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Class action says Ledger owes customers for allegedly misleading about security of its crypto wallets

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit had been filed in federal court in New York, but was transferred to Chicago federal court

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Class action targets online test prep biz Themis Bar Review over alleged tracking pixels

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts the company allegedly allowed Facebook to access personal identifying information about users of Themis' website through the use of so-called tracking pixel installed on the website.

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Class action says Quaker Oats failed to tell customers its products contain traces of plant growth regulator chemical

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts Quaker Oats has violated numerous state consumer protection laws.

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Class action accuses Eggland's Best of allegedly falsely claiming its eggs are lower in saturated fat

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit alleges Eggland's Best misled consumers by advertising its eggs contained "25% less saturated fat than regular eggs," when the lawsuit claims lab tests reveal the opposite

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Bears sued for discriminating vs white males in 'Diversity' job post limited to 'people of color,' women

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court, and accused the Chicago Bears of violating state and federal anti-discrimination laws by listing non-white race and 'female' as required job qualifications for a "Diversity Legal Fellow" job opening with the organization

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Class action accuses Quaker Oats of failing to warn customers about salmonella risk on product labels

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit doesn't allege anyone was actually exposed to salmonella, only that Quaker Oats allegedly should have stated on their product labels that their products could contain salmonella.

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Class action accuses Prairie Village senior living centers over worker fingerprint scans

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts Prairie Village and Vantage Senior Care improperly required workers to scan fingerprints when punching the clock

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Parents drop lawsuit accusing Skokie Fairview District 72 of racism; District called accusations 'repugnant,' 'baseless'

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A group of parents appear to have ended their lawsuit against Skokie Fairview Elementary School District 72, in which they had accused school officials of 'white supremacism,' in part for refusing to accede to demands for 'anti-racism' training for students and staff in response to alleged racist student behavior

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Chicago area investors part of nationwide $180M class action vs movie financier Jason Cloth over filmmaking 'Ponzi scheme'

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The complaint asserts Cloth, who has helped finance numerous big money productions, including "Babylon," "Mission: Impossible," "Joker," and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," is actually an alleged scammer who used multiple entities to try to stay ahead of investors, and leave them holding the bag.

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Class action accuses JBS Carriers of allegedly improperly using biometric cameras to monitor drivers on the job

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit accuses JBS of violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act. It is one of thousands filed against employers under that law in Illinois.

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Judicial Watch files lawsuit against Illinois State Board of Elections

By Cook County Record |
Judicial Watch, an educational and awareness organization, has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Illinois State Board of Elections and Executive Director Bernadette Matthews. The lawsuit claimed that the Board failed to clean their voter rolls and produced election related records in compliance with federal law.

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Class action accuses Chicago area nursing home group over worker fingerprint scans

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit accuses the company, which operates several nursing care facilities in the Chicago region, of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

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Gonnella says insurance company wrongly refusing to pay for its lawsuit vs ex-worker accused of defrauding company

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring Arch Insurance to fund Gonnella's action against an ex-employee who allegedly teamed with his wife to steer big purchases to a shell company they set up.

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Class action: ERC Specialists allegedly scammed small businesses seeking CARES Act tax credits

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts the defendant allegedly misled businesses over the question of whether they could qualify for employee retention tax credits under the federal law.

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Cubs sue shuttered jet club Aerovanti, say they left Cubs holding bag worth millions on sweepstakes offer

By Cook County Record |
The Chicago Cubs have lodged a lawsuit against the now-defunct private jet club, Aerovanti. The baseball team alleges that Aerovanti owes them millions for purportedly "ghosting" the Cubs on a sweepstakes promotion, thereby leaving the Cubs to deal with the fallout.

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BNSF to pay $75M to settle truckers' fingerprint scan class action; Lawyers could get $27M

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The settlement would end the court fight in the first class action under the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act to go to trial. A federal judge last summer tossed out a $228 million jury award secured by plaintiffs.

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Baird & Warner accused in class action of allegedly conspiring to force home sellers to pay buyers' agents, brokers

By Cook County Record |
The class action accuses Baird & Warner of allegedly violating Illinois' state antitrust and consumer fraud laws.

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Class action accuses trucking companies of alleged federal Truth In Leasing, state wage law violations

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit targets trucking companies Unlimited Carrier Inc., Trans Quality Inc. and ES Express Lines Inc.