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Class action accuses Northshore University Health of allegedly wrongly asking job applicants about medical histories
The lawsuit makes the suburban health and hospital system one of the latest targeted under a mounting number of class actions under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act.
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Class action accuses debt collector Sequium of violating federal law in communicating with collection targets
The lawsuit claims the company failed to include required notices to consumers concerning their rights to dispute the alleged debt.
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Driver injured in vehicle collision after another driver allegedly ran stop sign at Oak Lawn four-way intersection
CHICAGO — A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit after another driver allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into her vehicle at the four-way intersection of Kostner Avenue and 99th Street in Oak Lawn.
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Driver sues CTA for negligence after bus driver allegedly collided with her vehicle during lane change
CHICAGO — A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority, claiming that she was injured in a vehicle collision with one of the company's buses.
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Class action: Kovitz condo law firm allegedly wrongly tried to collect unpaid condo association fees
The plaintiffs claim the law firm is attempting to collect allegedly disputed debts in ways not allowed by federal law
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Class action accuses special ed services firm Camelot Education of improperly asking job applicants about family medical history
Camelot Education, a provider of special education services, has become one of the latest Illinois employers targeted by a growing number of class action lawsuits under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act.
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Trucking company sued after driver allegedly ran red light and injured Uber passenger in vehicle collision
CHICAGO — An Uber passenger has filed a lawsuit against a trucking company, claiming that one of the company's driver's ran a red light and caused a vehicle collision on 51st St. in Chicago.
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Driver files negligence lawsuit claiming injury following rear-end collision on 63rd St. in Chicago
CHICAGO — A driver has has filed a lawsuit, claiming that he was injured when another driver rear-ended him on 63rd St. in Chicago.
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Lawsuit claims driver ran yield sign at intersection of West Crystal St. and North Kedzie Ave. and crashed into pedestrian
CHICAGO — A man has filed a lawsuit, claiming that he was injured in a vehicle collision after a driver ran a yield sign and crashed into him while he was crossing the street at the intersection of West Crystal Street and North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago.
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Ex-Q101 host Nettlebeck sues Cumulus Media for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation
Former Q101 radio host and executive producer, Justin Nettlebeck, has filed a lawsuit against his previous employer, Cumulus Media Inc., alleging the company did nothing to stop alleged abusive and sex-based behavior by a former boss at the station.
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O'Reilly Auto Parts says Chicago denied it a chance to defend vs city citations over merchandise sale prices
O'Reilly Auto Parts says the city issued citations against one of its Chicago stores, but failed to follow its own ordinances and never properly notified O'Reilly of the citations or a hearing date before an administrative law judge.
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Appeals panel: Cubs pop out in bid to defeat sports photog's lawsuit over Wrigley Field injuries
The appeals court said the arbitration clause associated with the photographer's press pass user agreement was "unconscionable" because it wasn't easy to spot online, so the Chicago Cubs can't use it to defeat a photographer's lawsuit for injuries suffered while working at Wrigley Field in 2018
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Lawsuit claims CBS2, TV news reporter defamed cop in expose over botched raid
Chicago Police officer Joseph Cappello has filed a lawsuit against the local CBS News affiliate and reporter Dave Savini, seeking more than $1 million for alleged defamation in a news report about a botched police raid in 2017
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Arab Muslim ex-DePaul teacher says school must pay $10M+ for allowing false assault charges to destroy career
The lawsuit asserts the university chose not to defend him against allegedly false sexual assault charges brought by a white female student with whom the plaintiff says he had a consensual relationship, allowing his career and reputation to be severely damaged
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Driver sues another driver claiming injury following collision at intersection of Golf and New Wilke Roads in Rolling Meadows
CHICAGO — A driver has filed a negligence lawsuit against another driver, claiming that he was injured following a vehicle collision at the intersection of Golf and New Wilke Road in Rolling Meadows.
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Driver faces injury lawsuit after backing into another vehicle in a parking lot on Halsted St. in Chicago
CHICAGO — A man has filed a negligence lawsuit, claiming that he was injured when a driver suddenly backed into his vehicle in a parking lot on Halsted St. in Chicago.
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Pedestrian files injury lawsuit after driver allegedly drove into while was crossing Madison St. in Skokie
CHICAGO — A pedestrian is suing for damages, claiming that he was crossing Madison St. in Skokie when a driver allegedly drove into him.
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Pedestrian sues driver who allegedly drove into him at intersection of Milwaukee and Foster Avenues in Chicago
CHICAGO — A pedestrian has filed a lawsuit, claiming that he was seriously injured when a driver allegedly struck him with his vehicle while he was trying to cross the intersection of Milwaukee and Foster Avenues in Chicago.
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Driver sued for negligence after crashing into car while running red light at intersection of Franklin and Washington Streets in Chicago
CHICAGO — A driver faces a negligence lawsuit after allegedly running a red light at the intersection of Franklin Street and Washington Street in Chicago and crashing into another driver.
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Diamond Waste hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans
The trash collection company in Chicago has become one of the most recent of thousands of Illinois companies hit by the potentially big-money class action lawsuits under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law