U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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ADM accused of shorting barge workers' OT pay by classifying them as 'day rate' workers
The lawsuit claims ADM allegedly misclassifies the workers as "seamen" who are exempt from federal overtime pay rules, while the majority of their duties allegedly are not as "seamen" -
Class action accuses Mondelez and Ghost Beverages of misleadingly marketing harmful energy drinks to kids
Mondelez International, Inc., and Ghost Beverages LLC are facing a class-action lawsuit in Chicago federal court over Ghost's use of the Sour Patch Kids, Bubblicious and Swedish Fish brands in marketing their energy drinks, allegedly targeting children -
Chicago firefighter says city forced him to refuse all other meds before granting Covid vax religious exemption
The lawsuit asserts the city violated the firefighter's rights by requiring him to sign an error-ridden medical form, essentially foreswearing the use of a wide array of common medications and pain killers, because the city falsely claimed those other meds all were also developed using the same human cell lines as the Covid shots. -
Class action accuses fintech app operator Plaid of wrongly scanning users' faces
The lawsuit accuses Plaid of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Lawsuit accuses Enbridge of scuttling deal to allow barge oil shipping on Sanitary & Ship Canal
The lawsuit asserts Enbridge violated antitrust laws in allegedly directing board of Mustang pipeline to pull plug on deal for terminal with Ducere -
Tubi can't unplug class action for allegedly sharing user info with advertisers
A federal judge denied Tubi's attempt to use an arbitration clause in its user agreement and other legal arguments to quickly defeat a class action lawsuit accusing the streaming service of violating a federal video privacy law -
Class action accuses Rosebud Lending of issuing loans with illegally high interest rates
Rosebud Lending, along with other affiliated lenders, has been accused of violating state lending laws and federal racketeering laws by issuing loans with exorbitantly high interest rates, often exceeding 500%. -
Class action accuses Forsage of wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors
Forsage, a logistics firm, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly misclassifying its workers as independent contractors and other alleged violations of state and federal labor laws. -
Lawsuit accuses Chicago Popeyes franchisee of racial discrimination
A Black male former employee of a Popeyes restaurant in Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the franchisee, alleging racial and sexual discrimination. -
Class action accuses Lazer Spot of allegedly not paying 'yard jockeys' all OT owed
Trucking company Lazer Spot, Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to its "yard jockeys", thereby violating federal and state wage laws. -
Evanston's ex-DEI officer says city wrongly fired him for supporting Palestinians amid Gaza conflict
Liam Bird, the former Manager of Organizational Performance and Equity for the City of Evanston, Illinois, has filed a lawsuit against the city and several officials, alleging he was unlawfully terminated due to his support for Palestinians amid Israeli operations against Hamas in Gaza. The defendants named in the suit include Mayor Daniel Biss, City Manager Luke Stowe, interim Corporation Counsel Alexandra Ruggie, and the City of Evanston itself. -
Northshore to pay $55M to settle antitrust class action from 24-year old merger; Lawyers to get $18M
Settlement will end 16-years-long court fight over claims the former Northshore University Healthsystem used hospital acquisitions two decades ago to monopolize health care services in Chicago's north suburbs and then raised prices. Northshore has since merged with Edward-Elmhurst Health, and is now known as Endeavor Health -
Burke convicted; Ex-Chicago Finance chair used power to boost law firm, stack courts, control government
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was convicted on 13 counts of racketeering, bribery and extortion charges, stemming from shakedowns of developers, businesspeople and the Field Museum, among others. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot noted Burke his used his power to leverage control of the courts in Chicago and elsewhere -
WithULoans allegedly makes illegal high interest predatory loans online, lawsuit says
A class action racketeering lawsuit accuses the company that lends money online through WithULoans of violating Illinois anti-predatory loan laws. -
Judge shuts down bid by Highland Park shooting plaintiffs to deny Smith & Wesson right to appeal
A federal judge agreed gunmaker Smith & Wesson had small chance to win on appeal to keep Highland Park lawsuits out of famously plaintiff-friendly Illinois state court, but said they have the right under federal law to appeal, no matter how fast plaintiffs want to move the case forward to a potentially big payout -
Class action: Dave's Killer Bread not actually high in protein
A class action lawsuit accuses the makers of Dave's Killer Bread of misleading consumers by claiming their bread contains more protein than it actually does. -
Peoples Gas accused by lawsuit of discrimination vs Black workers
People's Gas has been accused in a new class action lawsuit of allegedly discriminating against Black employees, allegedly subjecting them to a hostile work environment. -
Lawsuit claims LG Energy batteries catch fire, maker owes Marengo energy storage facility owners $10M for fires
The owners of an energy storage facility in far northwest suburban Marengo has filed suit against battery maker LG Energy, saying LG owes $10 million for making batteries that are prone to catch fire. -
Class action demands IL counties pay back people whose homes were seized over unpaid property taxes
The lawsuit vs DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will and other populous counties says Illinois counties still using tax sales to seize and sell off homes to settle delinquent property taxes are defying the Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled such "equity theft" unconstitutional -
Hinsdale South star basketball player sues D86, says was cut for complaining about ex-head coach's verbal abuse of players
The federal lawsuit vs Hinsdale District 86 and varsity basketball coach Michael Belcaster accuses the coach of illegally retaliating against the All-Conference player after he filed a complaint with the school about ex-head coach Michael Moretti's alleged verbal abuse and bullying of players. The lawsuit says D86 has turned a blind eye since