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Judge parks Bobb Auto Group's RICO, conspiracy suit vs ex-employees, accountants
CHICAGO – A group of former car dealership employees had a lawsuit against them dismissed at court. -
Family asks court to name estate rep for Cook correctional officer who shot them, committed suicide
A family suing Cook County, alleging they were attacked shot in their home by a county correctional officer, who ultimately committed suicide, has asked a federal judge to appoint someone to represent the deceased correctional officer's estate, so they can wrap up their legal claims. -
Appeals court: IL doesn’t usurp feds’ power by making coal, gas burners subsidize Illinois nuke plants
A federal appellate court has affirmed a Chicago federal judge’s ruling that switched off suits by a group of electricity producers and Chicago-area power consumers, which sought to invalidate a state law requiring coal and gas burning electricity companies buy credits to prop up two failing Exelon nuclear plants, saying the law doesn’t infringe on federal regulatory prerogatives. -
Judge: City Colleges did not disciminate against female professor who made students buy her book
A federal judge has granted judgment to The City Colleges of Chicago in a lawsuit brought by a professor who alleged she was fired because of her gender, but who the school says was terminated, in part, for her decision to require students to buy a book she had edited and published. -
Wheaton College asks court to order U.S. to pay its $1.2M legal bills in Obamacare religious freedom case
After obtaining a victory against the federal government over the question of whether the so-called contraceptive mandate violates its religious freedom, Wheaton College is asking a federal judge to order the government to pay its $1.2 million legal bills in the case. -
Judge deletes attempt by attorney to press defamation suit vs those posting online reviews of his business
A Chicago federal judge has shut down an attempt by an attorney to sue those who supposedly defamed him in online postings on Yelp and other forums. -
Judge backs recused judge's decision to OK loan officers' wage class action vs American Bank & Trust
A federal judge has confirmed another recused judge's decision earlier this spring to refuse to end a class action brought by a group of bank loan officers, who accused their employer, American Bank and Trust, of shorting them wages and commissions. -
Court-appointed federal monitor: Oversight of Cook County hiring practices no longer needed
A court-appointed monitor of Cook County patronage is asking a federal judge to release her from her oversight duties, saying she believes the county’s government has undergone “profound transformation” in its employment practices and has a culture in place to keep politics from unduly influencing who gets county jobs and who doesn’t. -
Judge: Failure to break out fees, other 'miscellaneous charges' made initial collection letter 'misleading'
Saying the debt collector's letter was "materially misleading," a Chicago federal judge has given the green light to a lawsuit brought by a woman who accused a collection firm of failing to itemize fees and other charges tacked on to an alleged debt owed to a car rental company. -
Settlements end diamond wholesalers' fraud, defamation disputes; lawyer accused of 'extortion ring'
A legal dispute, in which one diamond wholesaler allegedly falsely accused another of fraud, has ended in a settlement to resolve a potential multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit, amid accusations the plaintiff in the original fraud suit was acting in coordination with an attorney facing a racketeering action over claims he has participated in an alleged scheme to use alleged fraud lawsuits to allegedly pressure jewelers into settlements. -
Appeals court tosses $3M verdict vs GSK, says FDA, not drugmaker, controlled Paxil warning label
A federal appeals panel has tossed out a $3 million verdict vs GSK for the widow of a Chicago lawyer who committed suicide after taking the generic equivalent of GSK's drug, Paxil. The judges said the company can't be held responsible for language on the warning label when that language was controlled by the FDA. -
Appeals court lets pilots’ suit take off again, says fliers’ union may have breached representation duty
A dismissed suit by United Airlines pilot instructors, which alleged their union unfairly divided retroactive pay among different pilot categories, is flying again, courtesy of a Chicago federal appeals panel that ruled a lower court should not have grounded the suit, because the instructors plausibly argued the union gave them the short end of the stick. -
Court decertifies class in junk fax lawsuit vs Cirque du Soleil, dismisses 'sprawling' 9-year case
A Chicago federal judge has allowed Cirque Du Soleil to turn out the lights on a class action lawsuit accusing the entertainment brand brought against it for allegedly sending junk fax ads, allegedly in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). -
FREEBORN & PETERS: Freeborn Secures Significant Patent Case Victory for National Retail Brand
Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that it secured a significant victory on Aug. 9 for a nationally recognized retailer in a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the company in federal district court. -
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Vice President of Insurance Underwriting Group Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $13.5 Million in Phony “Matching Deductible” Policies
The vice president of an insurance underwriting group fraudulently obtained more than $13.5 million from a corporate client by fraudulently issuing and collecting premium payments on “matching deductible” policies, according to federal criminal charges filed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. -
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: 6 Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Narcotics Sales in Rockford
Six individuals are facing federal criminal charges as part of an investigation into heroin and crack cocaine sales in the Rockford area. -
Federal judge OKs female Cook County employees' lawsuits over harassment by inmates
A federal judge ruled that various lawsuits claiming officials have failed to curb rampant abuse of female employees visiting Cook County Jail will remain largely intact, according to an opinion filed June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. -
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM LTD: HSPRD Client wins bid to capture CEO's assets in Casino Ch.7
For the past ten years, HSPRD has represented the trustee in the Emerald Casino bankruptcy case. -
Jam Productions alleges theatrical union bought votes to unionize workers
A Chicago federal appeals panel has ordered the National Labor Relations Board to hold a hearing into allegations by Jam Productions that Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local 2 gave lucrative jobs to non-unionized Jam workers so they would vote to install the union local at Jam Productions venues. -
Cicero's Dominick fights subpoena in Madigan 'sham candidates' suit, says subpoena result of 'grudge'
Cicero Town President Larry Dominick is alleging the attorney for a failed primary challenger to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is claiming in federal court Madigan pulled strings to undercut his candidacy, is playing to the media and engaging in other dirty tricks to force Dominick to answer questions in a deposition about Madigan’s power.