ILCD

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Ruling type: All Substantive Discovery Procedural

C.D. Ill. · April 16, 2026 · Colleen R. Lawless

Federal Judge Tosses, Then Reopens Monell Claims Over Illinois Jail Death From Opioid Withdrawal

A Central District of Illinois judge dismissed but allowed replead of constitutional claims against a county sheriff and a private jail healthcare contractor after a detainee died of cardiac arrest following two days of untreated opioid withdrawal.

Civil Rights Mass Torts & MDL

C.D. Ill. · April 15, 2026 · Colleen R. Lawless

Black Community College Professor's Race-Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Survive Dismissal — With a Pleading Fix Required

A federal judge held that a Black probationary faculty member's Title VII claims against Lincoln Land Community College plausibly allege race discrimination and retaliation, but dismissed the First Amended Complaint without prejudice to allow the plaintiff...

Employment & Labor Civil Rights