U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Suit: Chicago Teachers Union violates members' rights, forces them to keep paying dues, despite leaving union
A pair of teachers are suing the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education for allegedly breaching teachers' freedom of speech, by deducting union dues to subsidize the union's political positions without members' consent. -
Churches sue Pritzker, say governor's treatment of churches amid COVID-19 an unconstitutional 'sham'
The lawsuit asks for injunctions barring Gov. JB Pritzker from restricting worship services, because the governor's orders violate the Constitution. -
Clearview says class action over alleged biometrics violations can't proceed in Chicago court
Company, employees based in New York, where other actions are pending, Clearview says. -
Appeals panel parks wheelchair access class action vs Uber
Nonprofit disability access advocacy group Access Living and one of its staff members couldn't prove they were directly discriminated against to continue their class action vs the ride-hailing service under the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Appeals panel: Failure to notify under IL biometrics law 'concrete' injury; Class actions can belong in federal court
A panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says federal judges are wrong to send class actions under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act back to Cook County court. -
Church says will appeal federal judge's ruling that Pritzker's executive orders vs churches are constitutional
The judge said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's orders don't directly target religious congregations, so they pass constitutional muster. He also rejected comparisons of churches to big-box retailers. -
Church challenges Pritzker's stay home order in court; Prizker revises order to allow small religious gatherings, drive-in services
The lawsuit asserts Pritzker's COVID-19 shutdown orders rest on 'shaky legal foundations,' violate constitutional protections for religion, speech, assembly and due process. -
Transgender jail employee OK to sue Cook County after being outed by supervisor, federal judge says
The employee alleges invasion of privacy, emotional distress and threats to his personal safety -
Judge trims, but refuses to ground suit alleging American Airlines' uniforms made workers sick
Chicago judge cuts back suit against American Airlines, but says plaintiffs make plausible allegations -
Federal judge tosses Smollett's counterclaim against Chicago, says can't sue over 'malicious intent' of city cops
New disorderly conduct charges from special prosecutor undercut actor's position that case is already completed, judge says -
Judge OKs class actions to continue vs Whitepages, Instant Checkmate accusing sites of using people's identities in ads
Sites selling background reports argued their work is protected as free speech or works of literature -
Judge: Cook County Clerk Yarbrough violated federal orders over political hires
A federal judge said Clerk Karen Yarbrough needs more federal supervision of her office's hiring practices, particularly as it absorbs the functions of the County Recorder's Office -
Restaurants lining up to serve insurers with lawsuits for denied COVID interruption coverage claims
Owners of Maillard Tavern, Billy Goat Tavern, Big Onion Tavern, Legacy Hospitality, and others, have each filed lawsuits seeking to compel Society Insurance to cover their business interruption claims amid the COVID-19 shutdown orders. -
Developer Hilco, contractors hit with class action over dust cloud from demolition at Little Village power plant
The lawsuit was filed a day after Hilco apologized for the release of what the lawsuit calls a "toxic plume" of dust and debris from the demolished smokestack as part of the redevelopment of the shuttered power plant on Chicago's Southwest Side. -
Judge says Rockford's hired lawyers may question top pharmaceutical executives in suit alleging Acthar price fixing
Judge lets city of Rockford depose bosses of pharmaceutical-related companies in suit alleging price fixing for hormone therapy drug. -
Judge: Timeclock vendor Kronos can't punch out sprawling class action over other companies' employee fingerprint scans
Federal judge says timeclock vendors can bear the same responsibility as workers' actual employers to collect consent and provide notice before their customers' employees scan fingerprints when punching in and out. -
Appeals panel: Chicago Park District can't slide on $300K award in Hispanic ex-supervisor's discrimination suit
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said a jury was OK to find the Park District had used a timesheet falsification charge as pretext to fire Hispanic park supervisor. -
Federal judge pulls plug on 'artful' attempt to use a Texas law to sue Blue Cross in Chicago court
Opinion says out-of-network providers tried to gloss over federal claims by wrapping them in a Texas state insurance payment law, and all claims fell short. -
Appeals panel: Northwestern didn't 'overwhelm' retirees with too many investment options
Former Northwestern University workers and retirees accused the school of violating federal law by presenting workers with so many investment choices it would "overwhelm" investors.
