News from February 2020
Jury awards Motorola Solutions $764M in copyright, stolen secrets lawsuit vs Hytera
After receiving maximum award from jury, Chicago-based Motorola Solutions will next seek injunction vs Hytera to block continued use of allegedly pilfered products
Judge: Timeshare owners can't sue Wyndham in Illinois for alleged misleading sales pitches
The judge says, since the owners made their purchases at resorts in other states, Chicago courts aren't the right forum to press their lawsuits claiming Wyndham's program doesn't live up to its sales presentations.
Brief: Fingerpint scan 'megasuit' vs timeclock vendor NovaTime covers too many different workers, employers
NovaTime says the court should pull the plug on the class action under the Illinois BIPA law because the class members' claims would be too varied to allow NovaTime to fairly defend itself.
Feb. 6: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "tort(not personal injury)" cases
The following cases categorized as "tort(not personal injury)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Feb. 6
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Feb. 6 in the suits below:
Feb. 6: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "joint action" cases
The following cases categorized as "joint action" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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ADA class action vs United catches flak from judge, who says claims would be too diverse
A Chicago federal judge has clipped the wings of a putative class action against United Airlines, which alleged physically or mentally impaired workers were not allowed to take less demanding jobs, saying such workers may have a case, but individually, not as a class.
Appeals panel says traffic concerns don't give Libertyville enough reasons to squash subdivision sought by Archdiocese
Archdiocese says Libertyville's rezoning denial suppressed its land value, thwarted sale to a developer
Appeals panel: Medical caregivers can't use their patients to sue the state to force Medicaid payments
Panel determines private 'consultants' don't have standing. The judges said the patients weren't harmed by the state's delay in processing caregivers' paychecks and would gain nothing from the lawsuit.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Feb. 5
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Feb. 5 in the suits below:
Case activity for Hertz Corporation vs Mbacham Teko on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Hertz Corporation against Mbacham Teko on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Gayane Melkonyan vs Anthony Codd on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Gayane Melkonyan against Anthony Codd on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Triplett Lester vs Choi Eun S. on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Triplett Lester against Choi Eun S. on Feb. 11.
Case activity for The Roscoe Company vs Thomas Orthodontic on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by The Roscoe Company against Thomas Orthodontic on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Illinois Farmers vs Castillo Melina on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Illinois Farmers against Castillo Melina on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Oswaldo Garcia vs Volkswagen Group on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Oswaldo Garcia against Volkswagen Group on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Preferred Capital vs Andrew Ripke on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Preferred Capital against Andrew Ripke on Feb. 11.
Case activity for Credit Acceptance vs Jon N. Goodman on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Credit Acceptance against Jon N. Goodman on Feb. 11.
Feb. 5: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle) subrogation" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle) subrogation" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: