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Suit alleges HCSC uses faulty guidelines to deny claims for inpatient mental health care
A woman has filed for a class action in Chicago federal court against one of the nation’s largest health insurance administrators, alleging the company tries to save money by refusing to cover residential mental health treatment on grounds such treatment is unnecessary. -
Biometrics class actions rising in Illinois, show no signs of abating. What can you do?
Class action lawsuits under the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act continue to mount following a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision. Husch Blackwell lawyers offer a look at what that could mean to you. -
Judge: New details allow suit to continue vs Recorder's Office over Yarbrough's alleged politically motivated hiring decisions
CHICAGO — A federal judge has declined to dismiss the latest version of a lawsuit that accuses Karen Yarbrough, former Cook County recorder of deeds and current county clerk, of illegal, politics-infused employment decisions during her time at the recorder's office. -
Federal judge says CTA bus driver fired after 9 years on medical leave has work to do in ADA lawsuit
A former CTA bus driver who spent nine years mostly on medical leave before he eventually was fired will have to do a better job in a third attempt to sue the CTA, a federal judge recently ruled. -
Lawyers get $5.3M in settlement of investor class action against drugmaker AbbVie over scrapped Shire deal
Plaintiff attorneys are collecting $5.3 million for handling a class action against North Chicago-based drugmaker AbbVie, which alleged the company hid information that caused investors in a European company to lose millions after AbbVie pulled out of a merger. -
Federal judge: Cook County cannot skirt discovery requests in Bank of America home loan discrimination case
A federal magistrate judge has endorsed a colleague’s ruling requiring certain Cook County officials, including former State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, to answer questions about the county’s lawsuit alleging Bank of America employed discriminatory lending practices. -
Federal judge shoots down investor class action vs in-flight Internet tech provider Gogo
A federal judge has grounded a putative class action suit vs in-flight Internet provider Gogo, saying the plaintiffs failed to show company officials knew the gravity of a hardware problem when they made sunny statements to investors. -
Judge OKs class action vs Northrop Grumman over severance pay for laid off workers
A class action lawsuit can proceed against aerospace giant Northrop Grumman, after a federal judge ruled in favor of former employees arguing that they and others were entitled to severance pay that they never received. -
Feds say Natl. Assoc. of Realtors misinterprets consent decree to fight antitrust class action
The U.S. Justice Department has jumped into an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, arguing a deal the association inked with the federal government years ago may not cover the claims at issue in the antitrust suit. -
Federal judge pokes hole in class action vs Kraft over Capri Sun citric acid
A federal judge agreed to dismiss a class action accusing Kraft of falsely advertising that its Capri Sun drinks were free of artificial preservatives. -
Shareholder suit accusing Walgreens of misleading investors in 2014 survives dismissal motion
A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit to continue vs Walgreens over stock losses that followed its 2014 merger with Boots. -
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: 15th Annual IP Conference to be held on Oct. 04, 2019
This program is intended for in-house counsel and business executives. -
Should unions refund collected fees that were later declared unconstitutional? Appeals court to decide
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to require non-union state workers in Illinois to pay "fair share" fees to a union, but a Chicago federal appeals panel is considering whether a union must refund millions of dollars in fees already collected. -
New federal judge Seeger assigned to preside over sex harassment retaliation suit vs Madigan, IL Dems
Chicago’s newest federal judge will preside over the sexual harassment retaliation case vs Illinois' powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan -
Judge: Legal rules protect defense contractor accused of outing gay Gitmo defense lawyer to al-Qaeda detainee
A Chicago federal judge found a U.S. Defense contractor didn't violate any rules when she allegedly outed a Gitmo lawyer as gay to his al-Qaeda affiliated client. -
Judge gives nod to $28M deal to settle investor suit vs DeVry Education Group over grad job rate claims; Lawyers to get $7M
DeVry University has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action suit, in which investors alleged DeVry’s falsification of graduate success rates caused the school’s publicly traded stock to drop, leading investors to take a bath. -
Scuba instructor, dive buddy claim Diveheart violated ADA when revoking their certifications
A certified scuba diving instructor and his dive buddy accused a certification group of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when it allegedly restricted their certifications because of their physical conditions. -
McDonald’s, franchisees colluded to not recruit or hire each other's employees, federal lawsuit claims
McDonald’s has yet to respond to a putative class action antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this month by a former longtime employee alleging illegal hiring practices and anti-competitive practices. -
Judge OKs insurer's lawsuit vs Amazon over housefire caused by defective counterfeit hoverboard battery
A federal judge is allowing an insurance company to continue part of its lawsuit against Amazon regarding claims the insurer paid following a 2016 house fire linked to a faulty hoverboard battery the homeowners' purchased on Amazon. -
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.