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An online exam proctoring company urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to toss a lawsuit accusing it of violating the state's landmark biometric privacy law, saying two Illinois college students' claims are barred because their universities are financial institutions protected by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
Illinois' top court upheld a win Thursday for a proposed class of homeowners accusing State Farm of automatically depreciating labor costs on top of the cost of materials when handling a property damage claim without disclosing the practice to policyholders, saying the policy is ambiguous and must therefore side with the insured.
Justices on Illinois' top court on Tuesday questioned whether a dispute over civil damages for injuries related to a settled workers' compensation claim is actually moot after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed part of the civil suit.
A group of consumers asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to grant an initial sign-off to a nearly $8 million deal with Mar-Jac Poultry and a $3.3 million deal with Harrison Poultry to resolve claims that the companies engaged in a years-long scheme to fix chicken prices.
An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action alleging that Northwestern University breached its contract with students when it shifted to virtual instruction in response to COVID-19, saying the school didn't promise in-person instruction to incoming students or create an implied contract in its communications with them.