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Airport shuttle bus driver claims he was fired for filing workers' comp claim
A Chicago man is suing his former employer, claiming it terminated him in retaliation for seeking workers' compensation benefits.
City faces suit over baggage handler's fall at O'Hare
A baggage handler is suing the city for injuries he allegedly sustained while working at O'Hare International Airport.
Elderly woman's fall off scale lands Loyola University Health System in court
An 80-year-old woman is suing the owner of a dialysis center in Maywood, where she claims she fell off a scale.
Substitute teacher accuses Evanston/Skokie school district of gender, race discrimination
ColeA substitute teacher is suing an area school district, claiming he wasn't hired for a full-time position because he is a white man. Elliott Cady filed suit Nov.13 in Cook County Circuit Court against School District No. 65 Evanston/Skokie, alleging gender and race discrimination.According to the complaint, Cady was hired in November 2012 as a district-wide substitute teacher and on Nov. 29, 2012,
Man sues Norwood Park bar over alleged attack by "unruly" patron
A restaurant and bar in the city's Norwood Park neighborhood is facing a lawsuit from a customer who alleges another patron got drunk and started a fight with him. Thomas Maloney filed suit Nov. 12 in Cook County Circuit Court against Iron Horse Tavern, doing business as Iron Horse Ale House, and Joseph Haugh. According to the complaint, Maloney was visiting the Iron Horse Ale House at 6158 N. Northwest
Dozens of companies face asbestos claim over man's mesothelioma
AdairA former mechanic is suing over claims his mesothelioma was caused by long-term exposure to asbestos-containing products. Frederick E. Rayn filed a complaint Nov. 7 in Cook County Circuit Court against A.W. Chesterton Co., H.B. Fuller Co., Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co., and dozens of other companies. According to the complaint, Rayn was employed in various capacities, including boilermaker,
School District U-46 hit with lawsuit over alleged injury at softball tryouts
The mother of a high school girl is suing a suburban school district, claiming its negligence led to her daughter's injury at tryouts for the softball team.
County hit with suit from jail visitor who allegedly tripped over sandbag
A woman filed suit against Cook County for negligence after allegedly falling on county property.Vicki A. LaMotte filed a complaint on Nov. 3 in Cook County Circuit Court against Cook County, Path Construction Co. Inc. and Midwest Fence Corp., alleging negligence.LaMotte alleges that while visiting Cook County Jail in November 2013, she tripped over a sandbag laying against a fence and was injured
