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R. Scott Alsterda sues Thomas J. Dart and the Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board for invalid termination

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, R. Scott Alsterda, in his capacity as Bankruptcy Trustee for the estate of Jaime Mireles, filed a lawsuit against Thomas J. Dart and the Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board.

Eric Frankel sues Bedstone Company and John Penn for alleged violations of Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance

By Cook County Record |
The legal dispute between Eric Frankel, the plaintiff, and Bedstone Company and John Penn, the defendants, was brought before the Appellate Court of Illinois in the First District.

Derrick Martin sues City of Chicago for malicious prosecution

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, Derrick Martin, the plaintiff-appellant, filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, the defendant-appellee.

Paul M. Stanczyk sues The Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City for denial of disability benefits

By Cook County Record |
Paul M. Stanczyk, a former police officer with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), filed an appeal against The Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago (Board) in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District.

Buchanan Energy sues Cook County for unpaid fuel taxes

By Cook County Record |
Buchanan Energy (N) LLC is appealing a tax determination and assessment from the Cook County Department of Revenue and the County of Cook.

Ambit accused of allegedly rolling consumers into more expensive utility bills, after allegedly guaranteeing savings

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit accuses Ambit of breaching its contract by allegedly rolling customers from their "Guaranteed Savings Plan" to more expensive "variable plans" since 2012.

Class action accuses Real Estate One of allegedly improperly boosting agents' commissions

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit is similar to others filed against the National Association of Realtors and other brokerages, accusing them of using anticompetitive practices to boost realtor commissions at the expense of home sellers.

Kirk Hild sues Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associates and James Sullivan for alleged medical malpractice

By Cook County Record |
In the case of Kirk Hild, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Dean Hild, deceased, versus Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associates, LTD., and James Sullivan, M.D., filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois (First Judicial District), under court case ID 2022 L 006190 on March 22, 2024. The lawsuit revolves around an allegation of medical malpractice.

Adam Kingsley sues Seth Patinkin for unpaid attorney's fees and costs

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, plaintiff Adam Kingsley has won a lawsuit against defendant Seth Patinkin.

Mellody Estella Maria Williams-Huntley sues Illinois Department of Employment Security for dismissing her appeal due to lack of jurisdiction

By Cook County Record |
In the case of Mellody Estella Maria Williams-Huntley versus Illinois Department of Employment Security, Director of Illinois Department of Employment Security, Board of Review, and Social Security Administration, filed in the Appellate Court of Illinois (case ID: 1-23-0979) on March 22, 2024, Williams-Huntley appeals against the decision affirming her appeal's dismissal due to lack of jurisdiction.

Scott Wells and The City of Ann Arbor Employees’ Retirement System sue Sam K. Reed, Dennis F. Riordan, Christopher D. Sliva, and Treehouse Foods, Inc. for misleading shareholders

By Cook County Record |
Scott Wells and The City of Ann Arbor Employees’ Retirement System have filed a lawsuit against Sam K. Reed, Dennis F. Riordan, Christopher D. Sliva, and Treehouse Foods, Inc., in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District.

Ahmad Zahdan and AZ SPE, LLC sue Frontline Business Enterprise Inc. and Syed Ahmed for breach of contract

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, a lawsuit has been filed by plaintiffs Ahmad Zahdan and AZ SPE, LLC against defendants Frontline Business Enterprise Inc. and Syed Ahmed.

State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company sues Distinctive Foods, LLC and RyKrisp, LLC for not falling within the coverage provided by their insurance policies

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Plaintiff-Appellee) filed a lawsuit against Distinctive Foods, LLC and RyKrisp, LLC (Defendants).

Pepper Construction Company sues Palmolive Tower Condominiums LLC for unspecified damages

By Cook County Record |
Pepper Construction Company, an Illinois Corporation, has filed a lawsuit against Palmolive Tower Condominiums LLC and a host of other defendants in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District.

Lake County family sues Gree for home fire, injuries caused by defective dehumidifier, subject to recalls, indictments

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit claims a Gree dehumidifier caught fire in 2022 in the family's Lake County home, in which firefighters rescued one family member from a basement window and found another unresponsive on the floor of an upstairs room.

Amazon accused in class action of wrongly making Prime customers pay $3 a month to skip commercials

By Cook County Record |
Amazon has been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of unilaterally changing the terms of service for its Prime video streaming service.

Ancestry can't use arbitration clause in parents' user agreements to end kids' lawsuits

By Scott Holland |
Appeals panel said children aren't a party to parents' contracts for use of DNA test kits

Judge trims prime chunks of consumer fraud class action vs Beyond Meat

By Scott Holland |
Plaintiffs can't press claims about protein content on package-front labels

Wingstop hit with biometrics class action for allegedly allowing virtual ordering app to record customer voices on phone

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit also names as defendant tech vendor ConverseNow, allegedly the supplier of a virtual AI phone order assistant

Black female worker says Metra wrongly fired her over Covid vax mandate

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit claims the commuter rail agency wrongly denied her request for a religious exemption from the 2021 Covid vaccine mandate.