Judge Posner’s decision in Coffey v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter R. Corp. (Metra) reasons that a railroad worker’s claims of negligence are not enough, and that providing even an image or diagram of the cab may have been enough to
Thank you for reading – I am excited to be publishing and working with LexBlog on this blog. The purpose of this blog is simple, to provide a place to write about interesting cases that come up, from the perspective
Gardner, et al. v. MeTV, 1:22-cv-05963
A class action complaint was filed against MeTV in the Northern District of Illinois at the end of October. Like many complaints of this nature, the allegations arise from MeTV’s use of Facebook Pixel,
Baker v. Match Group, Inc., et al.
Case No. 1:22-cv-06924
A class action complaint against Match Group, Inc., which owns numerous dating apps including Tinder and Hinge, was recently removed from the Cook County Circuit Court to the Northern District
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The Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court recently held that tens of thousands of dollars were not dischargeable in Chapter 7 for a Chicago-area family, who was alleged to have improperly shifted previously non-exempt bankruptcy assets. This case provides
The evidentiary issues regarding the admission or testimony that was purportedly hearsay, provides another strong example of when testimony is not hearsay, and when the rules of evidence might be used to preclude certain evidence. Further, the question of the
The Illinois Supreme Court reviews the question of whether a video recorded on an iPhone of surveillance footage is admissible or at trial, or if it is necessary to obtain the full video from the security cameras.
Nakiya Moran was convicted for murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, arising out of a 2006 shooting in Calumet City, Illinois. After being convicted, the defendant learned that Calumet City had failed to turn over a ballistics report, which
A federal class action lawsuit was filed Thursday against Mercedes-Benz in the Northern District of Illinois. The Complaint brings suit on behalf of Jim Rose, of Illinois; Anita Gian, of New York; and similarly situated individuals. Specifically, individuals who purchased
The chess world has been turned upside down, by a 19-year-old champion who defeated the perennial greatest in the world, Magnus Carlsen. After the teenager defeated Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup tournament (“Cup”) in September of 2022 in St. Louis,
