News from April 2021
Class action: Pace Bus doesn't pay drivers enough for inspecting bus, working 11+ hours in a day
A class action lawsuit has accused Pace Suburban Bus of allegedly shorting its bus drivers pay.
Road builders ask IL Supreme Court to force Cook County to spend $250M transportation taxes on transportation projects
A coalition of associations representing road and transportation construction contractors have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to overrule lower courts who determined the Illinois state constitution's transportation lockbox amendment doesn't apply to Cook County and other local home rule governments.
Pritzker can't kill FoxFire legal challenge of guv's restaurant shutdown order, Springfield judge says
'The governor cannot rely on emergency powers indefinitely,' wrote Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow, in denying Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the owner of Geneva restaurant, FoxFire.
March 31: 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 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 31: 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 March 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 31
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 31 in the suits below:
March 31: 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 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Restaurant, retail advocates urge appeals panel to limit 'absurd,' 'grossly excessive' reach of IL biometrics law
Retail and restaurant associations have asked the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to side with White Castle in a dispute over "absurd" sums that class action plaintiffs can demand in lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Appeals court: IL state government not required to sue Chicago to force turnover of $11M in abandoned checks
A split appeals panel has ruled the state had the right to refrain from suing the city of Chicago for failing to turn over $11 million in uncashed checks, which whistleblowers brought to the state's attention, because the city's actions did not harm the state.
March 30: 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 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: 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 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "property damage" cases
The following cases categorized as "property damage" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: 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 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: 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 March 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: 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 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 30: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "personal injury(subrogation)" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury(subrogation)" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on March 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on March 30
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on March 30 in the suits below:
March 30: 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 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Whole Foods can't be sued in Illinois for selling bottled water with too much arsenic: Judge
Whole Foods' promotion of the Starkey Water product on its website is not enough to allow the Texas-based company to face a class action in Illinois courts, under Illinois law, a federal judge ruled.
Judge refuses to step in to block execution of settlement between Homewood, country club redeveloper
In emergency hearing, a Cook County judge questioned the need for action to block a settlement deal that both sides considered 'binding,' though it is opposed by anti-redevelopment activists. The Homewood Village Board is expected to consider its next move at a meeting April 13