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Foxx files suit to get Viverette removed from office in Ford Heights over past criminal convictions
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove Ford Heights Village Trustee Jimmy Viverette from office due to his past criminal convictions.
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Society Insurance says shouldn't be obligated to cover Cermak Produce vs employees' biometrics class action
Society Insurance has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to provide insurance coverage to Cermak Produce, a Chicago-area supermarket chain, in connection with a class action lawsuit.
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Judge: Arbitration clause can potentially end strippers' class action vs club
Lawsuit filed against Scores Chicago Gentleman's Club before Gender Violence Act applied to corporate entities
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Coca-Cola can't seal up class action over artificial sweeteners in Fresca
Legal dispute redounds to definition of 'soda water'
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'Palpable injustice:' Appeals panel says Cook Co. judge wrongly allowed 'one-sided' trial vs restaurant owner
An IL state appeals panel says Cook County Judge Robert Harris wrongly moved ahead with a "one-sided" trial in which a Rogers Park restaurant owner was ordered to pay $500K to Loyola University amid a court fight over Loyola's alleged refusal to let him reopen a fine dining restaurant in 2021
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Judge peels off class action vs Kroger over effectiveness of lidocaine pain patches
A federal judge faulted prolific labeling fraud lawsuit filer attorney Spencer Sheehan for attempting to proceed with the class action by swapping out claims and plaintiffs, after the first claim didn't entirely pan out in court
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Biometrics class action tags timeclock maker EPay and one of its clients over worker face scans
A class action lawsuit has accused timeclock maker EPay Systems and a facilities maintenance company, All 1 Service, which uses EPay's timeclocks, of allegedly wrongly scanning workers' faces when they punch the clock, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
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Sargent Logistics accused in class action for scanning truck drivers' faces on the job
A class action lawsuit has accused trucking company Sargent Logistics of allegedly improperly scanning the faces of workers in the company's delivery vehicles, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
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Northwestern, Notre Dame among top U.S. colleges hit with class action over financial aid practices
A new class action lawsuit says some of America's top colleges and universities have for nearly two decades violated U.S. antitrust law by collectively making it harder for students to obtain need-based financial aid by forcing them to include non-custodial parent income on applications
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Class action accuses Advance Auto Parts of wrongly scanning delivery drivers' faces
A class action lawsuit has accused Advance Auto Parts of allegedly improperly scanning the faces of workers in the company's delivery vehicles, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
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Class action accuses Lakeshore Recycling of wrongly scanning trash collectors' faces while in their trucks
A class action lawsuit has accused waste collection company Lakeshore Recycling of allegedly wrongly scanning its trash truck drivers' faces while they are on the job, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
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Jury orders ex-Acadia owner McCaskey to pay former server $4.5M over alleged online harassment
A Cook County jury agreed chef Ryan McCaskey, former owner of the Acadia restaurant in Chicago, allegedly used internet aliases to try to mask a campaign of online harassment against ex-Acadia server Cody Nason in retaliation for sharing embarrassing stories about McCaskey to an Instagram account
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Class action accuses Napleton Automotive of running consumer credit reports without authorization
A class action lawsuit has accused the Ed Napleton Automotive dealerships of allegedly running consumers' credit without their consent or knowledge, allegedly in violation of federal law.
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Cartier accused in class action of wrongly refusing to honor warranty on eyewear past 2 years
A class action lawsuit has accused eyewear maker Cartier of allegedly violating multiple laws in Illinois, California and other states by allegedly refusing to honor a warranty on its products beyond two years.
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Turano Baking Co. accused of wrongly asking applicants about family medical history
A class action lawsuit has accused the Turano Baking Company of allegedly wrongly asking job applicants about their personal and family medical history, allegedly in violation of Illinois' genetic information privacy law.
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Class action says Walgreens sells bandages that contain PFAS
A class action lawsuit has accused Walgreens of allegedly selling bandages that contain PFAS without warning customers.
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Judge closes door on legal aid group's suit vs landlord over 'No Evictions' policy
Legal Aid Chicago accused Hunter Properties of allegedly violating federal and state housing anti-discrimination laws by allegedly refusing to rent apartments to people who had been subject to eviction proceedings. A federal judge said the group can't show it was actually harmed by the policy
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Pipe maker J-M says big asbestos firm Simmons Hanly shouldn't escape lawsuit fraud claims
J-M Manufacturing is pushing back against efforts by prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy to end J-M's lawsuit accusing Simmons of a racket of "sham" asbestos lawsuits. The Simmons firm claims such racketeering claims aren't allowed against law firms over such litigation activities
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Judge: Speedway will need settlement or trial to end class action over worker fingerprint scans
A federal judge rejected attempts by Speedway to avoid paying out millions of dollars or more to as many as 7,200 workers at its Illinois stores for allegedly wrongly requiring them to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock at work, as part of a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
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Judge: Revlon can't yet use bankruptcy court orders to pare down hair relaxer lawsuits
A Chicago federal judge rejected Revlon's attempt to pull the plug on what Revlon said was an attempt by plaintiffs to use class action litigation to pull an "end-run around" orders from a New York bankruptcy court limiting the number of lawsuits Revlon must face claiming its hair relaxer products caused cancer