News from March 2020
Northwestern Memorial nurse says hospital fired her for wearing N95 mask, telling coworkers mask was safer than hospital's
The nurse says the Northwestern Hospital forbade nurses from wearing N95 masks, and fired her when she emailed coworkers to say N95 masks were safer than hospital-issued masks, and showed up for work in an N95 mask.
Medical sterilization plants reopen to fight COVID, but feds discussing further steps 'at highest level' to boost medical supplies
Cobb County, Ga., officials posted a message, purportedly from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, blasting county's 'insufficient' decision to only allow limited reopening of embattled sterilization plant and hinting at possible further federal action to boost supplies of PPE and other medical gear needed vs COVID-19.
Appeals court: CBOT didn't break antitrust law by challenging firm's stab at electronic trading in 2004
A Chicago federal appeals panel has ruled the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange did not breach antitrust law 16 years ago, by allegedly trying to improperly scuttle a trading firm's electronic trading platform with a flood of regulatory objections.
March 19: 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 March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 19: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 19: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 19
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 19 in the suits below:
March 19: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "replevin" cases
The following cases categorized as "replevin" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 19: 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 March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 19: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Appeals court says woman can keep suing mobile home park despite naming the wrong company in her lawsuit
The dissenting judge accused his colleagues of speculating to fill in evidentiary blanks and doing the plaintiffs' job for them.
Appeals judges: Dish Network on hook for 66M telemarketing calls, but judge shouldn't have used Dish's 'wealth' to set $280M penalties
The judges said 'harm' not 'depth of the wrongdoer's pocket' would be better guide for setting damages over government's telemarketing claims vs satellite TV provider Dish Network.
Appeals judges end class action vs big retailers over aloe content in store-brand '100% aloe' gel
The judges said no one "took the label to mean that there was absolutely nothing other than aloe vera in the bottle.”
Kim Foxx reenters legal fight over Westlake Hospital, says hospital closure broke state law
Westlake owners Pipeline Health Systems closed hospital under bankruptcy in 2019, saying they were losing millions of dollars per month. The state's attorney says the bankruptcy involved a "sham entity."
March 17: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 17: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(motor vehicle)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(motor vehicle)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 17: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 17: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "replevin" cases
The following cases categorized as "replevin" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 17
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 17 in the suits below:
IL Supreme Court says securities firm is a 'bank' under Uniform Commercial Code, can be sued for funds transferred in hack
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a securities firm is a "bank" as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code, in a case in which the firm was sued under the code for allegedly letting a hacker steal funds from a client.