7 results for 'judge:"Lefkow"'.
J. Lefkow grants the U.S. State Department’s motion to dismiss a class action brought by former, involuntary members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. The former Guard members had their visas to the U.S. denied on “terrorist-related inadmissibility grounds,” despite the fact that they were conscripted, not willing recruits. They filed claims for class certification, a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the “terrorist” grounds, and for the court to have an evidentiary hearing on the issue. The court nevertheless dismisses the claims on the grounds that the “law simply gives judges essentially no role in the visa decision process.”
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Lefkow, Filed On: February 15, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv7360, NOS: Other Immigration Actions - Immigration, Categories: Immigration, Terrorism, Class Action
J. Lefkow denies a waste disposal company’s motion to dismiss an Illinois city’s claims that they violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into the Fox River. The waste disposal company claimed the city has no standing to bring the claim, as its drinking water intake is located almost a mile upstream from where the company allegedly discharged its pollutants. But the court disagrees, finding the company’s unpermitted discharges still occurred adjacent to city property. The court also partially grants the city’s motion to dismiss a counterclaim from the waste disposal company, seeking contributions from the city for any violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The court finds the city may have “owner-operator liability” for contributions, but that the waste disposal company has not adequately alleged it has “arranger” liability.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Lefkow, Filed On: January 9, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv3187, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Municipal Law, Water
J. Lefkow partially grants the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s motion for summary judgment on a Latino air marshal’s discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment claims. The former air marshal claims that during a 2018 meeting with other air marshals, a white duty supervisor mocked his accent and called him a “vato,” slang for a Latino gang member. Though the supervisor was compelled to issue a formal apology, the air marshal was later passed over for promotion by another white DHS officer. The court grants the DHS summary judgment on the marshal’s race discrimination and retaliation claims, but allows his hostile work environment claim to proceed.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Lefkow, Filed On: September 29, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv405, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation, Police Misconduct
J. Lefkow denies the defendant financial consulting firm and freight company's motions for sanctions but mostly grants their motions for summary judgment on a class of truck drivers' wage violation, conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims. The truck drivers claim the defendant companies underpaid them by falsely listing them as contractors rather than employees, but the court finds they have not sufficiently alleged conspiracy or unjust enrichment. The wage claims stands for one of the two truck drivers representing their class, but the other is dismissed.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Lefkow, Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 1:19cv2277, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Employment, Class Action, Contract
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J. Lefkow denies several medical benefit providers’ motions to dismiss fraud claims, brought against them by an insurance agency who say the providers misled it as to their clients’ outstanding medical claims. Despite the benefit providers’ assertions to the contrary, the court finds it does have personal jurisdiction over this case.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Lefkow, Filed On: May 31, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv1270, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Insurance, Jurisdiction