In a significant victory for plaintiffs in Franco v. Chobani on July 27, 2026, the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of consumer deception claims brought by Jason and Abigail Franco, on behalf of themselves and a putative class, against Chobani over its “Zero Sugar” yogurt.
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Illinois Appellate Court affirms full damages for auto dealership in contract dispute, represented by Rathje Woodward attorneys.
Quoting Rathje Woodward’s briefing, the Court of Appeals explained “The clear, plain, and unambiguous language of section 8 of the Act required the Department to provide YAC with written notice of its intent to recover the grant funds, and the Department was required to forward this written notice to YAC’s current business address. The Department failed to do this and therefore failed to fulfill the statute’s notice mandate.”
After a three-day bench trial in February 2025, Rathje Woodward secured a complete defense judgment in favor of its client. In that case, Suisse Bancorp, Inc. v. Zellner, et al., Suisse Bancorp sought more than $20 million allegedly due on loans extended to our client in 2007 and 2009. The defendant contended that she had […]