August 08, 2024
An Illinois federal judge agreed Wednesday to permanently toss a former Chicago Transit Authority employee's retaliation suit and order him and his lawyer to split more than $75,000 in fees and costs for spoiling electronic phone evidence relevant to his case.
March 03, 2023
An Illinois federal magistrate judge is urging the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former Chicago Transit Authority programmer over his firing after he allegedly blew the whistle on a security breach, with the judge saying he and his attorney "repeatedly lied" under oath, tampered with evidence and should face sanctions.
November 02, 2021
The Chicago Transit Authority urged an Illinois federal judge Monday to sanction counsel pursuing retaliatory conduct claims for a former employee, asserting he lied about producing complete cellphone evidence and withheld emails detailing the true scope of the imaging process on the employee's phone.
December 02, 2019
A former Chicago Transit Authority employee said Monday in a federal lawsuit he was pressured to quit after telling his bosses about a security flaw in the agency's transit software that made it possible for hackers to access the system and potentially send out faulty public alerts.