U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge voids $228M biometrics verdict; BNSF gets new trial over amount owed for scanning trucker fingerprints
Truck driver who sued loses out on chance to seek exponentially more money for himself, other truck drivers, his lawyers, after judge will limit new trial solely to question of damages, not whether BNSF owes for nearly 2 million violations of the law -
$1.6M deal could end class action against 'decision maker' directory search website RocketReach
RocketReach was accused of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act by using the names and contact information of "decision makers" to sell subscriptions and other services -
Sysco, Burford agree to stop tussling over financier's right to control Sysco's ability to settle lawsuits
Food wholesaler Sysco had argued litigation funding giant Burford had sought to improperly exert undue influence over its antitrust ltiigation against big food production companies, like Tyson Foods, over the price of chicken -
Buffalo Wild Wings in lawsuit over boneless 'wings': No dog meat in our hotdogs either
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Buffalo Wild Wings is continuing the ridicule of the man who sued it because he expected "boneless wings" to be actual chicken wings with the bones removed. -
Judge kills class action accusing Amazon of knowingly selling 'defective' PlayStations
The judge said a handful of negative reviews from gamers aren't enough to claim Amazon knowingly sold defective Sony PlayStation 5 consoles -
State Farm can't curb class action about allegedly short payouts for totaled cars
Clients accuse insurer of paying less than market value for their damaged vehicles by applying "typical-negotiation adjustment" to their claims -
Judge: Lawsuit can continue vs Soldier Field, contractor over Mexican national soccer fans' alleged homophobic chants
The lawsuit asserts the Chicago Park District and its contractor, ASM Global, didn't do anything to stop Mexican national soccer fans from raining down homophobic taunts during a 2019 soccer match at Soldier Field -
Cubs finally prevail against lawsuit alleging insufficient disability accessble seating
Man who uses wheelchair sued in 2017 after major renovations altered Wrigley layout. The man claimed the Cubs new seating didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilites Act. -
Illinois AG ordered to provide documents from several state agencies in Monsanto litigation
Raoul can't shield information from agencies whose data he used to build water pollution lawsuit, federal judge says -
$6.25M deal to end biometrics class action vs online college test proctor Respondus over student face scans
Class members estimated to get $50 each, lawyers to get $2.5 million, under settlement agreement -
Dad appeals ruling he has no fundamental right to forbid Villa Park school from helping child change genders
A new Biden-appointed federal judge declared a Florida man's constitutional rights as a parent may end at the school house door, so he can't sue the school district for allegedly conspiring with his ex-wife to speed along his child's gender transition -
Federal judge ends 40 years of federal oversight of Teamsters pension funds
The decrees had been put in place to address links to organized crime within the unions. But Judge Durkin said concerns about organized crime influence have passed -
Biometrics class action vs company that operates dating apps Tinder, OKCupid shifted from Chicago to Texas court
The lawsuits accuse app maker and operator Match Group of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by scanning the faces of users of Tinder and OKCupid without proper notice and consent, as allegedly required by the law -
Judge refuses to OK class action vs city of Chicago from Black water department workers alleging racist work environments
Kennelly said the plaintiffs haven't yet presented enough evidence that their work experiences and workplaces were common or similar enough within the massive Chicago city water department -
Lawsuit seeks to block CHA from transferring land for new Chicago Fire soccer stadium
The lawsuit asserts the CHA and HUD improperly signed off on the transfer of 24 acres on the Near West Side that they say has been designated for public housing for the neighborhood's low income residents -
Lawsuit: Bank of America allegedly discriminated vs Black disabled woman by holding large Social Security check
The lawsuit accuses Bank of America of violating federal law by placing a hold on a $24K Social Security disabilities settlement check and then closing her account, allegedly out of suspicion of illegal activity, while allegedly not doing the same with similar checks deposited by those of other races -
3 broadcasters to pay $48M to settle class action over TV advertising rates conspiracy claims
CBS, Fox, Cox agree to help with ongoing claims against industry counterparts -
Judge: DoorDash can't pry into Chicago city records, communications to ensure City Hall is actually driving lawsuit over fees
A federal judge denied DoorDash's request to force the city to turn over communications and other records with the law firm of Cohen Milstein, to determine who is actually directing the city's lawsuit vs DoorDash over its fee structure. The firm has a contingency agreement with the city, meaning they could claim a big chunk of the city's proceeds -
Judge: Ill. Supreme Court's biometrics decision doesn't apply to class action over yearbook photos
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge won't second-guess herself for tossing a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Ancestry.com of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act. -
Judge: People who suffered no harm from alleged contaminated Similac, other baby formula can't sue Abbott Labs
A Chicago federal judge has tossed a swath of class action lawsuits against Abbott Labs over alleged contamination in Similac and other baby formulas