United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2017

108 opinions

Charles GAGNON, Plaintiff, v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Seterus, Inc., Pierce & Associates, P.C., Equifax Information Services LLC, and Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Defendants 2017-01-03
Christopher HICKS, Plaintiff, v. Barry CLARK, et al, Defendants 2017-01-04
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 399, AFL-CIO; International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO; Construction and General Laborers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity, Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO; and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Plaintiffs, v. VILLAGE OF LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS; Peter Kinsey, Chief of Police; Elizabeth Brandt, Mayor; and Barbara Mastandrea, Village Clerk, Defendants 2017-01-07
Paul MYVETT, Plaintiff v. CHICAGO POLICE DETECTIVE EDWARD HEERDT, et al., Defendants 2017-01-09
CITY OF EVANSTON, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, v. NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, and Commonwealth Edison Company, an Illinois Corporation, Defendants 2017-01-17
Denise SIMON-LEVEQUE, Plaintiff, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2017-01-17
Jessica BALLARD, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., and Pamela Clermont, individually, Defendants 2017-01-18
Scott GAGNON, Plaintiff, v. Carolyn COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2017-01-19
Stephanie KAPLAN, Plaintiff, v. Kimberly JEWETT, Defendant 2017-01-19
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ARIEL CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, Defendant 2017-01-21
CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST and Southwest Areas Pension Fund; and Arthur H. Bunte, Jr., as Trustee, Plaintiffs, v. SIDNEY INSULATION, INC., a Missouri corporation, Defendant 2017-01-23
IN RE: Ramon AGUIRRE, et al., Debtors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Appellant, v. Wheeler Financial, Inc., Appellee 2017-01-23
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. Daniel C. USTIAN, Defendant 2017-01-24
John CANNICI, Plaintiff, v. VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Melrose Park, Illinois, Michael Caputo, Mark Rauzi and Pasquale Esposito, Members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Melrose Park, Richard Beltrame, Melrose Park Fire Chief, and Ronald Serpico, Mayor of Melrose Park, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants 2017-01-27
Michael and Christine MIKSIS, on Behalf of John Miksis, Plaintiffs, v. EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT # 202, Defendant 2017-01-27
Jennifer L. CRAMBLETT, Plaintiff, v. MIDWEST SPERM BANK, LLC, Defendant 2017-01-27
Andrew KOZAR, Plaintiff, v. Officer MUNOZ, Officer Hardwick, Officer Ervin, Officer Fabian, Officer Collier, Officer Smith, and County of Cook, Defendants 2017-01-31
Rick LINDSEY, Plaintiff, v. Officer Michael ORLANDO, Star 5594, Officer Jaime Falardeau, Star 9431, in their individual capacity, the City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, Delta Airlines, Inc., a private corporation, and its agents Thomas Steinfels and Marcella Pirvu, Defendants 2017-02-02
Dawn Edythe CAMPBELL, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth R. CAMPBELL, and Campbell Professional Services, LLC, Defendants 2017-02-03
Jacquelyn MCKAY, Plaintiff, v. VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS, Defendant 2017-02-07
Carl LOWE and Kearby Kaiser, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CVS PHARMACY, INC., MinuteClinic, LLC, and West Corporation, Defendants 2017-02-09
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL, USA, INC., Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, v. SPARKLING DRINK SYSTEMS INNOVATION CENTER LTD. and Aaron Serge Bueno, Defendants, and Sparkling Drink Systems Innovation Center HK Ltd., Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff 2017-02-09
Thomas QUINN and Theresa Quinn, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, Plaintiffs, v. SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant 2017-02-09
Merle L. ROYCE, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL R. NEEDLE, P.C., et al., Defendants 2017-02-10
R-BOC REPRESENTATIVES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants, v. John T. (Tom) MINEMYER, Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff; John T. (Tom) Minemyer, Plaintiff, v. R-BOC Representatives, Inc., et al., Defendants 2017-02-10
Patrick QUINN, Irene Robinson, Antwain Miller, Marc Kaplan, Christopher Ball, Daniel Morales-Doyle, and Jitu Brown, Plaintiffs, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants 2017-02-13
Abdul MOHAMMED, Plaintiff, v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Rasier, LLC, Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp, and Ryan Graves, Defendants 2017-02-14
WORLD OUTREACH CONFERENCE CENTER, an Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation, and Pamela Blossom, President of World Outreach Conference Center, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant 2017-02-14
Darryl CARTER, Plaintiff, v. Sheriff of Cook County, Thomas J. DART, and The County of Cook, Illinois, Defendants 2017-02-15
UNITED STATES of America, v. Jorge LLUFRIO, also known as Cuba, 2017-02-15
PASTORS PROTECTING YOUTH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Lisa MADIGAN, Illinois Attorney General, in her Official Capacity, Defendant 2017-02-15
Belinda CARLVIN, Plaintiff, v. DITECH FINANCIAL LLC and Landmark Asset Receivables Management LLC, Defendants 2017-02-16
Kenneth JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC., Defendant 2017-02-16
IN RE APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT 2017-02-16
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN (General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region), et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant 2017-02-17
Michael F. DYER, Plaintiff, v. Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2017-02-21
CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY RIOS DE AGUA VIVA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BURBANK, ILLINOIS, Defendant 2017-02-21
William HUDSON, individually and on behalf of all other all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. PROTECH SECURITY GROUP, INC. and Keith Benson, Defendants 2017-02-21
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. CREDIT BUREAU CENTER, LLC and Michael Brown, Defendants 2017-02-21
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP., and Navistar, Inc., Defendants 2017-02-22
James DICKEY, Plaintiff, v. Robert A. MCDONALD, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant 2017-02-23
Jeffrey E. KAWCZYNSKI, Plaintiff, v. F.E. MORAN, INC., Fire Protection of Northern Illinois, and F.E. Moran, Inc., Fire Protection, Defendants 2017-02-23
Lindabeth RIVERA and Joseph Weiss, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE INC., Defendant 2017-02-27
Arlington DEVCO, Plaintiff, v. T10 MELTEL, LLC, f/k/a T10 Unison Site Mgmt., LLC Defendant 2017-02-27
CAFÉ REAL ESTATE LLC, and Bellaboom LLC, Plaintiffs, v. VSP NORTH AMERICA LLC, VSP Florida LLC, John Von Stach, and Ryan Walker, Defendants 2017-03-01
Timika SMITH, Plaintiff, v. CONCENTRA, INC. and Concentra Health Services, Inc., Defendants 2017-03-01
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP., and Navistar, Inc., Defendants 2017-03-01
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ARIEL CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, Defendant 2017-03-03
SUPREME AUTO TRANSPORT LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ARCELOR MITTAL, et al., Defendants 2017-03-03
William HOWE, an Individual, and D & D Auto Resort, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, Plaintiffs, v. Alexandr SHCHEKIN a/k/a Alexandre Shchekin, an Individual, Defendant 2017-03-03
Robert L. BREUDER, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NO. 501, DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants 2017-03-03
Dayna A. ALLEN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DES PLAINES, et al., Defendants 2017-03-06
IN RE AKORN, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION 2017-03-06
Shawn TOWNSEL, Plaintiff, v. Jason JAMERSON and Ellen Spaulding, Defendants 2017-03-06
Ulysses WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. John R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants 2017-03-06
Dana MECUM, Plaintiff, v. WEILERT CUSTOM HOMES, LLC, Liederbach & Graham, Architects, Phillip J Liederbach, and R. Michael Graham, Defendants 2017-03-06
Joseph MIROCHA, Plaintiff, v. PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL and Ken Lash, Defendants 2017-03-08
Margery NEWMAN, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2017-03-09
AFI HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, INC., d/b/a Happy Leaves, Inc., Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, and Waterman Broadcasting, Defendants 2017-03-09
Oleg KOSTOVETSKY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. AMBIT ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Ambit Midwest, LLC, Ambit Texas, LLC, Ambit Northeast, LLC, Ambit New York, LLC, Ambit Marketing, LLC, Ambit Illinois, LLC, Ambit California, LLC, Ambit Holdings, LLC, Ambit New Jersey, LLC, Ambit Management, Inc., Ambit Group, L.P., Ambit Systems, Inc., Jere Thompson, Jr., Chris Chambless, and John Does 1-100, Defendants 2017-03-10
Murray RUBINSTEIN, Jeffrey F. St. Clair, William McWade, Harjot Dev and Vikas Shah, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Richard GONZALEZ and AbbVie Inc., Defendants 2017-03-10
IN RE Richard SHARIF, Debtor. The Estate of Soad Wattar, Haifa Sharifeh as Executrix, and Ragda Sharifeh, Intervenors-Appellants, v. Horace Fox, Jr., in his capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee of Debtors Estate, Appellee 2017-03-10
Ramiro BALDERRAMA-BACA, a/k/a Roman Balderrama-Baca, Salvador Mateos Sr., and Pedro Escutia, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated plaintiffs known and unknown, Plaintiffs, v. CLARENCE DAVIDS AND COMPANY, Defendant 2017-03-10
FREEMAN EQUIPMENT, INC., Plaintiff, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., Defendant 2017-03-13
Gary MEDNICK and Steven Bayer, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PRECOR, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant 2017-03-16
Marcie ABERMAN, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF CHICAGO and Susan A. Lofton, Defendants 2017-03-17
Donald and Jodi GUTTERMAN, Individually and as Parents and Next Friends of Madison Gutterman, Plaintiffs, v. TARGET CORPORATION and Bravo Sports, Defendants 2017-03-17
Christopher M. ROBERTS and Thomas P. Fischer, Plaintiffs, v. The FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, in its capacity as Conservator of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Melvin L. Watt, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; the Department of the Treasury; and Steven T. Mnuchin, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury, Defendants 2017-03-20
B.G., BY his next friend, J.A.G., Individually and as Parent and next friend of B.G., Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 299, et al., Defendant 2017-03-20
Norma L. COOKE, Plaintiff, v. JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (successor to Southwestern Life Insurance Company and Reassure America Life Insurance Company), Defendant 2017-03-20
ARMADA (SINGAPORE) PTE LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 2017-03-21
Maria N. GRACIA, Plaintiff, v. SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC., Gary Fairhead, and Linda Frauendorfer, Defendants 2017-03-21
Charity SPORTSMAN, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Terry G. Sportsman, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff, v. CALIFORNIA OVERLAND, LTD., a corporation, and David V. Juneau, Defendants 2017-03-23
LYON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. d/b/a, US Bancorp Business Equipment Finance Group, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS PAPER AND COPIER COMPANY and Village of Bensenville, Defendants 2017-03-23
EMERUS HOSPITAL, CR Emergency Room, LLC, Tomball Express Medical Center, LLC, Sugar Land 24 Hour Hospital, LLC, San Felipe Medical Center, LLC, Craig Ranch Emergency Hospital, LLC, Tomball Emergency Physicians, PA, Town & Country Emergency Physicians, PA, and CR Emergency Physicians, PA, Plaintiffs, v. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, Defendants 2017-03-23
PHYSICIANS HEALTHSOURCE, INC., an Ohio corporation, individually and as the representative of a class of similarly-situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. ALLSCRIPTS HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. and Allscripts Healthcare LLC, Defendants 2017-03-23
Betty HOLCOMB, Plaintiff, v. FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG, LLC, Defendant 2017-03-24
Claire BALL and Scott Schluter, Plaintiffs, v. Lisa M. MADIGAN, Attorney General of Illinois, Charles W. Scholz, Chairman, Illinois Board of Elections, Ernest L. Gowen, Vice Chairman, Illinois Board of Elections, and Betty J. Coffrin, Casandra B. Watson, William J. Cadigan, Andrew K. Carruthers, William M. McGuffage, and John R. Keith, members of the Illinois Board of Elections, in their official capacities, Defendants 2017-03-24
Josephine Wade SMITH and Rupert Smith, Plaintiffs, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant 2017-03-27
Gregory SCHURING and Mary Schuring, Plaintiffs, v. COTTRELL, INC. and Casses Corporation, Defendants 2017-03-27
UNITED STATES of America EX REL. Constantine ZVEREV, and The State of California, State of Illinois, State of Massachusetts, and State of New York, ex rel. Constantine Zverev, Plaintiffs v. USA VEIN CLINICS OF CHICAGO, LLC; USA Vein Clinics, LLC; USA Vein Clinics of Boston, LLC; USA Vein Clinics, P.C.; USA Vein Clinics of New York, LLC; USA Vein Clinics, Inc.; and Yan Katsnelson, an Individual, Defendants 2017-03-27
David SHABOTINSKY, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated members of both proposed classes of passengers, Plaintiffs, v. DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG, a foreign corporation, Defendant 2017-03-27
Edward HUGLER, Acting Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff, v. Shirley T. SHERROD, et. al., Defendants 2017-03-27
TINDALL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant 2017-03-29
Dorothy L. BROWN, Plaintiff, v. DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., d/b/a Hinckley Springs, Defendant 2017-03-30
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. AXA VERSICHERUNG, Defendant 2017-03-30
Martin SCHWENINGER, Plaintiff, v. ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY, INC. a/k/a AVT, Inc., Defendant 2017-03-31
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMENT, GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT, UNION PACIFIC WESTERN LINES AND PACIFIC HARBOR LINES, Plaintiff, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant 2017-03-31
Debbie ISBELL, Plaintiff v. BAXTER HEALTHCARE, CORPORATION, Defendant 2017-03-31
NUCAP INDUSTRIES, INC., and Nucap US, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ROBERT BOSCH LLC; Bosch Brake Components LLC; and Robert Bosch GmbH, Defendants 2017-03-31
LANDALE SIGNS AND NEON, LTD., Plaintiff, v. RUNNION EQUIPMENT CO. and John Doe, Defendants 2017-04-03
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Irving BROWN, Sr., d/b/a Irving Brown Sr. Tax Services, Defendant 2017-04-04
Preston BROWN, Plaintiff, v. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Defendant 2017-04-06
Jamie DUIGNAN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant 2017-04-06
MARPOSS SOCIETÁ PER AZIONI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JENOPTIK AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, LLC, et al., Defendants 2017-04-07
Lonnitta REID, Administrator of the Estate of Inetta Burns, Plaintiff, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant 2017-04-07
Michael HOLLERICH and Laura Hollerich, Plaintiffs, v. Robert C. ACRI, Kenilworth Asset Management, LLC, Quentin Woods Corporation, Praedium Development Corp., KAM Private Fund, LLC, and Woodmar Hammond, LLC, Defendants 2017-04-10
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. DOLGENCORP, LLC d/b/a Dollar General, Defendant 2017-04-10
DEPASQUALE STEEL ERECTORS INC., an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff, v. GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant 2017-04-11
Stephen ANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. George MOUSSA and City of Chicago, Defendants 2017-04-13
REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (NA), LLC and Republic Tobacco, L.P., Plaintiffs, v. BBK TOBACCO & FOODS, LLC d/b/a HBI International, Defendant 2017-04-18
Walter PICKETT, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. SIMOS INSOURCING SOLUTIONS, CORP., a Georgia corporation, Defendant 2017-04-19
Dale SABO, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. WELLPET, LLC, Defendant 2017-04-21
RUNAWAY BAY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANIES, Defendant 2017-04-25
Ramona CONTRERAS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2017-04-25
DYSON, INC., Plaintiff, v. SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC and Sharkninja Sales Company, Defendants 2017-04-26
UNITED STATES of America v. David L. NEWTON 2017-04-28
WILDCAT ENTERPRISES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Gerald H. WEBER Jr., et al., Defendants 2017-04-28