Quantcast

COOK COUNTY RECORD

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Latest News


Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

Class action accuses CommonSpirit Health of shorting workers OT

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit seeks to include thousands of current and former workers at one of the largest Catholic health systems in the U.S.

Lawsuits

Class action accuses Physicians Immediate Care over handling of data breach

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit asserts people's personal identifying information was allegedly exposed in an April 2023 data breach, but people weren't notified until 10 months later.

Lawsuits

Class action claims Target anti-shoplifting camera system violates IL biometrics privacy law

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit could carry a potentially huge payout for Target Corp., which is accused of improperly scanning the faces of people in Target stores using its anti-theft surveillance system.

Lawsuits

Lawsuits claim Henyard mistreated, fired workers in Dolton, Thornton Township for refusing illegal schemes

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Three ex-Dolton village and Thornton Township workers claim Dolton Mayor and Thorntown Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard demanded they perform illegal acts, then allegedly harassed them, and ultimately fired them for refusing.

Lawsuits

Ex-megachurch pastor's defamation claims vs opposing lawyers doesn't end attorney-client privilege: Appeals court

By Scott Holland |
The decision means ex-Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald can't get access to certain documents he claims he needs to see to press his legal claims against the church's former lawyers.

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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

Lawsuits

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.

Lawsuits

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.