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Judge: Newly listed endangered bumblebee could stop Kane County Fox River bridge project
A Chicago federal judge has thrown the brakes on a plan to construct a new bridge over the Fox River in northwest suburban Kane County, saying the plan could harm a kind of bumblebee placed last month on the Endangered Species List. -
Judge tosses man's suit vs Equifax for dinging his credit over misreported late child support payments
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed an Illinois man's lawsuit against Equifax alleging the credit reporting giant misreported his child support payments as delinquent because Texas state officials had been wrongly deducting too much from certain paychecks. -
Suit says Glenview-based SoyNut Butter Company sold food contaminated with E. coli
A California couple is suing The SoyNut Butter Company and three unnamed individuals with the company, citing alleged negligence and product liability for selling products linked to a recent E. coli outbreak. -
Former Camping World employee says company didn't pay enough OT
A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against Camping World Inc., citing alleged unpaid wages and violation of Workers' Compensation acts. -
Employees claim Marathon Systems neglected to pay overtime
Two individuals are suing Marathon Systems Inc. and Richard L. Mock, the owner of the cleaning service, citing alleged unpaid wages, violation of applicable minimum wage law and violation of Workers' Compensation acts for inadequate overtime and other claims. -
Man claims TransUnion reported incorrectly on debt despite his dispute
An individual is suing TransUnion Corp., a credit reporting agency, citing alleged breach of duty and violation of federal law for misrepresenting his debt. -
Former sales VP says Morris Group discriminated on age, failed to pay commission
A former vice president of sales is suing Morris Group Inc. and Morris Midwest LLC, machine tool manufacturers, citing alleged age discrimination, unpaid wages and wrongful termination. -
Abt Electronics sues trucking firm AirGroup for late deliveries, alleged improper surcharges
Suburban Chicago retailer Abt Electronics is suing a trucking company it hired to deliver televisions, appliances and other household electronics to customers’ homes and businesses, alleging the delivery company wrongly slapped on surcharges for services it did not perform, and was routinely late in completing deliveries, generating hundreds of formal customer complaints and a mass of bad online customer reviews aimed at Abt. -
Man claims Virginia-based debt collector falsely threatened to contact IRS
A consumer is suing Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, a collection agency, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection for making a false statement regarding his debt. -
Man alleges Portfolio Recovery Associates of trying to collect debt during bankruptcy
A man is suing Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, a debt collector, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection. -
Plaintiffs' business associates stole documents to use against them, suit says
A company is suing R & R Boardwalk LLC, R & R Park Place LLC, Richard Pietranek and Hector Sam Cruz, claiming they broke into a locked storage facility and committed a theft. -
Restaurant worker says Pita Inn, of Wheeling, failed to pay adequate wages
An employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Pita Inn and Falah Tabahi, the restaurant owner, citing alleged unpaid wages and violation of applicable minimum wage law. -
Woman files class action against Comenity Bank alleging it made unauthorized automated calls
A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Comenity Bank, citing alleged violation of telephone harassment statutes for calling her about an alleged debt using an automatic dialer. -
Restaurant workers sue Anthony Donato and his restaurants for unpaid wages
Four restaurant employees are suing Anna’s Gaming Cafe, Marquee Restaurant and Anthony Donato, owner, citing alleged unpaid wages and violation of workers compensation acts. -
Man alleges defamatory statement during meeting cost him construction management job
A former construction manager is suing Lendlease Corporation and Scott Mladic, citing alleged defamation. -
Installation Concepts neglected to make union benefit payments, carpenters' group says
A carpenters' union is suing Installation Concepts Incorporated, a contractor, citing alleged breach of contract for failing to pay into union funds. -
MillerCoors claims software company failed to deliver on terms of contract
MillerCoors LLC is suing HCL Technologies Limited and HCL America Inc., an Indian corporation and its American entity, citing alleged breach of contract. -
Judge tosses TCPA lawsuit vs Kelly Services over robocalls to job applicants
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a robocalling lawsuit against an employment services company, which had been accused of violating federal law by using an automated dialer to call the mobile phones of people who had applied for jobs. -
Drug makers' testosterone replacement drug injured Georgia resident, suit claims
A Georgia man is suing several drug makers, including GlaxoSmithKline and Auxilium, for alleged design defect, liability and negligence for injuries he suffered while taking testosterone drugs. -
Businessman's accusations vs ex-Speaker Hastert over use of funds 'strain credulity,' judge says
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed a court action by a suburban businessman, who alleged former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert misused public money for his private business interests, saying the businessman’s story could not be believed.