A federal judge in Chicago affirmed that an attorney’s practice of requiring clients to sign two engagement letters—one before filing and one after—violated federal bankruptcy disclosure laws, wiping out his right to collect fees.
A federal judge in Chicago ruled that a plaintiff failed to prove a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal crash actually had a video camera installed, denying a motion for sanctions over missing footage.
A federal judge has allowed a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against a Chicago school district to proceed to trial, rejecting the district's claim that it provided adequate accommodations for a student with severe medical conditions.
AbbVie’s trade secret suit against BeiGene survives a motion to dismiss, with the court finding the complaint plausibly alleged the company took reasonable measures to protect its cancer drug designs and described them with sufficient specificity.
A federal judge in Chicago allowed a pediatric epidemiologist to testify in a bellwether trial alleging Mead Johnson’s formula caused necrotizing enterocolitis in a premature infant, ruling the expert’s opinion fits the case facts.
A federal judge granted Amazon summary judgment in a disability-discrimination suit, ruling that a former warehouse worker caused a breakdown in the interactive process by rejecting alternative footwear and failing to provide medical documentation.
A federal judge held Cook County liable under Monell for deliberately ignoring the obvious risk that its property tax sale system would strip homeowners of equity without compensation, violating the Fifth and Eighth Amendments.
A senior living facility providing specialized care for disabled residents qualifies as a public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, allowing key disability claims to proceed despite a statute of limitations bar for one plaintiff, a...
A federal judge ruled that Sheriff Thomas Dart cannot be held personally liable for a correctional officer’s termination because the officer’s complaint failed to allege that the Sheriff personally participated in the disciplinary decision, even though his...
A federal judge ruled that Cook County is liable under Section 1983 for its deliberate indifference to constitutional violations in its property tax sale system, finding the county knew its policy of withholding excess equity from homeowners was unlawful...
Two women say their trafficker called one hotel "his stomping grounds" — and that staff there knew exactly why.
A federal judge held that Cook County waived its res judicata defense by twice declining to raise it, allowing a longtime public health nurse to proceed with her age-discrimination and FMLA claims.
Two sex trafficking survivors have cleared a motion to dismiss against major hotel operators and franchisors, including Choice Hotels and Marriott, under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
A federal judge in Chicago denied Helia Healthcare Services' motion to dismiss a putative class action, holding that the company's bare denials of the allegations and improperly submitted extrinsic documents did not constitute a legal argument for dismissal.
A federal judge in Chicago allowed notice to be sent in a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action against Allied First Bank, ruling the bank failed to prove its employees met the salary basis test for overtime exemption.
A federal judge in Chicago transferred a patent infringement lawsuit against Google to the Northern District of California, ruling that the West Coast forum offered clearer access to witnesses and physical evidence.
A federal judge refused to let body-camera footage end the case at the pleading stage, ruling it did not conclusively show the shooting was reasonable.
Three consumers who say a frozen-fish manufacturer added a chemical preservative and water to its fillets — then labeled them "100% Whole Fish Fillets" — get to press their case.
A Chicago woman whose discharged debts kept showing up as past due on her credit report can still pursue one theory against Experian — just not the one that would have required the agency to comb through bankruptcy dockets.
Judge John J. Tharp granted Will County’s motion to dismiss a §1983 national origin and ancestry discrimination claim against the Sheriff in both personal and official capacities, but granted leave to amend.