U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Tinley Park seeks to dismiss federal discrimination lawsuit over low-income housing project
The fate of a low-income housing development in Tinley Park could yet turn on the question of whether the President of the United States must appoint someone to serve as the overseer of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for the Justice Department to legally file housing discrimination lawsuits. -
Nursing homes can sue the state on patients' behalf to force prompt processing of Medicaid claims: Judge
A federal judge has cleared the way for yet another group of lawsuits demanding the financially-troubled state of Illinois be forced to more promptly process and pay Medicaid claims, saying federal law allows Medicaid recipients and, by extension, health care agencies to sue the state for failing to abide federal law requiring the payment of Medicaid claims “with reasonable promptness.” -
Couple suing over effects of Levaquin must show how drugmaker lied, judge says
A Chicago federal judge has ruled a suburban woman must describe, in her lawsuit against global drug maker Johnson & Johnson, how the company allegedly lied about possible effects of its antibiotic Levaquin, which the woman said caused her to develop a number of ailments. -
Catholic church can't be sued for discriminating against gay man fired as music director: Judge
A federal judge has turned aside a discrimination lawsuit brought by a gay man against the Roman Catholic Chicago Archdiocese for firing him from his role as music director at a church in suburban Inverness after he publicly announced his wedding engagement, saying the man’s tasks in his job at the church meant he “served an integral role in the celebration of mass,” and thus anti-discrimination laws did not apply to him. -
Federal judge: State can't keep skimping on Medicaid while fully funding worker pay, debt obligations
A Chicago federal judge has stopped short, so far, of ordering the state of Illinois to place a premium on paying the health insurance organizations, hospitals and others the $2 billion it is estimated the state owes under unpaid Medicaid bills. But the judge said she did not find it reasonable for the state to skimp on Medicaid payments while fully funding its monthly payroll and debt repayments. -
Lawsuit vs NHL over substance abuse, death of hockey player Boogaard dismissed
A federal judge has agreed with the National Hockey League and dismissed the complaint brought by the family of deceased professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died following a purported drug overdose. -
Judge: 'Professional plaintiffs' dishonesty dooms $200M junk fax class action
A federal judge has shot down an attempt by a “professional class action plaintiff” chiropractic firm and their lawyers to pursue a junk fax class action worth potentially $200 million, saying the lack of honesty, at best, or sloppiness, at best, by the plaintiffs and their lawyers doomed their attempt to lead the lawsuit against a marketing company the judge noted had sent tens of thousands of junk fax ads. -
Judge rejects 'totally implausible' kickbacks accusation leveled by state vs mortgage reinsurer, lenders
Calling the allegations “totally implausible,” a Chicago federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by the state of Illinois against Bank of America and a mortgage insurance company, which had accused the lender and insurer of working in a scheme to maximize their own profits by dumping high default risk onto another mortgage insurer, leaving borrowers unaware their mortgage insurance premiums were higher than they should be. -
Woman claims direct contact from ARS, debt collector, despite representation by advocacy group
A New York woman is suing ARS National Services Inc., a debt collector, alleging they made calls to her in violation of debt collection statutes. -
LVNV Funding allegedly directly contacted woman in violation of debt collection statutes, lawsuit says
A woman is suing LVNV Funding LLC, a debt collector, alleging misrepresentation in debt collection. -
Illinois Tool Works allegedly violated FMLA rights of former in-house lawyer
An Oak Park man is suing Illinois Tool Works, alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. -
Suit claims Allied Collection Services repeatedly made calls to wrong person
A Bellwood man is suing Allied Collection Services Inc., a debt collector, alleging violation of telephone harassment statutes. -
Former line cook says Fisherman's Island failed to pay overtime wages
A former employee has filed a class-action suit against Fisherman's Island and Mahmod Abughoush, alleging violation of Workers' Compensation acts. -
BDP International claims competitor adopted nearly identical business name
A Pennsylvania-based logistics firm is suing BDP International Enterprises Inc., based in Orland Park, and owner Brandon Pennington, alleging unfair competition. -
Judge: Driver has established enough potential unpaid OT to allow class action vs taxi dispatcher
A driver’s class action complaint, accusing a taxi dispatcher of not paying him and other drivers like him overtime and wrongly deducting from their pay, will be allowed to proceed after a federal judge refused to fully dismiss the action. -
Man alleges Cigna wrongfully denied his right to life insurance benefits
A man is suing Cigna Group Insurance, alleging breach of contract. -
GSK asks for new trial over claims its anti-depressant labeling contributed to lawyer's suicide
Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline is trying to get out from under a $3 million jury judgment, which blamed it for a Chicago lawyer’s suicide, saying a federal judge made multiple mistakes that hamstrung the manufacturer’s defense against the claim its labels failed to warn its anti-depressant drug Paxil and its generic equivalent can lead to suicide. -
Judge OKs $5.2M settlement for banks vs Kmart over data breach; $1.7M to lawyers
A Chicago federal judge has signed off on a $5.2 million settlement in a class action lawsuit by financial companies against Kmart over a data breach, including $1.7 million for the plaintiffs’ attorneys. -
Junk fax ad suit allowed to proceed vs Onsite Health, after judge said fax wasn't 'merely informational'
A federal judge has kept alive a home health company's junk fax lawsuit against a medical practice, saying a fax sent by the practice announcing the arrival of a new physician was, in fact, an advertisement, and not merely an "informational" message. -
Court dismisses application to require arbitration with consumer in collection case
A creditor's attempt to compel arbitration in a credit card collection case has been dismissed by a Chicago federal judge, after the judge agreed there were questions in whether the borrower had actually agreed to be bound to pursue her claims through arbitration.