News from August 2017
Federal court dismisses laundromat owner's discrimination suit against Inland Bank and Trust
A federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a suit filed by a longtime South Side Chicago businessman who accused a bank of discriminating against him when it sought to foreclose on his loan and take away his home.
Vugo given green light to continue lawsuit vs city over Uber, Lyft ad ban
Minneapolis-based tech firm Vugo, which provides interactive video advertising to be displayed in Uber and Lyft vehicles, has received a green light to continue its legal challenge against a Chicago city ordinance barring such advertising in the vehicles, as a federal judge said she wasn’t sure she was buying the city’s assertions the ad ban was needed to protect “captive” passengers.
Class action adds 7-Eleven to list of retailers being sued for Cook County 'pop tax' collections
Add 7-Eleven to the list of retailers now facing a class action lawsuit over the collection of Cook County’s controversial so-called ‘pop tax.’
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, others accused of failing to diagnose patient's Crohn's disease
A man is suing several doctors and healthcare providers for allegedly failing to diagnose him with Crohn's disease.
Motorboat operator accused of negligence in 2015 death of passenger at Lake Delavan
An estate administrator is suing over a man's death, saying another man failed to safely operate a motorboat on Lake Delavan in Wisconsin, contributing to the death of Scott Apel in 2015.
Patten Power Systems accused of breach of contract
A Delaware-based corporation is suing Patten Power Systems for alleged breach of contract.
Woman alleges doctors failed to provide proper prenatal care
A woman is suing doctors Barry Sadegi and Joi Bradshaw for allegedly taking insufficient measures to save her pregnancy.
Transit Nightclub accused of negligence in wake of fight
A woman is suing Transit Nightclub for alleged liability, negligence and allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Employers facing surge in class action suits over storage, use of employee fingerprints, other biometrics
A growing number of U.S. companies are turning to measures like biometric tools to validate time entries and other forms of tracking an employee's movements and actions. And as technology rapidly changes, it has also sparked a surge of litigation over data collection methods, and the levels of protection dedicated to electronically-gleaned data.
Judge breaks down cardboard antitrust action, says prices were raised, but no evidence of scheme
A Chicago federal judge has boxed up a class action antitrust suit against two containerboard companies, which alleged the companies conspired to fix prices, saying plaintiffs may have raised prices and cut production, but defendants failed to show the acts were part of a scheme and not simply reactions to the market.
McDonald's, local franchisees added to menu of retailers getting sued over 'pop tax' collections
McDonald’s and some of its local franchisees have become the next seller of sweetened beverages to land on the menu of those facing a class action lawsuit over the collection of the Cook County “pop tax.”
Presence St. Joseph Medical Center allegedly disclosed patient's confidential information
A man is suing Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals, Presence Behavioral Health, Kathleen McGann and other unidentified employees of Presence St. Joseph Medical Center for alleged breach of duty and negligence.
Brentwood North Healthcare Center allegedly failed to prevent patient from choking
An executor of the estate of a deceased patient is suing Brentwood North Healthcare Center and Glen Health and Home Management Inc. for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
VHS West Suburban Medical Center Inc., others accused of negligence in woman's stroke, death
A deceased woman's family is suing VHS West Suburban Medical Center Inc., West Suburban Medical Center, doctor Craig Wlodarek and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Medicine P.C. for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Quesos Finos Mexicanos LLC allegedly diverted shipment of specialty cheese
Two companies are suing Quesos Finos Mexicanos LLC for alleged unjust enrichment.
Century National Insurance Company alleges it has no liability in lawsuit over fatal allergic reaction
An insurance company is suing GT Transport Inc., Grainco FS Inc. and Grace Shaw, special administrator of the estate of Anthony Lincoln, alleging it has no liability in lawsuit involving a fatal allergic reaction.
Cook County drops demand for retailers to pay $17M for challenging 'pop tax'
Cook County has dropped its bid to force a group of area grocers and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association to hand over $17 million for bringing a failed legal challenge to the county’s so-called “pop tax.”
Class action: Groupon violates ADA by not offering comparable deals accessible to disabled
A man with spina bifida has accused Groupon of discrimination for not offering comparable products accessible to those with disabilities alongside other offered deals, including discounted hotel stays and football tickets.
Cook County merchants left to figure out how to adjust practices, limit consumer options to collect 'pop tax'
Retailers have been left to determine how to adjust their practices and whether to reduce customer options in light of the courts' decisions to allow Cook County to impose its penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax.
Class action: Walgreens wrongly charged Cook 'pop tax'; retailers had warned such suits were coming
Walgreens has become the first retailer hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly wrongly making customers pay Cook County’s so-called “pop tax” on drink purchases that should have been exempt, just two days after the tax began to be collected and about a week after a judge brushed aside retailers' concerns they could be targeted by such litigation.