U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge tosses funeral home operator's lawsuit accusing Stericycle of improper price hikes
Role of subsidiaries, parent companies unclear without amendment, judge said -
Chicago Cubs accused of employment discrimination against Air National Guardsman logistics supervisor
He claims supervisors required him to find others to cover his shifts while on duty, and to provide formal command notification letters, which aren't required under federal law. -
McDonald's fights antitrust labor suit, says its restaurants do not compete with each other for workers
A former McDonald’s worker and the fast-food giant are battling over the worker’s putative class action suit, which alleges McDonald’s restrains trade by barring employees from transferring from one franchise to another in pursuit of better wages and conditions. -
Report says employment lawsuits down, but class action success rate highest ever; Cost businesses billions
Plaintiffs' lawyers are securing class action nods at 80% clip, and settlements are still totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, a report from Seyfarth Shaw says -
Ex-Loop office tenant's conspiracy claim vs Chicago property manager JLL doesn't 'make sense' to judge
Building management company Jones Lang LaSalle couldn't conspire to coerce itself into boycotting non-union contractors, the judge ruled. -
Appeals panel says Chicago cops justified in shooting of driver of car involved in drive-by shooting in 2015
Appellate judges noted the man had already crashed several times fleeing the scene, and officers already knew someone in the car had fired a gun less than two minutes earlier. -
Judge certifies class in private lawsuit over Kraft's wheat market activities
'Fraud on the market' theory allows complaint to continue -
Lawsuit: McDonald's policies 'overtly racist,' 'purged' African Americans from leadership, franchisee ranks
The lawsuit asserts McDonald's focused on "diversity," but was "hostile" to African American customers, franchisees and corporate executives. -
Judge OKs $135M deal to end class actions vs Navistar over Maxxforce engine; Lawyers to get $36M
Truck owners and lessors could get $2,500 per truck; up to $15,000 for repairs; or $10,000 rebate toward purchase of new truck -
Judge tosses racial bias suit vs CPS, says lower black enrollment caused teacher layoffs, not racism
A federal judge has dismissed a teachers union class action against the Chicago Public Schools board, which alleged discrimination against blacks was behind teacher layoffs, finding color blind bureaucracy, not racism, determined who received pink slips. -
Judge finds DuPage County not on the hook for lawsuit brought by home health worker fired when state funding ran out
A federal judge put an end to a home health worker’s claim that she was wrongfully fired when the state-funded program for which she worked in DuPage County was terminated. -
Judge forecloses Cook County's bid to renew tax loss claims vs Bank of America in discriminatory lending lawsuit
The judge says the county's tax loss claims remain 'too remote' to fix on Bank of America. -
Appeals panel won't strike down state campaign finance law; Lawsuit said creates 'unlevel playing field'
Radio host challenged limits on independent expenditure committees -
Judge blocks 3 firms from trying to pick off clients from broiler chicken class action
The order says The Coffman Firm; Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer; and Williams Montgomery and John, sent 'misleading, slanted and potentially confusing' letters to supermarkets and others suing chicken producers over prices -
FTC calls for dismissal of Nerium lawsuit, says suit attempts to sidestep regulatory action over 'pyramid scheme' claims
Commission says pyramid scheme dispute shouldn't be handled in Chicago federal court -
IL State troopers accuse commanders of retaliation over complaints about governance in District 15
Illinois state troopers and an Illinois Tollway civilian employee are suing the Illinois State Police, the Tollway and two ISP commanders for allegedly retaliating against them for speaking out about alleged problems within ISP's District 15 -
Judge: Feds OK to end funding for Lakeshore psychiatric hospital accused of abuse; new abuse lawsuit also filed
Decision vacates injunction from one year ago -
Appeals court deletes class action vs Groupon over Instagram photos
A federal appeals panel says a lower court was right to close out a class action accusing Groupon of wrongly using people’s Instagram photos, because the judges agreed Instagram usernames aren’t enough to establish the identity of untold numbers of potential additional plaintiffs. -
Railroad: Unions' suit over medical condition reporting rules for workers should be tossed; Suit endangers safety
BNSF Railroad has responded to a federal class action from train unions arguing the company’s medical reporting rules violate federal law, saying the union's lawsuit would weaken railroad safety across the country. -
Judge sinks cruise line's 'frivolous' defense in telemarketing class action, says evidence shows 'pattern' of 'illegal conduct'
A Chicago federal judge has ruled a cruise ship line is liable in a class action, which alleged the cruise line let telemarketers make unsolicited calls on its behalf, describing as "frivolous" the cruise line's defense argument that late physicist Stephen Hawking's computer-assisted voice could have violated anti-telemarketing law.