After reviewing the evidence, the court determined there is enough evidence to support Lucinda Parson’s retaliation claim. Jurors will now determine if the City did, in fact, unlawfully retaliate by suspending her without pay.
The City of Danville must answer allegations that high-ranking city officials retaliated against a local general contractor for supporting the Mayor’s opponent in the April 2019 election.
A federal court has ruled that a former Calumet City employee stated a claim for relief based on allegations that she was not re-appointed to work as a Freedom of Information Act Officer because of her political affiliation with the previous mayor.
The Illinois Appellate Court unanimously affirmed the jury verdict and fraud judgment awarded to a computer software engineer who claimed his partner tricked him into closing their proprietary trading company to take all of the profits for himself.
The City of Danville discriminated and retaliated against a former supervisor, according to a new civil rights lawsuit.
The Village of North Riverside is retaliating against Detective Sergeant Frank Schmalz for filing a civil rights lawsuit by refusing to follow a court order directing the Village to pay his line-of-duty disability pension benefits, according to allegations in a new federal lawsuit.
The Village of North Riverside, the former mayor and former police chief will face trial on claims they violated Sergeant Frank Schmalz’s First Amendment rights, a federal judge ruled.
A female employee who alleged she was sexually harassed by a store manger who worked for a different employer can proceed with sex discrimination claims against her employer, and the store manager’s employer, a judge ruled.
A federal court advanced a female student’s Title IX lawsuit alleging she was mistreated after she reported a sexual assault to college officials.
Jury awards $2.5 million to a computer software engineer who claimed his former business partner defrauded him and stole the business.
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