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WEBThe FBI agreed Monday to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity and the need to take contraception "to control their moods.”.
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WEBThe nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission that it reaped millions of dollars via deceptive business practices, including forcing tenants to pay undisclosed fees on top of their monthly rent. By Alex Veiga.
Federal judge tosses challenge to electronic voting in Illinois
WEB1 day ago — A federal judge rejected a bid by three Illinois voters to force the state to scrap electronic voting in favor of hand-counting ballots.In a written opinion Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed the voters’ lawsuit accusing state officials of violating their constitutional rights by approving electronic voting systems that purportedly are ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 — Links to the full text of recent decisions by the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court.
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WEBA federal judge tossed a tortious interference claim but allowed to two other counts to proceed in a lawsuit that alleges Allstate Insurance Co. blocked a woman’s attempts to sell her exclusive agency — one that sold only Allstate policies — in order to obtain her “book of business” at a reduced price. By Patricia Manson.
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Spoliation claim against Chicago over lost tree branch tossed
WEB1 day ago — A woman who was injured when a tree branch fell on her failed to convince a state appellate panel to allow spoliation claims against the city of Chicago over its loss of a tree limb, alleging the missing evidence was detrimental to her negligence case.Melinda Cardella sued the city alleging that it negligently maintained the tree that fell on and injured her on Aug. 30, 2013.Following a trial ...
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WEBSun-Times seeks dismissal of defamation lawsuit. In a case testing the limits of a state law designed to protect citizen participation in government, the Chicago Sun-Times is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to dismiss a defamation suit filed against it by a former state official. By Jerry Nowicki.
Chicago Bar Association releases judicial ratings
WEB15 hours ago — Seven judicial candidates running for Cook County Circuit Court received negative ratings in the Chicago Bar Association’s evaluation for the Nov. 5 general election.The evaluation, released Wednesday, rated candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court, 1st District Appellate Court, Cook County Circuit Court and its subcircuits as being either “highly qualified,” “qualified” or “not ...
Subrogation for one insured OK even if loss paid to second party
WEB1 day ago — Posted October 1, 2024 11:27 AM. The Illinois Supreme Court recently held that an insurer, as subrogee of the owner of a building under construction, was entitled to seek reimbursement from a subcontractor whose allegedly negligent work gave rise to property damage, despite the insurer’s payment of the loss to an insured other than the owner.