News from December 2014
Suit alleges CTA failed to fix broken train doors that closed on woman
The city's transit system is facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims she sustained injuries when the doors of a train shut on her.
U.S. Soccer Federation sues players association over arbitration award requiring advanced approval of promotional ads
The United States’ national soccer organization has entered a legal shootout with its players' association over when it has the right to use images and likenesses of players.
Pilot program allowing cameras in certain Cook County criminal courtrooms begins Jan. 5
The media will soon be allowed to video and audio record certain criminal proceedings in Cook County.According to a news release issued Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme, the high court has approved the addition of the Cook County Circuit Court to its cameras in the courtroom pilot program that is already underway in 40 other counties.Starting Jan. 5, the media will allowed to video and audio record
Cook County left out of ATRA's "Judicial Hellhole" report for first time since 2004
For the first time in a decade, Cook County is not mentioned in the American Tort Reform Association's annual "Judicial Hellholes" report.
Starbucks customer claims cookie broke teeth
A woman who claims a cookie she bought at a suburban Starbucks fractured her teeth is suing.
Cleaning woman blames loose floor tiles at Coca-Cola facility for fall
A cleaning professional is suing a major soft drink maker over injuries she alleges she suffered while working at its Cicero Avenue location.Ewa Salata filed suit Dec. 3 in Cook County Circuit Court against Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc.According to the complaint, Salata was cleaning the defendant's facility at 1401 N. Cicero Ave. in Chicago on Dec. 8, 2012, when she slipped and fell after stepping
Chicago cops hit with malicious prosecution claim over security guard's arrest
A Chicago man who was acquitted on gun charges is suing the city and several police officers, alleging malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Repairman files suit against homeowners following alleged stair fall
A Chicago repairman is suing a pair of homeowners, claiming he sustained injuries while working.
Karmeier calls retention challenge "smear campaign of the worst sort" in presenting IJA award to Wexstten
KarmeierIn presenting an award to a recently-retired judge Friday, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier briefly talked about the “last minute ambush” on his November retention election.Karmeier narrowly survived a $2 million campaign against his bid for a second term behind the high court bench that he said came from “a handful of lawyers from Chicago and from some other states who stood to
Walgreen Co. hit with class action by shareholder who claims company hid details about former CFO's defamation suit in merger documents
A controversy-plagued merger of American and European drug store superpowers will face another legal obstacle, this time from a class action lawsuit brought by an investor who believes Walgreen Co. did not disclose as much information to shareholders as the law requires in advance of a vote later this month on whether to complete a reorganization of the company following the planned buyout of pharmacy
AG Holder urges embrace of conversations confronting tough issues; keynotes IJA event
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a group of Illinois judges and lawyers Friday that recent protests over the decisions not to charge a pair of police officers in the separate deaths of two black men have led to “absolutely necessary national conversations.”
