Patricia Ann Manson

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Chicago to pay $8.75M to man wrongfully convicted of murder

Jan 16, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

The Chicago City Council approved an $8.75 million settlement for a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 6-year-old boy — a crime committed by someone else.Mark Maxson was released from prison in September 2016 after DNA evidence exonerated him and implicated another man in the 1992 slaying of LindseyMurdock Jr., whose body was found in an abandoned garage in the Roseland neighborhood.
Federal judge dismisses claimants’ privacy rights suit against State Farm

Jan 15, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

People who submitted personal injury claims to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. after being involved in a car accident do not have a case against the company for allegedly sharing their medical information with an association that analyzes claims-related data, a federal judge held.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge LaShonda A.
Attorney sanctioned for filing exhibits with nude photos of women

Jan 14, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

A federal judge sanctioned an attorney who offered only “a meager apology” for filing exhibits that contained personal identifying information and nude or partially nude photos of several women.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis of the Northern District of Illinois found S. Randolph Kretchmar of Wilmette acted in bad faith when he filed unredacted data from the cellphone of a client who was sexually abused while confined to Chicago-Read Mental Health Center.
Suit over religious discrimination claims against airline trimmed

Jan 10, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

A judge trimmed a lawsuit accusing United Airlines Inc. of violating state and federal law by firing an employee who raised religious objections to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Lindsay C.
Judge lets certified nursing assistant’s overtime suit proceed

Jan 9, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

A certified nursing assistant received the go-ahead to pursue a lawsuit accusing a health care company where she used to work of violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay her overtime.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso of the Northern District of Illinois did not rule on the merits of plaintiff Sherrie Reed’s allegation that Vintage Healthcare Services Inc.
Class certified in suit alleging truck drivers tagged as contractors

Jan 7, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

A federal judge certified a class in a lawsuit accusing a logistics company of violating the Illinois Wage and Payment Collection Act by misclassifying its truck drivers as independent contractors.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Georgia N. Alexakis of the Northern District of Illinois did not rule on the merits of the argument that the named plaintiffs — Jhonny Vera and Ricardo Bautista — and similarly situated truck drivers are HomeDeliveryLink Inc.
Suit over homophobic chants at Soldier Field tossed

Jan 6, 2025 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

Four men who allege Soldier Field personnel ignored their complaints that other fans at a soccer match were harassing them with homophobic chants do not have a case under the Illinois Human Rights Act, a federal judge held.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Lindsay C.
Judge laments profession’s lax attitude toward discovery deadlines

Dec 10, 2024 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

For some lawyers, according to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole of the Northern District of Illinois, “enough is never enough.”In a written opinion, Cole denied a motion by the defendant in a trademark dispute to compel the production of certain documents — an action that would have required Cole to set discovery deadlines in the case for the eighth time.Cole wrote lawyers tend to keep digging for information that could be the key to prevailing in a civil action.“Review of one set of...
Judge holds woman entitled to $100K from ex’s life insurance policy

Dec 9, 2024 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

An Illinois law that revokes the designation of a spouse as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy following a divorce does not apply retroactively, a federal judge held.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edmond E.
7th Circuit Judge Joel Flaum, known for diplomacy, fairness, dies

Dec 5, 2024 | chicagolawbulletin.com | Patricia Ann Manson

Judge Joel M. Flaum of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals never let the pressures of his judicial duties interfere with his humanity, colleagues and friends say.They include U.S. District Judge John J. “Jay” Tharp Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois, who served as Flaum’s law clerk from 1990 to 1991.Flaum died Wednesday at his home in Wisconsin.