U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge says health insurer Anthem not responsible for Chicago affiliate's alleged practice of improperly denying claims
Health insurer Anthem can't be held accountable for an affiliated company's denials of coverage, which allegedly violated Medicare rules, a judge has said. -
Family of college football player who committed suicide can continue concussion lawsuit vs NCAA, MIAA
Complaint says former linebacker, who shot himself in 2014, suffered more than 100 concussions playing football at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. -
Appeals court: CBOT didn't break antitrust law by challenging firm's stab at electronic trading in 2004
A Chicago federal appeals panel has ruled the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange did not breach antitrust law 16 years ago, by allegedly trying to improperly scuttle a trading firm's electronic trading platform with a flood of regulatory objections. -
Appeals judges end class action vs big retailers over aloe content in store-brand '100% aloe' gel
The judges said no one "took the label to mean that there was absolutely nothing other than aloe vera in the bottle.” -
Ex-SEIU Local 73 officers can push suit claiming they were unjustly sacked, but only for cash, not reinstatement
A Chicago federal judge has ruled the ousted president and vice president of the Chicago-based Service Employees International Union local, can press their suit against the umbrella organization for improperly expelling them allegedly for disagreeing over union affairs, but cannot seek reinstatement, only damages. -
Judge chops off most of defamation suit against Jussie Smollet's attorneys
The judge said most of the Osundairo brothers' allegations are too imprecise to go forward, though the brothers can press their claims vs attorney Tina Glandian over her claims the brothers had worn "white face" and attacked Smollett. -
Judge tosses suit by ex-Water District cops canned because of overheard racist radio banter
The fired Metropolitan Water Reclamation District cops had argued their rights were violated when Illinois state cops recorded their conversation when it was inadvertently broadcast on a state police frequency. -
Judge: Would-be owner of Chicago gun stores can't argue city owes $1M for unconstitutional gun control ordinance
The judge will allow more opportunity for the gun store owner to press his claims the city's ban on laser sights is unconstitutional. -
Chicago, Rockford federal courts to pause for at least 3 weeks due to coronavirus
Civil hearings and trials scrubbed from calendar through April 3, and deadlines bumped back 21 days in civil cases, judge orders -
Female Chicago paramedics have shown evidence of 'widespread sex discrimination' within Chicago F.D., judge says
A federal judge is allowing a group of female paramedics to continue much of their sex-discrimination lawsuit against the Chicago Fire Department. -
Appeals panel locks away due process class action vs Cook Sheriff from employees disciplined for alleged misconduct
Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board may have been improperly constituted, but the workers still have state law options to press their claims, federal judges say -
Appeals panel: SCOTUS precedent doesn't block out of state plaintiffs in nationwide class actions
Class actions are different 'mass actions' limited by U.S. Supreme Court's Bristol Myers Squibb ruling, the appeals panel ruled. -
Judge cans male ex-fundraiser's sex discrimination suit vs John Marshall Law School
The plaintiff said he was singled out by a new dean for being male and was the victim of a campaign to have him removed. The judge said the evidence doesn't support those claims. -
Appeals panel: Fired Franklin Park teacher gets chance to argue rights violated by no hearing to challenge bad rating
A Franklin Park teacher and her union have pursued constitutional claims against their school district. -
Judge brushes aside 'cozy ties' between pension fund, lawyers in class action securities lawsuit vs TreeHouse Foods
A Mississippi state employee retirement system is leading a class action against the food manufacturer it claims defrauded investors -
Wells Fargo: Cook County must end 'obstruction, show specific lending discrimination to back claims in redlining lawsuit
Wells Fargo presses attack in defense against Cook County's lending discrimination claims, even as city of Miami, Fla., dropped similar lawsuits earlier this year. -
Class action: Chicago program allowing city to sell off cars impounded over unpaid parking tickets unconstitutional
Complaint cites report indicating Chicago made $4 million selling towed cars in 2017, even though the cars were actually worth $22 million -
Judge shelves store managers' age discrimination legal action vs Jewel-Osco
Supermarket chain Jewel-Osco has prevailed against claims it discriminated against a group of older store managers, who accused the retailer of setting them up to be replaced by younger workers. -
Feds tell SCOTUS it's legal for Chicago to keep cars seized from bankrupt owners for unpaid parking tickets
The U.S. Justice Department is telling the U.S. Supreme Court the City of Chicago has a right to retain cars confiscated over unpaid parking tickets, from car owners who file bankruptcy, without the city having to line up as another creditor in bankruptcy court. -
Appeals court seals off Chicago pharmacy's antitrust claims vs insurance claim processor Prime Therapeutics
Sharif Pharmacy claimed Prime Therapeutics terminated its contract to steer more business to Walgreens. But evidence of a monopoly is lacking, court says