70 results for 'court:"USDC Southern District of Illinois"'.
J. McGlynn rules a former Walmart employee may pursue race discrimination against the superstore. The employee sufficiently alleged that she was terminated because she is Black, due to her supervisor's racist views, and not for disciplinary issues.
Court: USDC Southern District of Illinois, Judge: McGlynn, Filed On: April 11, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv1926, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Duggan grants two police officers' motion for summary judgment concerning an estate representative's unlawful search and seizure claims. The police officers sufficiently showed in court that they were obligated to search the vehicle of a civilian, now deceased, after he showed up to a property, in violation of a protective order launched by a female associate.
Court: USDC Southern District of Illinois, Judge: Dugan, Filed On: April 9, 2024, Case #: 3:18cv1464, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Evidence
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J. Dugan rules a Black female employee may pursue race and sex discrimination claims against a chemical manufacturing distributor. The female employee sufficiently showed in court that she may have been passed over for a promotion to serve as a general foreman, which was handed down to white, male co-worker.
Court: USDC Southern District of Illinois, Judge: Dugan, Filed On: March 20, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1357, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Gilbert rules an insurance company has a duty to defend a trusses service company on behalf of an employee, who may have prematurely released the truss's crane, which resulted in its collapse. The truss company sufficiently showed in court that the insurer is obligated to provide coverage for attached machinery to the employee's truck, which is not considered an "auto."
Court: USDC Southern District of Illinois, Judge: Gilbert, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv497, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Employment, Insurance, Contract
J. Dugan grants a widow's motion for a default judgment on wrongful death claims against a third-party seller on Amazon. The widow sufficiently showed in court that the Amazon seller sold defective, electrically heated socks labeled as "good for blood circulation," which resulted in the death of her husband, who contracted sepsis after his feet became burned and wounded. The estate is awarded $9.7 million in damages.
Court: USDC Southern District of Illinois, Judge: Dugan, Filed On: December 15, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv1287, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Product Liability, Wrongful Death