U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Appeals court says union benefits plans can't sue Abbott Labs for overreaching promotion of Depakote
A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a suit, which alleged a Chicago-area drug maker cost union benefit plans money by pushing doctors to prescribe Depakote to union members for non-FDA approved uses. The judges ruled the union plans are too far removed from the drug maker's actions to stake a claim. -
Judge OKs $354M settlement of cardboard price-fixing class action; lawyers get 30 percent
A federal judge has signed off on a $354 million settlement deal to box up a years-long price fixing antitrust class action against some of the country’s largest makers of cardboard. And the attorneys who represented the plaintiffs in the action are set to take in nearly $100 million, or roughly 30 percent of the settlement fund. -
Great Lakes Window & Siding Company accused of breaching contract
A bathroom remodeler is suing Great Lakes Window & Siding Company for alleged breach of contract. -
Auto Trans Group Inc., others accused of breach of contract
Wells Fargo is suing Auto Trans Group Inc., Violet Mihaylova and Agatanor Trucking Inc. for alleged breach of contract. -
The Second City Inc. allegedly failed to take action after employee reported discrimination
A man is suing The Second City Inc. for alleged discrimination and retaliation. -
Federal judge: Suspended 63-year-old lawyer can't use bankruptcy to shirk $500K student loan debt
A federal judge has affirmed a bankruptcy court judge was correct in finding a 63-year-old lawyer is still required to repay $500,000 in student loan debt, and not allowing him to shift the burden "at the expense of American taxpayers." -
Travel 100 Group Inc. accuses former employee of breaching contract, taking confidential info
A company is suing Amy Buchert, a former employee, for alleged breach of contract, for improperly accessing and using confidential information after her employment had ended. -
Vein Clinics of America Inc., IntegraMed America Inc. accused of violating Family and Medical Leave Act
A woman is suing Vein Clinics of America Inc. and IntegraMed America Inc. for alleged disability discrimination and violations of federal law and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). -
Di'Jon Inc. accused of breach of contract for skipping payments to union fund
Several trustees are suing Di'Jon Inc. for alleged breach of contract. -
Investors allowed to continue pursuing AbbVie in Cook Co court over cancelled Shire acquisition
A group of investor funds will be allowed to continue their fraudulent concealment lawsuit against drugmaker AbbVie in Cook County Circuit Court after a federal judge in Chicago shot down AbbVie’s attempt to relocate to federal jurisdiction the lawsuit over AbbVie's cancelled acquisition of an Irish pharmaceutical company. -
Judge: 'Ministerial exception' gives church right to fire gay music director after he marries
A man fired from his job at a suburban church after marrying another man lost the federal discrimination lawsuit he filed against the church and the Archdiocese of Chicago. -
Appeals panel nixes home care workers' class action vs union over unconstitutional forced fee payment
Non-union home care providers who for years had fees, worth an estimated $32 million, illegally and unconstitutionally taken by the state of Illinois and funneled to a union should not be allowed to bring a class action against that union to get their money back, because courts can’t determine how many of those caregivers may have actually supported the union, a federal appeals court has ruled. -
School nursing vendor OK to continue lawsuit vs Chicago Public Schools, rival over employee poaching
A school nursing services vendor will be allowed to continue a small portion of its action against the Chicago Public Schools, although a federal judge agreed to dismiss part of the complaint. -
Bank of America, others prevail in class-action suit over consumer privacy
A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that Bank of America and other banks were not in violation of consumer privacy acts and dismissed a class-action suit accusing the bank of improperly distributing the confidential information of homeowners who had borrowed mortgage loans. -
Judge refuses to let state sidestep lawsuit by fair housing group over discrimination vs mentally ill
A Chicago federal judge has refused to dismiss suits by a fair housing group, alleging state officials discriminate against the mentally ill by barring them from a Medicaid-backed housing program. -
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. -
Illinois Action for Children accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act
A government agency is suing Illinois Action for Children for alleged disability discrimination and violation of civil rights. -
Butterfield Health Care Labor LLC allegedly failed to pay monthly contributions
Several union pension funds are suing Butterfield Health Care Labor LLC for allegedly failing to make monthly contributions. -
Illinois Department of Transportation accused of discrimination
A former employee is suing the Illinois Department of Transportation for alleged discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. -
Fifth Third Bank, Roth Morgan Firm Corp. accused of misrepresentation in debt collection
A woman is suing Fifth Third Bank N.A. and The Roth Morgan Firm Corp. (RMF) for alleged fraud and misrepresentation in debt collection.