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IL Supreme Court restores $8 million punitive damages against man accused by ex-girlfriend of sexual assault
The court said the man's 'egregiously reprehensible conduct' means the $8 million the man was ordered to pay to the woman is 'not unconstitutionally excessive' -
Class actions ask court to void workers' comp lawsuit loans, order Oasis, E-Z Case Loans to repay borrowers
The lenders allegedly charged 'outrageous' interest rates on loans issued allegedly in violation of Illinois' workers' comp law, the lawsuits say. -
Lakeshore Athletic Club owes $33K in sanctions for 3rd try at failed lawsuit over investor's foreclosure buy
A state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a third amended complaint filed by the former operators of one of Chicago's biggest and most prestigious health clubs, and ordered them to pay more than $33,000 in sanctions in the case they brought against the businessman who now owns the club and who they accused of allegedly using inside knowledge to work around an agreement and buy the club when it fell into foreclosure. -
Class action: Honda CR-V reeks of gas, carmaker hasn't done enough to fix it
A Wisconsin couple have brought a federal class action against Honda, alleging the automaker should be made to pay for selling CR-V automobiles it knew would intermittently reek of gasoline inside the passenger cabin, and for doing nothing to fix the problem, even after receiving potentially thousands of complaints from owners of the compact sport utility vehicle. -
People who sued Peet's for pouring too little French press coffee confidentially settle
A group of people who sued Peet’s Coffee & Tea for allegedly shorting them the amount French press coffee they believed they were owed for their money, have settled their lawsuits, surrendering their opportunity to pursue the cases as class actions. -
Peet's Coffee faces class action over how much coffee makes it from the press pot to the paper cup
A Winnetka man believes he and thousands of other customers of Peet’s Coffee have gotten too little French press coffee over the last five years, compared to what is advertised on the coffeehouse chain’s menus. -
Updated: Judge gives Prenda, Duffy until Feb. 19 to pay sanction, file financial info in defamation case
Editor's note: This story was updated Friday to reflect an order that was filed after the publication of the story about Thursday's hearing.
