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Settlement doesn't mean a settling party's share of blame in injury lawsuit considered 'uncollectable': IL Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled defendants in personal injury lawsuits can't use a settlement by another party to shift some of the remaining liability onto still another party. Dissenting justices called the ruling unfair. -
MDL created in Northern District of California for opioid marketing claims against McKinsey
A U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has created a new MDL in the Northern District of California to centralize opioid marketing litigation against McKinsey & Company and appointed District Judge Charles Breyer to preside. -
Apple: Discovery request violates consumers' privacy in suit alleging facial recognition tech violates BIPA
Apple Inc. argues that providing the personal information of Illinois residents with Apple devices and accounts for discovery purposes violates their privacy in a lawsuit alleging its photo app collects and stores biometric identifiers through facial recognition technology. -
Rosenstengel denies Apple's motion to dismiss BIPA class action over Photos app facial recognition technology
Federal judge Nancy Rosenstengel denied Apple Inc.’s motion to dismiss a class action alleging the facial recognition feature violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) but agreed that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over portions of the complaint. -
Bailey: Pritzker still 'forum shopping' in legal dispute over whether guv's COVID orders overstepped authority
State Rep. Darren Bailey says Gov. JB Pritzker has gone to "great lengths to contrive" legal reasons to avoid allowing a southern Illinois county judge to rule on the question of whether Pritzker had the authority to shut down the state in response to COVID-19. -
Pritzker: Rep. Bailey's challenge of guv's COVID power belongs in federal court, despite DOJ opinion otherwise
Gov. JB Pritzker's reply to filings by State Rep. Darren Bailey and the U.S. Justice Department opposing him does not address accusations the governor is "forum shopping" in the dispute over whether the case belongs in federal or southern Illinois county court. -
Justice Department: Bailey right in dispute vs Pritzker over emergency powers
Steven Weinhoeft, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, says Gov. JB Pritzker was wrong to try to take State Rep. Darren Bailey's lawsuit to federal court, and the governor's interpretation of state law concerning his emergency powers is wrong, as well. -
Lawsuits: Pritzker has no power to order businesses closed without due process, even during pandemic
Gov. JB Pritzker is facing challenges from two business owners, who assert he has no power to order businesses in Illinois to close as part of his actions against COVID-19. -
SCOTUS precedent may not block health care providers price-fixing conspiracy lawsuit vs Becton Dickinson, says appeal panel
While indirect purchasers are normally blocked by the Illinois Brick decision from pursuing antitrust claims, in this case the plaintiffs are asserting the group purchase organizations and distributors were in on the alleged price fixing, too. -
Judge orders IL to reform system supervising transgender prison inmates transitions
Transgender prison inmates in Illinois will be allowed to transition to their identifying gender and under supervision of trained medical and mental health professionals, a federal court has ruled. -
Appeals court OKs $1M judgment vs S. IL grandparents accused of conspiring with cops, prosecutors to seize granddaughter
A nearly $1 million damages award against grandparents found by a jury to have conspired with law enforcement officials to snatch their grandchild and have their daughter arrested will stand, an appeals court ruled. -
Appeals panel: Federal judge prematurely ended class action vs OSF Healthcare over 'church plan' pensions
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined a federal judge was too hasty in cutting short a class action against Peoria-based OSF Healthcare over the question of whether its retirement plans qualify as a "church plan," exempting it from certain federal rules. -
Courts unlikely to dismiss whistleblower cases filed on behalf of feds, just because DOJ asks, attorney says
The U.S. Justice Department has signaled a greater willingness in recent months to seek to short-circuit lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs seeking to collect money from companies, supposedly on behalf of the federal government. -
Appeals panel: Federal judge wrong to deny Boeing military contractor defense in asbestos suit
A Chicago federal appeals court has overridden a downstate federal judge, who sent an ex-Boeing worker’s asbestos suit against the company back to state court, saying the case belongs under federal jurisdiction because Boeing claims the federal government was in control of its bomber production and knew the danger of asbestos was involved. -
Appeals panel: Attorneys didn't do enough to merit fees topping amount paid to plaintiffs in junk fax suit
A federal appeals court rejected a request for attorney’s fees that exceeded the amount paid to claimants in a quickly settled lawsuit over faxed ads, as judges faulted the attempt by plaintiffs’ lawyers to lay claim to one-third of a potential settlement amount, rather than basing their fee request on the actual deal. -
Appeals court rules card-issuing banks can’t sue retailer directly for losses from retailer's data breach
A federal appellate court upheld a lower court’s ruling that banks whose customers’ information was compromised in a grocery store data breach cannot recover losses directly from the retailer. -
Employee suing Jimmy John’s alleges franchise agreements violate antitrust law, suppress wages
Sandwich shop franchise chain Jimmy John’s is once again the target of a labor class action lawsuit. -
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Green Party appeals court win would have meant easier ballot access, but probably not any more wins
A different decision from a federal appeals court could have made it easier for third party candidates to get on ballots. But they still would face long electoral odds.