Market Watch reports that two Dollar Tree employees have brought a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act for alleged failure to pay overtime and minimum wages. To view the full article click here. If you believe you might be part of a class of employees forced to…
The U.S. District Court for Minnesota is hearing a test case for how restrictive covenants are affected by social media. Our Chicago restrictive covenant litigation lawyers were extremely interested to read about TEKSystems, Inc. v. Hammernick in a June 15 ComputerWorld article. According to the article, information technology staffing…
Our Aurora, Ill. shareholder derivative claim lawyers were interested to see an appellate case that examined whether a limited liability corporation can be a party to a case brought under its own operating agreement. In Trover v. 419 OCR Inc. et al., No. 5-09-0145 (Ill. 5th, January 12, 2010),…
A company involved in an underlying federal patent infringement case may not re-litigate the question of whether its software provider should indemnify it from that case, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled. As Chicago business attorneys, we were interested to read the ruling in Peregrine Financial Group…
Public Justice had the following to say about the briefing: Would this headline surprise you? “Cell Phone Giant Rips Off Customers.” Maybe not. But what about this one? “Cell Phone Giant Rips Off Customers, Wants New Law Saying It’s OK.” That one might just catch your attention. I know it…
Our Chicago business attorneys were interested to see a decision sorting out how an individual creditor with a judgment in his favor may collect on the debt. In Tobias v. Lake Forest Partners LLC, No. 1-09-1054 (Ill. 1st June 22, 2010), Andrew Tobias lent $500,000 to Lake Forest Partners,…
Our Chicago alternative dispute resolution lawyers noted a recent Fifth District Court of Appeal ruling upholding an arbitration agreement but severing its class-action waiver. In Keefe v. Allied Home Mortgage Corporation, No. 5-07-0463 (Ill. 5th 2009) (PDF), Rosemary Keefe was the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action against…
Proposed Settlement in Class Action Suit Against Audi, Volkswagen Wins Judge’s Approval The article states: Volkswagen and Audi have agreed to pay sludge-related maintenance costs for nearly 480,000 vehicles as part of a proposed settlement conditionally approved in federal court. The order filed Thursday, September 23, 2010 by Judge…
A recent ruling clarifying how Illinois state law applies to city ordinances caught the attention of our Chicago consumer protection attorneys. In Landis et al v. Marc Realty et al, Ill. Sup. Co. No. 105568 (May 21, 2009), tenants Ana and Ken Landis signed a lease for a Chicago…
Our Illinois business and commercial emergency attorneys were interested to read an article about a lawsuit suggesting corporate “dirty tricks” by the parent company of the Jewel-Osco chain of grocery stores. Rubloff Development Group Inc., a commercial real estate developer, made that accusation in a lawsuit filed in Chicago…