News from March 2019
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Jordan Roscoe on March 20
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Jordan Roscoe on March 20:
Case activity for Sheila Kight vs Duenas Jr. Estrebe on March 20
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Sheila Kight against Duenas Jr. Estrebe and Pryor Nartarsha on March 20:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 14
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 14 in the suits below:
March 14: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for consumer fraud cases
The following consumer fraud-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 14. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Lafta Qays vs Hijaz Ihjaz on March 20
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Lafta Qays and Abdulqader Ghusoon against Hijaz Ihjaz on March 20:
March 14: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for property damage cases
The following property damage-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 14. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Appeals court: Illinois Court of Claims not really a court of law; Handles single claims vs state, not class actions
A Chicago appeals panel has backed up a Cook County judge's refusal to allow a class action lawsuit, which accuses the University of Illinois of favoring politically connected applicants, to proceed, saying the Illinois Court of Claims, where such a lawsuit would need to be heard, can't handle class action lawsuits.
Appeals court: Farmers Insurance must fund Oakton C.C. worker's defense vs coworker's defamation suit
Farmers Insurance will not be able to sidestep a coverage claim from an Oakton Community College employee who is being sued by a coworker for allegedly defaming her by posting her photo on fliers posted on campus to advertise a workshop titled “Problem Employees and the Games They Play.”
Judge: Union doesn't get to force IL public worker retirement funds to factor politics into investment decisions
A federal judge has rejected the attempt by a union to win a court order requiring a pension fund for Illinois local governmental workers to take the political views of companies into consideration when investing public pension funds, as the judge said the Illinois Municipal Retirement Funds’ current practices don’t violate the First Amendment rights of union members.
Case activity for Tewolde Tesfaye vs Jackson Sharon on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Tewolde Tesfaye against Jackson Sharon on March 19:
Case activity for Mendoza Jose vs Claire McCarthy on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Mendoza Jose against Claire McCarthy on March 19:
Case activity for Brian Melrose vs Diana Santiavanez on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Brian Melrose against Diana Santiavanez on March 19:
Case activity for Hayden John vs Cassandra Szplett on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Hayden John and Gray Sandra against Cassandra Szplett on March 19:
Case activity for Erika Sandoval vs Serafin Barajas on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Erika Sandoval against Serafin Barajas on March 19:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 13
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 13 in the suits below:
March 13: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for property damage cases
The following property damage-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Jose Tinoco vs Graham Bryson on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jose Tinoco against Graham Bryson on March 19:
Multidistrict litigation swamps courts as rules struggle to catch up; Is reform on the way?
Multidistrict litigation – sprawling cases sometimes involving thousands of plaintiffs from all over the country – now represents more than half of the civil caseload in federal courts, according to a new survey, yet defendants complain the rules governing them are largely judge-made and haphazardly enforced.
Case activity for Lorraine Canetti vs Cynthia Thompson on March 13
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Lorraine Canetti against Cynthia Thompson on March 13:
Court activity on March 18: Lorraine Canetti vs Cynthia Thompson
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Lorraine Canetti against Cynthia Thompson on March 18: 'Postcard Generated'