Illinois

Apple Can’t Escape App Store Antitrust Lawsuit Rules Supreme Court

Apple’s hopes to get an App Store antitrust lawsuit dismissed have fallen flat, with the US Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to a case alleging the iOS software download store is, indeed, a monopoly situation. It insisted that App Store customers were those of third-party developers using the download store to sell their titles, …


Preliminary Settlement Reached in Class Action Between Roxana Residents, Shell Oil

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently issued a preliminary order of approval for the settlement of a class action lawsuit between residents of Roxana and Shell Oil Co. This is indicative that the parties have agreed to, at the very least, the basic terms of a settlement. The order, issued Aug. 2 in response to the plaintiff’s unopposed motion for …


Pizza Delivery Driver Files Class Action, Claiming Domino’s Failed to Cover Out of Pocket Vehicle Expenses

A Domino’s Pizza delivery driver has filed a class action lawsuit against MBR Management Corporation for alleged violation of employment law. Shiloh resident Jesse Tourville, for himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint on April 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the defendant alleging that the Domino’s Pizza …


New Lawsuit Aimed at Late State Payments

Illinois (WIBQ) – A group of social service providers and businesses are trying new legal maneuvers in a bid to get overdue state funds. The Pay Now Illinois coalition paid a visit to St. Clair County Court in Belleville to file another lawsuit against the state. They previously filed a similar lawsuit in Cook County.


Illinois Service Providers File Second Lawsuit Demanding Pay

A group of agencies and businesses that provides services to state government has opened a second front in the legal fight to get Illinois to pay billions in back-due bills. The Pay Now Illinois coalition filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County on Thursday demanding state officials pay bills dating to July. An $11 billion pile of overdue bills has grown with a nearly two-year long budget stalemate.


Lawsuit Filed Against Company That Runs Illinois Lottery

A lawsuit has been filed in a southern Illinois court against the company that managed the Illinois Lottery. The Belleville News Democrat reports that the lawsuit filed in St. Clair News-Democrat Northstar Lottery Group defrauded businesses that sold scratch-off tickets and the individuals who bought them. The lawsuit comes after a Chicago Tribune story that found that …


Whitepages Latest People Search Site Hit by Class Action Alleging Wrongly Uses People’s Names for Ads

Yet another online people search website has been targeted for allegedly breaking an Illinois privacy law, as a new class action alleges WhitePages.com also wrongly uses a web search advertising technique to use people’s names to market their search reports. On Feb. 1, plaintiff Kevin Klingler, identified only as a resident of Illinois, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging the …


Oklahoma AG and EPA Pick Pruitt Stalled Pollution Lawsuit After Contributions From Poultry Industry

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, walked back a legal fight to clean up rivers polluted by chicken manure after accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions linked to the poultry industry, campaign and court records show. A report by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group …


Exxon Faces Anti-Gay Bias Lawsuit as Trump Taps CEO for State

The Illinois Department of Human Rights has found “substantial evidence” of anti-gay discrimination at ExxonMobil. (Photo of Exxon sign by Ildar Sagdejev, photo of Mobil sign by Terence Ong; courtesy Wikimedia Commons). President-elect Donald Trump has tapped for secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, a company that faces a lawsuit accusing it of anti-gay discrimination in its …


Intelius Hit With Class Action Alleging Their Personal Info Reports Violate Illinois Publicity Rights Law

The operators of Intelius, a website offering and selling personal information reports, faces a class action complaint alleging Intelius’ products violates Illinois’ law governing who can control that personal information. Lake Forest resident Michael R. Siegel filed his complaint in Cook County Circuit Court Oct. 20, targeting Inome Inc.,of Bellevue, Wash., operator of the Intelius.com …