U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Investors bring class action vs Exelon over alleged corrupt ComEd lobbying using Madigan associates
A group of Exelon investors have filed suit against the parent company of electrical utility ComEd, asserting the company’s potentially corrupt state lobbying activities in Springfield artificially inflated the company’s stock price, setting investors up for losses when the federal investigation into those activities came to light. -
City wants Smollett's counterclaim dismissed; says actor still could be prosecuted for attack hoax charges
The city of Chicago has asked a federal judge to dismiss the counterclaim actor Jussie Smollett filed in response to the city’s suit that seeks to force him to repay its expenses for investigating his assault claims, in part because the city says Smollett has not yet escaped possible criminal charges. -
Village of Worth lawyers ask judge to sanction ex-hookah restaurant owners in political retaliation lawsuit
Worth says former hookah and restaurant owners didn't produce requested evidence proving the village had 'put them out of business' -
Arab-American ex-DePaul professor OK to press racial discrimination case vs university; Bulk of suit dismissed
An Arab American former DePaul University instructor suing the university alleging he was harmed during investigation of a student's sexual assault claims may continue racial discrimination portions of his case after most of it was dismissed. -
Judge trashes blind woman's ADA lawsuit vs Wendy's over late-night drive-thru hours
The judge said she is denied access to the drive-thru late at night, the same as any other pedestrian attempting to walk through the drive-thru. -
Judge says Winn-Dixie can't keep suing chicken producer Fieldale Farms after settlement reached
Grocery chain didn't promptly file opt-out request in chicken price class action, can't keep suing a chicken producer who settled. -
Appeals panel bags class action vs Fannie May over 'slack fill' candy packaging
Saying customers got the chocolate candy they paid for, a federal appeals court has boxed up a class action lawsuit against Fannie May, which had accused the candymaker of under filling its candy packages. -
Cook County says raising taxes would hurt economy; Bank of America owes for county tax losses from 'discriminatory' lending
Cook County says it lost potential tax money during the foreclosure crisis, so it doesn't matter if its actual tax collections didn't drop. It wants Bank of America to pay, because it blames some of the foreclosures on alleged discriminatory lending practices. -
Cook County Circuit Court selects 15 to be appointed associate county judges
Six current judges have been reselected, and nine lawyers selected, by Cook County's elected circuit judges to serve as the county's newest associate judges. -
Cook County wants Bank of America's lawyers disqualified from representing witnesses in discriminatory lending case
Cook County cites irreparable conflict in 'drastic remedy' request -
Lake Forest developer claims Lincolnwood village prez, board wrongly blocked deal for 'Purple Hotel' site
A Lake Forest development company can move forward with its lawsuit against the Village of Lincolnwood and village board president Barry Bass over claims it was illegally shut out of a deal to develop on land where an iconic hotel once stood, but a federal court dismissed two of three counts. -
Cannabis dispensary hopefuls say state's licensing program is unconstitutional
Women allege they weren't allowed to change application address like other businesses -
Judge: Family of woman who fell out of wheelchair at Milwaukee airport, died days later, can't sue Alaska Airlines in IL
A federal judge says the family of a woman who died eight days after falling out of a wheelchair while disembarking from an Alaska Airlines aircraft in Milwaukee can't sue the airline in Illinois court. -
Appeals panel slashes $2.5M from award for woman 'tormented' by Ocwen, despite completing bankruptcy
A woman who suffered “torment” at the hands of loan servicer Ocwen in its attempt to collect debts from her, despite her successful completion of bankruptcy, will collect $2.5 million less than a jury said she should. -
Pipeline Health: Melrose Park hospital workers properly told facility was closing, WARN suit should be tossed
The parent company of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park is arguing hospital workers had plenty of advance notice the facility was closing, contrary to a suit by the workers that alleges employees were "blindsided" when the owners abruptly shut down, allegedly violating federal labor law. -
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM LTD: Judge Mary Rowland Sworn-in Ceremony
On November 25th, in a formal investiture ceremony, former HSPRD partner Mary M. Rowland was sworn-in as an Article lll Federal Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. -
Appeals court: Company must honor agreement promising pensioners health care for life
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a pension agreement that promised retired steelworkers and their families health care for life must be honored, even though the underlying benefits agreement was terminated by a successor to the original employer. -
Ex-Madigan staffer settles sex harassment, retaliation lawsuit vs IL Dems, Madigan political orgs
Alaina Hampton, a woman who has claimed Illinois Democrats, led by House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, blackballed her in retaliation for complaining a Madigan operative sexually harassed her, has settled her case with Madigan, the state Democratic Party and other Madigan-controlled political organizations. -
Plaintiffs claim Shutterfly tries end-run around putative class action by emailing site users
Lawyers leading a biometrics class action against online photo sharing site Shutterfly claim Shutterfly tried to trick potential class members into waiving their right to take part in the suit. -
Pritzker campaign committee says ex-campaign workers refusing to cooperate, discrimination suit should be tossed
Lawyers for Pritzker's campaign say the plaintiffs haven't cooperated in scheduling and taking depositions and other discovery, and so most of them should be tossed from the action.