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- Chicago Tribune Settles Class Action Alleging Subscribers Overcharged
- Sketchers Settles Class Actions Alleging That its Shape-Ups Don't Really Help Consumers Get in Shape
- Claim for Fraud in the Sale of a Business Requires Proof of Both Reasonable and Justifiable Reliance on a Misrepresentation - Walid v. Irene Couture
- Literary Agent Sued for Allegedly Stealing Rights for "To Kill a Mocking Bird" From Harper Lee
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- New Kickback Lawsuit Brought Against Novartis
- Lawyers on Both Sides of a Lawsuit Removed From the Case By the Judge Due to Alleged Court Room Antics
- Former Illinois Governor Thompson Says That Recent Lawsuit Against the White Sox is Simply a Self-Serving Tirade
- Honeygate Leads to Civil Anti-Dumping Suit Relating Chinese Honey Being Dumped into the U.S. Market
- Motion to Dismiss Denied in Lawsuit Alleging Law Schools Deceive Applicants to Enroll
- Apple Settles Breach of Warranty Class Action Over Alleged Misuse of Water Damage Claims
- Court Limits Preliminary Injunction in Non-Compete Case Based on Indefinite Contractual Term - EXFO America, Inc. v. Herman
- Speedway Motors Litigation Continues
- Criminal Defense Lawyer in Drew Peterson Case Files Libel and Defamation Law Suit
- Ford Sued in Class Action Claiming Unintended Acceleration
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- Apple Settles Breach of Warranty Class Action Over Allegedly False Claims that IPhones Weren't Covered by Warranty due to Water Damage
- Court Decertifies AriZona Ice Class Action Which Alleged All Natural Claims Were False
- Illinois Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Junk Fax Insurance Case
- Court Dismisses Libor Price Fixing Claims
- Cass Sunstein Former Chief Regulator for the Obama Administration Discusses the Importance of Ensuring that Consumer Disclosures are Written in Plain English Which Consumers Understand
- Chicago Federal Court Certifies Class Action Against comScore For Alleged Data Misappropriation
- Court Denies Preliminary Injunction for Alleged Violation of a Covenant Not to Compete - Matter of Richard Manno & Co., Inc. v. Manno
- Supreme Court Doesn't Require Expert's Opinion to Meet Daubert Standard in Determining Class Certification
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- Supreme Court Interprets Class Action Fairness Act to Prevent Class Representative to Limit Damages for the Class to Below $5 Million to Keep Case Out of Federal Court
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- Class Action Lawsuit Against LinkedIn for Privacy Breach Dismissed
- Prior Restraint on Lawyer's Free Speech Right to Criticize Class Action Settlement Lifted But For the Wrong Reasons
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- California Federal Court Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Claiming Unpaid Commissions - Park v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
- Posner Decision Breathes New Life Into Class Actions in Sears Front Loading Washer Litigation
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- DiTommaso-Lubin's Oak Brook and Chicago Attorneys Peter Lubin and Vincent DiTommaso Named 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers as Class-Action, Business Litigation and Consumer Rights Attorneys
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- IRS Awards Whistleblower a Record $104 Million
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- New Jersey Court Shoots Down Forum Selection Clause in UPS Franchise Case - The Business Store v. Mail Boxes Etc.
- Illinois Court Limits Consumer Fraud Claims in Business Disputes - Classic Business Corporation v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC.
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- Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens Discusses Bush v. Gore
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- 7th Circuit Finds that Dunning Letter Containing Puffery Does not Violate the FDCPA
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- Court of Appeals Upholds Bonus Award Against Suit by Minority Shareholders, Applying Safe Harbor and Business Judgment Rules - Warren v. Campbell Farming Corp.
- Business Owners Beware: Tips are for Employees Only - Gionfriddo v. Jason Zink, LLC. (D MD 2011)
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- 7th Circuit Reverses its Decision in Sears Class-Action
- Non-Compete Agreements 101: Consideration and Undue Hardship - PolyOne Corp. v. Barnett
- Combining Two or More Classes into One Toxic Contamination Action - Thomas v. Wilbert & Sons, LLC
- Illinois Court Shoots Down Unreasonable Noncompete Agreement – Peerless Industries, Inc. v. Crimson AV, LLC.
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- llinois Appellate Court Rules that a Relocation Provision in a Commercial Lease Must Abide by State Regulations
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- Appellate Court Overturns Grant of Summary Judgment in Successor Liability Case
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- Class Action Certification in Toxic Pollution Cases: It's Not Whether You Will Win or Lose, but How You Will Play the Game - Price v. Martin
- Class Certification Order Affirmed By Appellate Court
- Retraction Regarding a Misunderstanding as to Blog Post on Janowiak v. Tiesi
- Illinois Court Rules that Class Certification in Toxic Dumping Cases is Not an “All or Nothing” Decision - Leib v. Rex Energy Operating Corp.
- Employers Can Require Exempt Employees to Take Mandatory Leave and Still Meet the IMWL Salary Basis Test
- Illinois Noncompete Agreements 101 - Nortek Products Ltd v. FNA Group, Inc.
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- Michigan Toxic Pollution Class Action Stalls in Circuit Court - Dow Chemical v. Henry
- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Employees Entitled to Compensation for Time Spent Donning Safety Gear Under State Law
- Court Certifies Class-Action for Unpaid Employee Login Time
- Chicago Tribune Reports on Litigation Arising Out of Bankruptcy of Giordano's Pizza Franchisor
- CNN reports: Designer Loses First Round of Trademark Lawsuit on Red Soled High Heels -- Lawyer Vows to Continue the Fight on Appeal and Lambasts Judge's Decision
- SEC Opens New Whistle Blower Office
- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Grants Conditional Class Certification for Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime
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- Federal District Court Exercises Supplemental Jurisdiction Over Counterclaims Regarding Ownership of Employee-Created Farm Equipment Patents
- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Grants Motion to Strike Putative Overtime Class-Action
- This American Life Reports: "When Patents Attack"
- Video on Internet Fraud
- Fraud Magazine Reports: "In the Wake of Significant Legislative Changes, the Civil False Claims Act Hauls in $3 Billion in Fiscal Year 2010"
- DiTommaso-Lubin's Oak Brook and Chicago Attorneys Peter Lubin and Vincent DiTommaso Named 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers as Class-Action, Business Litigation and Consumer Rights Attorneys
- Consumer Law and Policy Blog Reports: "Grand Theft Auto, or Preemption Run Amok"
- Video -- The Federal Goverment Loses Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Each Year to Fraud -- Our Chicago Business Trial and Fraud Lawyers Bring Qui Tam and Whistle Blower Claims to Assist in Recovering Some of Those Monies
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- Construction Workers File Class Action to Obtain Unpaid Overtime
- Video -- Fraudster Barry Minkow Describes How He Conceals Fraud From Auditors -- Our Chicago Litigation Attorneys Combat Business Fraud and Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
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- Video -- New Complaints Against Car Dealership
- Video On Used Car Dealer Sued For Fraud BY AG -- Our Chicago Auto Dealer Fraud Lawyers File Suit On Behalf of Consumers
- Wall Street Journal Reports: "Judge Rules Against Lightstone And Enforces Bad Boy Clause in Real-Estate Loan Penalizing Borrower For Declaring Bankruptcy"
- Appellate Court Overturns Dismissal of Chicago Paramedics Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
- Appellate Court of Illinois Upholds Circuit Court's Rescission of Oral Agreement to Jointly Purchase a Gas Station due to Fraudulent Misrepresentation
- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Grants Motion to Send Notice to Expanded Class in Unpaid Overtime Class-Action Litigation
- Illinois' Franchise Act Does Not Require Manufacturers to Extend Contractual Agreements that Grant Exclusive Sales Territory
- LLC Operating Agreement Arbitration Clauses are Only Enforceable Against Those Party to the Agreement
- Appellate Court Holds Mechanics Lien Pursuant to an Oral Contract Valid Under Home Repair and Remodeling Act
- Video Discussing Non-Compete Agreements
- Appellate Court of Illinois Upholds Discharge of Guaranty Contract on Discharge Grounds
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- NPR Reports in Two Stories About New Orleans Judge Who Will Hear Gulf Spill Cases
- Video -- Luxury Used Car Dealer Arrested for Consumer Fraud
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- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Double Derivative Shareholder Action Due to Lack of Parent / Subsidiary Corporate Relationship
- Class Members Don't Need Identical Claims to Maintain a Class-Action Under the FLSA
- Indiana District Court Certifies Class-Action Under FLSA for Untimely Overtime Payments
- New York Times reports: "Truck Dealers Win $2 Billion in Ford Suit"
- NPR Reports "Courts Consider Blocking Massey Mine Merger"
- Law 360 reports: "Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $187M Wal-Mart Judgment"
- CNN reports: "Florida Judge Allows Suits Against Chiquita to Move Forward"
- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Denies Motion to Stay Shareholder Derivative Suit Under Abstention Doctrine
- New York Times Reports That Nation's Second Largest For Profit University is the Target of a Whistle Blower Suit for Allegedly Defrauding Government into Funding Student Loans
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- Northern District of Illinois Denies Class Certification in an Action to Recover Unpaid Overtime Under FLSA
- New York Times Reports: "Judge Allows Redlining Suits to Proceed"
- NPR Reports: "Gulf Residents, Businesses Entangled In Bitter Legal Battle"
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- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Grants Injunction in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Case
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- New York Times Reports: "Star Chef, Facing a Suit, Files for Bankruptcy" to Shut Down Wage and Overtime Class-Action
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- Northern District of Illinois Rules that Arbitration Clause in Employee Handbook is Enforceable
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- NPR reports: "Supreme Court Hears Argument in Data Mining Case"
- Northern District of Illinois Federal Court Grants Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Request for Injunctive Relief in Breach of Contract Case
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- Wall Street Joural Reports Apple Sues HTC
- Wall Street Journal Reports: "Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM"
- Bloomberg Reports: "AIG, Three Others Will Pay $27 Million in Antitrust Suit"
- Illinois Federal District Court Denies Class Certification for Violations of IMWL and IWPCA Under FRCP 23
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- A New Article in the Illinois Bar Journal: "Officers and Directors Can Require Their Corporation to Pay Their Legal Fees"
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- NPR Reports: "For-Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud, Used Deceptive Marketing, GAO Reports"
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- The New York Law Journal Reports: "Court Certifies Class of Exotic Dancers in Action Over Unpaid Wages"
- Wall Street Journal Reports: "Dead Soul Is a Debt Collector -- Deceased Woman's Name Was Robo-Signed on Thousands of Affidavits"
- Bloomberg Reports: "NetFlix Faces Class Action in Subscriber Antitrust Case Over DVD Rentals"
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- NPR Reports: Supreme Court Case Tests Bans On Class-Action Suits November 09, 2010
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