U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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City wants rooftop owners' lawsuit over Wrigley Field renovations to be heard in federal court
The owners of the rooftops overlooking Wrigley Field may need to continue their legal fight over the city’s approval of a Jumbotron in the Friendly Confines’ bleachers and other renovations sought by the Chicago Cubs in federal court. -
Drug companies seek dismissal of city's opioid lawsuit; claim issues fall within FDA's jurisdiction
..Competing drug makers have joined forces to ask a federal judge to toss a lawsuit the City of Chicago brought earlier this summer over accusations they deceptively marketed opioid painkillers.In a 56-page memo filed late Friday, the defendant drug companies claim the primary jurisdiction doctrine warrants a dismissal or stay of the city’s complaint as it jumps the gun by trying to make Chicago’s -
Woman sues retail stores after her clothes caught fire while cooking
A woman is suing a pair of retail giants over claims she was severely burned when her clothing caught fire. -
Law firm and doctor disagree over venue in arbitration award dispute
A law firm practicing in Chicago and headquartered in Milwaukee has removed an arbitration dispute with a California doctor over legal fees to federal court and now the doctor is seeking to remand the matter back to Cook County's circuit court. -
Insurance company claims it's not liable to cover City of Waukegan in suit over wrongful conviction
SobczakAn insurance company filed a complaint for declaratory judgment earlier this month in Chicago's federal court, asserting it should not be held liable to cover the defense costs of an Illinois city being sued over a wrongful conviction.Landmark American Insurance Co. wants the court to determine the City of Waukegan’s policy does not cover the costs associated with defending it and some of its
