124671 May 2026

: A Port Authority project LGA-124.671 regarding construction and bidder qualifications .

The Illinois Supreme Court ultimately affirmed the dismissal of the case, but with a significant clarification of Illinois law: 124671

The central question was whether a defendant could "pick off" a class-action lawsuit by paying only the individual plaintiff's claim before the class was officially certified. : A Port Authority project LGA-124

: The court explicitly declined to follow the federal Campbell-Ewald standard, asserting its role as the final arbiter of Illinois state law. 124671

: For plaintiffs in Illinois, filing a motion for class certification simultaneously with the complaint is now a common strategy to prevent a "pick-off" tender.