hit with another lawsuit from one of its corporate officers, who has accused the company of shorting him half a million dollars pay.
A Cook County man is suing Union Pacific Railroad and Metra, based on a claim that he was struck by two commuter trains that were allegedly speeding in hazardous conditions after a snowstorm last year.
Canadian Pacific Railroad has asked a federal judge to detour the Illinois Tollway’s plans to take land at a Bensenville rail yard as part of the highway agency’s plans to extend and improve the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway, saying the Tollway lacks the authority to take its land for the new roadway, as federal interstate commerce laws effectively nix the state agency’s eminent domain powers.
The family of a woman who died after she was struck by a train is suing Metra, claiming vehicular negligence and wrongful death in the fatal 2012 collision in Chicago.
A federal judge has decided Smart Systems Innovations, a New York-based company specializing in the development of technology similar to that on which Chicago's Ventra fare system is based, will not be able to press forward with claims the CTA and its contracted Ventra developers violated at least four of five patents the company holds.
A Metra collector has filed suit against the commuter rail agency, alleging he was injured when the train on which he was riding shook violently while switching tracks in Chicago in 2014.
Union StationAmtrak and its subsidiary, the company overseeing operations at Union Station, have sued the city of Chicago to force the city to repair the underside of Canal Street running over tracks at the historic train station, and reimburse Amtrak and the station operators for the maintenance work they’ve already done on the viaduct over the last two years.Monday, May 11, Amtrak and the Chicago
A group of senior citizens has filed a class action lawsuit that alleges they were overcharged for Metra tickets and passes in the wake of fare changes.
