Cohan v. Shake Shack Illinois, LLC

Court

District Court, N.D. Illinois (N.D. Ill.)
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Assigned judge

Lashonda A. Hunt · 165 cases in index

Docket number

1:25-cv-07292

Cause

28:1331 Federal Question
28 U.S.C. § 1331 — Federal question jurisdiction

Nature of suit

446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Disability-access claims under the ADA outside the employment context.

Jurisdiction

Federal Question

Jury demand

None

Date filed

06/28/2025

Date terminated

11/21/2025

45,952 Civil Rights cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Cohan · 3835 cases
• defendant · Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC Restaurants & Eating Places · 13 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 14 Civil Rights cases in our index naming Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Proveyer v. Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC
  District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 02/09/2026
• Espinoza v. Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC
  District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 06/10/2024
• White v. Shake Shack Texas LLC
  District Court, S.D. TexasFiled 03/26/2021
• Gomez v. Shake Shack Inc
  District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 10/27/2020
• Camacho v. Shake Shack Inc
  District Court, E.D. New YorkFiled 10/31/2019
• Peralta v. Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC
  District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 06/08/2018

About Civil Rights Lawsuits

Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cohan v. Shake Shack Illinois, LLC?

Cohan v. Shake Shack Illinois, LLC is a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on 06/28/2025 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 11/21/2025. Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Civil Rights” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, N.D. Illinois, docket number 1:25-cv-07292.

When was the case filed?

Cohan v. Shake Shack Illinois, LLC was filed on 06/28/2025. It was terminated on 11/21/2025.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 28 U.S.C. § 1331 — Federal question jurisdiction.