News from April 2019
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on April 18
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on April 18 in the suits below:
April 18: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for personal injury(motor vehicle) cases
The following personal injury(motor vehicle)-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on April 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Retailers can continue suit vs Home Depot on behalf of IL over alleged failure to pay tax on appliance installs
A state appeals panel has ruled that the owners of an appliance store may continue their lawsuit against Home Depot, on behalf of the state, over claims the chain did not collect sales tax it should’ve charged for appliance installations.
Panel: Asbestos exposure over 30-plus years at multiple factories isn't just one insurable occurence
A state appeals court has determined an insurer can’t treat thousands of claims related to asbestos against one business as a single occurrence for the purposes of policy coverage, a decision that significantly expands the amount of money potentially available to plaintiffs in a Cook County lawsuit.
Facebook: Just because IL residents use Facebook, doesn't mean Cook County can sue Facebook in IL
Saying to allow the legal action to continue would effectively allow internet companies to be sued virtually everywhere, at any time, Facebook has asked a Cook County judge to dismiss or at least place on hold a lawsuit brought by Cook County’s state’s attorney over claims the social media giant allowed user data to be mined by another firm to aid President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Myra Sexton on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Myra Sexton on April 22:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on April 17
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on April 17 in the suits below:
Case activity for Yadira Moncevais vs Liliana Vazquez on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Yadira Moncevais against Liliana Vazquez on April 22:
Case activity for Sowa Catlyn vs Semelsberger Kenne on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Sowa Catlyn against Semelsberger Kenne on April 22:
Case activity for Watson Jamel vs Taylor Timothy on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Watson Jamel against Taylor Timothy on April 22:
Case activity for Lighthouse Casualt vs Lisa A. Strafford on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Lighthouse Casualt against Lisa A. Strafford on April 22:
Court activity on April 22: Taylor Anshanette vs Shannon Weaver
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Taylor Anshanette against Shannon Weaver on April 22: 'Personal Injury(motor Vehicle) Complaint Filed'
April 17: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for joint action cases
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on April 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Court activity on April 23: Taylor Anshanette vs Shannon Weaver
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Taylor Anshanette against Shannon Weaver on April 23: 'Summons Issued And Returnable'
Case activity for Benjamin Gross vs Geogoric Karlo on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Benjamin Gross and Theresia Nite against Geogoric Karlo on April 22:
Case activity for Steven Worley vs Leone Hannah Miche on April 22
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Steven Worley against Leone Hannah Miche on April 22:
Refusing to discuss disciplinary report with manager equates to misconduct to justify firing: Appeals panel
A hospital employee's refusal to meet with a manager about a disciplinary report was misconduct justifying her managers' decision to fire her in 2017, an Illinois appeals court said in an April 17 ruling.
CN, Dylan's Candybar, Pete's Market, Freudenburg Household Products among latest sued for scanning worker fingerprints
Freight rail operator CN, Dylan's Candybar, Pete's Market and the maker of Vileda and O'Cedar cleaning products are among the employers hit with class actions, as the lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act continue to multiply.
Ranchers lawsuit: Meat packers squeezed cattle prices, even as consumers paid record retail beef prices
A group of cattle ranchers have filed suit in Chicago federal court, accusing four of the largest meat processors in the U.S. of squeezing ranchers by manipulating the market to drive down the price they paid for beef cattle, even as consumer beef prices remained near their peak.
April 16: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for personal injury(motor vehicle) cases
The following personal injury(motor vehicle)-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on April 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: