Lubin Austermuehle prosecutes consumer protection class-action lawsuits on a regular basis, and in order to best serve our present and future clients, we are always mindful of new Illinois cases in the field. Howard v. Chicago Transit Authority is a consumer rights decision from the Appellate Court of Illinois that…
There are many employees out there who should be getting paid overtime wages, but because they have been misclassified by their employers, those people are being paid on a salary basis instead. We at Lubin Austermuehle know that these things happen, which is why we fight for the rights of…
Judge Allows Redlining Suits to Proceed Two cases, one stemming from practices in Memphis and another in Baltimore, accuse Wells Fargo of steering black clients to expensive subprime loans. The Article reports: “The City of Memphis and Shelby County have not alleged that Wells Fargo lending practices resulted in a…
Over the course of three months, the BP Macondo well gushed an estimated 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. One year since the explosion, hundreds of Gulf residents and business owners are still embroiled in a complex legal battle with BP and other companies involved. Host…
Trade secrets are the lifeblood of many companies these days, and protecting those secrets is always of the utmost importance. Through our years of experience advising and representing companies, we here at Lubin Austermuehle know how to maintain the security of your trade-secret portfolio and prosecute those who attempt to…
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNXtjk-w6Vs We bring suit for odometer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars. Super Lawyers has selected our DuPage and Cook County auto-fraud and lemon law attorneys as among the top 5% in Illinois. We only collect our fee if we win…
Star Chef, Facing a Suit, Files for Bankruptcy By NICK FOX Published: April 26, 2011 The Chapter 7 petition by the celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian may help him to fend off more than $1 million in legal claims from his former kitchen staff at Country. Many restaurants around the…
Every man and woman who goes to work each day has the right to be paid for his or her labor, but sometimes the companies for whom they work either fail to do so, or miscalculate the wages that they owe their employees. Those miscalculations may be intentional or they…
Most employers at some point will face the prospect of an employee failing to perform their job adequately. Additionally, some employees breach fiduciary duties owed the company or commit fraud and other harmful acts during the course of their employment. Hytel Group, Inc. v. Butler is a recent case out…
This is a very interesting and thought provoking story. Lubin Austermuehle is a full-service litigation firm based in Chicago and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois that focuses on handling many of the legal issues confronting businesses in today’s world. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants, and we have experience representing clients in…