U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Smollett: City's lawsuit should fail because alleged sensational hoax report didn't justify big investigation costs
An attorney for actor Jussie Smollett, who last winter dominated headlines and television broadcasts across the U.S. and around the world with his tale of being assaulted in the dead of night in Chicago, allegedly by white supporters of President Donald Trump, because he was black and gay, has asked a federal judge to toss the attempt by the city of Chicago to force Smollett to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars the city’s police spent investigating the claims the police found to be false. -
Judge: Lawsuit can continue vs Cubs over Wrigley wheelchair seating arrangements
A federal judge has ruled Wrigley Field may not have enough wheelchair accessible seating, particularly along the baselines, as he will allow a lawsuit to continue arguing the Chicago Cubs seating arrangements violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
@Properties OK to keep suing Baird & Warner over false advertising, but will need more proof later, judge says
The company that bills itself as the top real estate firm in Chicago will be allowed to continue its lawsuit against a rival, accused of false advertising in promoting its achievements in recent years - though the judge said @Properties will need to bring more proof to back its claims vs Baird & Warner. -
Judge: DuPage surgeon can continue lawsuit vs Oak Brook school for accusing sons of cheating in geography bee
A federal judge will allow a DuPage County surgeon and his family to continue their lawsuit alleging an Oak Brook school district retaliated against them and their children after they were implicated in accusations of cheating in a geography bee. -
Madigan wins again: Lawsuit vs Speaker over 'dirty tricks' canned; Voters knew, voted for Madigan anyway, judge says
A man who claimed his campaign to unseat Illinois’ most powerful legislator was shortcircuited by sham candidates planted on the ballot to dilute the Hispanic vote can’t continue to press his lawsuit against Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan over those dirty tricks, because voters had ample knowledge of the shady tactics, yet still chose to elect Madigan anyway, a federal judge has ruled. -
Appeals panel nixes insurer's bid to fix only hail-damaged parts of condo building, not siding on all four walls
A Texas-based insurance company is on the hook for all four walls of buildings owned by a west suburban Naperville condominium association, not just portions of walls that were damaged in a 2014 storm, a federal court has affirmed. -
Judge: Union, Cook Circuit Clerk can't exclude federal hiring monitors from grievance proceedings
A federal judge said the Cook County Circuit Clerk can be forced to subject union grievance proceedings and other collective bargaining issues to federal oversight, to make sure politics is not improperly guiding employee disciplinary decisions. -
Foreclosure property manager can be sued as debt collector for allegedly locking tenants out, taking property
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by three plaintiffs who allege a foreclosure property management company violated federal and Illinois state laws for the way the company treated them and their property when the owner fell behind on payments. -
Judge: Sterigenics can still be sued in Cook County court, even if complied with federal clean air rules
Medical device sterilization company Sterigenics will need to defend itself in Cook County court against a host of lawsuits brought by trial lawyers on behalf of people living in communities surrounding Sterigenics’ Willowbrook facility, as the judge said the company's compliance with federal clean air rules don't protect it from the lawsuits accusing the company of releasing emissions the lawsuits say caused the plaintiffs' cancer. -
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Realtor group asks judge to slam door on class action antitrust lawsuit over MLS, agent compensation rules
The Chicago-based National Association of Realtors is asking a federal judge to toss a class action suit by a group of home sellers, which alleges real estate agents across the country breached antitrust law by scheming to lock in high commission rates, because brokers are free to negotiate compensation. -
Appellate court: Judges shouldn't gainsay Catholic church on whether organist a 'minister,' exempt from discrimination suit
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that a church can claim the ministerial exception to protect it from a discrimination lawsuit brought by a fired organist. -
Federal judge nixes plaintiffs' bid to downplay damages, send BIPA class action back to Cook County court
A Chicago federal judge has ruled a putative class action suit by a former worker at a Cicero bakery, who alleged her employer breached biometric privacy law, should stay in federal court, as the judge took a dim view of an attempt by the plaintiffs to downplay their own potential damages demands in a bid to get the case kicked back to a Cook County courtroom. -
Class action: Walgreens mismanaged retirement funds, cost workers $300M by investing in underperforming funds
A new class action asserts Walgreens owes tens of thousands of retirees and employees money for allegedly mismanaging their retirement accounts by leaving investments in underperforming funds, costing employees more than $300 million in retirement savings. -
Appeals panel: Facebook must face class action under IL privacy law over face-scanning photo tags
Facebook will need to face a class action under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law for its face-tagging technology, as a federal appeals court in California rejected both the social media giant’s attempt to argue the plaintiffs couldn’t prove they were actually harmed by the program, and Facebook’s contention a class action would dissolve into a pool of “mini-trials” over individual Illinois residents’ claims. -
Judge says football helmet lawsuit vs Riddell too complex to make a class action
A Chicago federal judge has sidelined an effort by a group of former football players to pursue a suit as a class action against the maker of allegedly unsafe helmets, finding a class action would present “enormous manageability problems.” -
$100 tickets not steep enough to let people fighting red light tickets mount legal defense of choice: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has tossed out a legal challenge to a suburban community's red light camera ticket program, as judges ruled the village of Lakemoor was within its constitutional authority to limit the range of defenses that a ticketed driver could raise against the tickets, in part because the $100 fine was too small to impose a steep "administrative burden" on the village. -
Judge lets suburban doc continue lawsuit vs doctor with same name imprisoned over opioid 'pill mill'
A Chicago federal judge has ruled a suburban doctor's lawsuit against another doctor for allegedly taking advantage of the coincidence of having the same name as the first doctor to abet criminal opioid distribution may advance. -
Lawsuit: Highland Park marijuana dispensary sale goes to pot over Illinois’ 5-license limit
A suburban Chicago marijuana dispensary is in court against an Arizona-based chain of marijuana outlets, alleging the chain agreed to buy the dispensary but invalidated the deal by looking to obtain more dispensary licenses than it can legally hold in Illinois. -
Appeals panel: Collectors allowed to charge fees to debtors, class action rightly tossed
CHICAGO — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled federal law allows debt collectors to charge fees to the people from whom they collect. -
Smollett's lawyers ask for sanctions against Nigerian brothers accused of helping actor stage hate crime hoax
Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett have asked a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by the Nigerian brothers who police have said helped the actor fake the alleged racially-motivated attack in Chicago in January, and to sanction the Osundairo brothers and the lawyers who are representing them.