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Class action: Franciscan Health, Olympia Fields medical practice lost boxes of records for 22K patients
A Homewood woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Franciscan Health system and an Olympia Fields-based medical group, accusing them of allowing the personal data of more than 22,000 patients to be breached when boxes of documents went missing from a storage facility.
Class actions ask court to void workers' comp lawsuit loans, order Oasis, E-Z Case Loans to repay borrowers
The lenders allegedly charged 'outrageous' interest rates on loans issued allegedly in violation of Illinois' workers' comp law, the lawsuits say.
Cook County: Facebook can be sued in Illinois, should 'expect to be sued' for 'data mining'
Foxx: 'Facebook is far less a website than it is a data mining company'
Judge OKs $135M deal to end class actions vs Navistar over Maxxforce engine; Lawyers to get $36M
Truck owners and lessors could get $2,500 per truck; up to $15,000 for repairs; or $10,000 rebate toward purchase of new truck
Lawsuit: American Airlines falsely accused man of intoxication, bomb threat, cost him job
A Chicago man has filed a defamation lawsuit against American Airlines, saying he lost his job after the airline allegedly kicked him off his flight and then allegedly falsely told federal airport security officials he had been intoxicated and had expressed a bomb threat.
Judge tosses racial bias suit vs CPS, says lower black enrollment caused teacher layoffs, not racism
A federal judge has dismissed a teachers union class action against the Chicago Public Schools board, which alleged discrimination against blacks was behind teacher layoffs, finding color blind bureaucracy, not racism, determined who received pink slips.
Judge finds DuPage County not on the hook for lawsuit brought by home health worker fired when state funding ran out
A federal judge put an end to a home health worker’s claim that she was wrongfully fired when the state-funded program for which she worked in DuPage County was terminated.
Ritchie Capital investors waited too long to sue audit firm McGladrey for allegedly helping Ponzi scheme: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a $100 million lawsuit in which a suburban investment group accused auditing firm McGladrey of steering its investments into a Ponzi scheme.
Judge forecloses Cook County's bid to renew tax loss claims vs Bank of America in discriminatory lending lawsuit
The judge says the county's tax loss claims remain 'too remote' to fix on Bank of America.
Defendant doctor's attempt to render medical aid to ill juror in court doesn't warrant new medmal trial: Appeals court
A state appellate court refused to grant a mistrial in a medical malpractice case, despite the plaintiffs' contention a decision by the defendant doctor and his lawyer to come to the aid of a juror who fell ill during closing arguments colored the other jurors' perceptions of the doctor.
Appeals panel: Judge OK to leave other, settled defendants off jury form in $6M asbestos verdict
Cook County judge didn't make errors in multi-million dollar action
Mercy Health can open micro-facility in Crystal Lake, appeals court rules
Appeals justices said the state board could find the lack of service in Crystal Lake, specifically, overrode concerns about excess hospital beds in McHenry County, overall.
IL appeals court denies new life to lawsuit from ex-Ogden School principal over removal
A state appeals panel has rejected an attempt by a suspended Chicago international school principal to challenge the Chicago Board of Education's hearing process that resulted in his removal from his job.
Judge orders IL to reform system supervising transgender prison inmates transitions
Transgender prison inmates in Illinois will be allowed to transition to their identifying gender and under supervision of trained medical and mental health professionals, a federal court has ruled.
Ex-Do & Co. Chicago laborer claims company violated BIPA by requiring worker fingerprint scans
A man who worked as a laborer for Do & Co Chicago is claiming the company violated Illinois law by using a fingerprint scan for tracking workers' time and attendance.
Bretford Manufacturing hit with biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans
Franklin Park-based Bretford Manufacturing is facing a class action filed by a former employee alleging the company violated Illinois law by collecting workers' biometric data.
Growing trend to restrict non-competes may particularly impact fast-food franchises, attorney says
Laws restricting the use of non-compete clauses could have an impact on the operation of fast-food franchises, according to an attorney with expertise in the field.
Appeals panel won't strike down state campaign finance law; Lawsuit said creates 'unlevel playing field'
Radio host challenged limits on independent expenditure committees
Appeals court: Cook County judge OK to send man to 'debtors prison' for not paying wife's legal bills in divorce case
An Illinois appeals court has ruled a Cook County judge was right to jail a Chicago real estate developer for not paying interim legal fees for his wife in their divorce case, rejecting the man's contention the jailing amounted to sending him to "debtor's prison" for not having the funds a judge presumes he does.
Judge blocks 3 firms from trying to pick off clients from broiler chicken class action
The order says The Coffman Firm; Kaplan Fox and Kilsheimer; and Williams Montgomery and John, sent 'misleading, slanted and potentially confusing' letters to supermarkets and others suing chicken producers over prices