News from July 2021
July 8: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "breach of warranty" cases
The following cases categorized as "breach of warranty" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: 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 July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on July 8
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on July 8 in the suits below:
July 8: 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 July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: 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 July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 8: 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 July 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
New filings: $80M judgment, $15M legal fees should be axed, because settlement cost plaintiffs standing in 20-year-old case
The settlement effectively means the named, individual plaintiffs will gain nothing from the so-called derivative action on behalf of investment partnerships, so there is no longer any justification for a judgment that would net a group of lawyers, which could include a sitting Cook County judge, $15 million in fees, the defendants argue.
Appeals panel says no legal fees for firm that challenged Pritzker's attempt to rewrite workers' comp COVID rules
The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission pulled back the governor's requested COVID rules before a judge could invalidate them, the Fourth District Appellate Court ruled.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on July 7
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on July 7 in the suits below:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for "fraud" cases
The following cases categorized as "fraud" were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
July 7: 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 July 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Content Of Rep. Sean Casten’s Character: His New Video On Critical Race Theory
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Glen Ellyn, says only a "small minority" of racist Americans are opposed to teaching and implementing the principles of Critical Race Theory throughout the U.S. Data and court cases say that's not true, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints.
Cicero redirects sewage fight with BSNF to Cook County court, says isn't trying to shut down big BNSF rail yard anymore
The town of Cicero has filed suit against BNSF, saying the railroad's big railyard causes flooding throughout Cicero. BNSF had targeted Cicero for trying to jack up its sewer bills by 1,250% and then threatening to close the railyard unless BNSF paid up.
Edward Jones agrees to deal valued at $58M to settle Black financial advisers' discrimination class action
About 800 Black financial advisers would receive at least $42,000 each under the settlement. Lawyers would get $8.5 million.
Pritzker asks appeals court to lift feds oversight of state hiring, imposed to block political hiring practices
Reform advocates have said Pritzker's request is premature, because the state hasn't shown it has stopped politically motivated hiring