News from June 2019
Case activity for Smith Sr Clinton vs Villazana Encarnac on June 4
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Smith Sr Clinton against Villazana Encarnac on June 4:
Case activity for Paldan Property vs Jyotsna & Daxa on June 4
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Paldan Property against Jyotsna & Daxa and Patel Daxa on June 4:
May 31: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for personal injury(motor vehicle) cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on May 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
McDonald's: Message sent to law firm's digital marketing agency may fry class action over non-competes
Fast-food giant McDonald's is trying to fry a lawsuit, which alleges the restaurant chain improperly restricts hiring among competing franchises, by demanding to know the contents of a message the plaintiff sent to a digital marketing firm attempting to drum up business for her eventual attorneys - a message which McDonald's contends might show the attorneys knew their lawsuit was filed too late.
Sterigenics: IL slow-walking document requests, depositions, 'afraid truth will come out' over shutdown order
Saying state officials are afraid “the truth will come out” about Gov. JB Pritzker’s order to close Sterigenics’ Willowbrook facility, Sterigenics has asked a DuPage County judge to force state officials to speed up their response to Sterigenics’ lawsuit and allow Sterigenics’ lawyers to question top Illinois environmental regulators under oath.
Incoming IL State Bar Association president plans to establish leadership programs, health care plan
A zoning and development attorney who aims to usher in leadership programs for young lawyers will be inaugurated president of the Illinois State Bar Association and has his sights set on pooling interested members into a single health care plan.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on May 30
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on May 30 in the suits below:
Case activity for Igor Shtrambrand vs Tiffany Lorenzana on June 4
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Igor Shtrambrand against Tiffany Lorenzana on June 4:
May 30: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for personal injury(motor vehicle) cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on May 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Personal injury lawyer Romanucci named new president of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
A personal injury lawyer who specializes in suing police departments over alleged brutality and suing medical providers and others in cases involving traumatic brain injuries has been named the new president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, a lobbying group that represents the interests of the lawyers who represent plaintiffs suing businesses and others in the state.
IL Judicial Inquiry Board: Cook County judge made unwanted sexual advances, comments toward three women in court
The Illinois Judiciary Inquiry Board has accused Cook County Circuit Court Judge Mauricio Araujo of sexually harassing at least three women.
IL state worker who 'physically attacked' supervisor, but kept job, awarded $360K back pay in state budget
An Illinois state employee who physically assaulted her supervisor, but was protected by her union and allowed to keep her job, has been awarded $360,000 in back pay as part of Illinois’ new state budget.
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Judge: Homeowner's policy for ex-IL lawmaker convicted of child porn doesn't cover $2M judgment for victims
A federal judge has determined an insurance company isn’t obligated to pay two women who claim they were victims in a child pornography scandal involving an ex-Illinois lawmaker.
May 29: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for personal injury(motor vehicle) cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on May 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on May 29
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on May 29 in the suits below:
Cook County: Appeals court ruling should give new life to county's claims vs HSBC, Wells Fargo over foreclosures
Cook County has asked federal judges to rely on a federal appeals court ruling to restore the breadth of its damages claims vs HSBC and Wells Fargo for the harm the county said it suffered from the banks' alleged predatory lending practices.
Would-be developers of North Loop hotel sue law firm Schain Banks, demand $120M over sunk Pittsfield tower deal
The would-be developers of a hotel in a North Loop skyscraper have sued their former attorneys seeking up to $120 million in damages because they allegedly advised another client on how to defeat the proposed hotel development.
New law to make prime contractors liable for unpaid wages of subs' workers stalls in state Senate
Legislation that would have made prime, or direct, contractors liable for the unpaid wages of workers employed by sub-contractors has stalled in the Illinois General Assembly.
Case activity for Ronald Rhoden vs Cornelius Duggan on May 31
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Ronald Rhoden against Cornelius Duggan on May 31: