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Saturday, November 23, 2024

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Woman brings med-mal complaint against Association for Women's Health Care, doctor following surgery

By Ben Hart |
The Association for Women's Health Care and a doctor are being sued by a patient who alleges she endured multiple complications after surgery.

Woman lodges suit over alleged 2008 assault

By Ben Hart |
A Cook County woman is suing a man she claims assaulted her in 2008 in her residence on Chicago's South Side.


Zip line on Wilmette couple's property leads to premises liability suit

By Ben Hart |
A Wilmette couple is being sued by a woman who claims she sustained injuries after falling from a zip line on the pair's property.

Deacon alleges he choked on metal wire in fish from Elgin casino buffet

By Ben Hart |
A patron of an Elgin casino is suing over claims he choked on a piece of metal found in food from the buffet.


Patient accuses Thorek Memorial Hospital, doctor of performing procedure without his consent

By Ben Hart |
Thorek Memorial Hospital and a doctor are being sued over claims they performed  a procedure on a patient without his consent.

Suit claims CTA bus driver's allegedly abrupt move caused fall, injuries

By Ben Hart |
The Chicago Transit Authority is being sued by a passenger who claims she was injured when the driver of a bus she was riding abruptly moved it forward while she was trying to exit.

McDonald's hit with lawsuit over boy's alleged injury in play area

By Ben Hart |
The father of a young boy is suing McDonald's, claiming his son was injured while in the play area of the Tinley Park fast food restaurant.


Woman sues builders of Evanston High School baseball complex after ball hits her in head

By Ben Hart |
A Lake County resident is suing four companies involved in building the baseball complex at Evanston Township High School, claiming she sustained brain injury after being hit by a softball while attending a game there.

City of Harvey hit with complaint over pothole

By Ben Hart |
A woman is suing the City of Harvey over claims she was injured after tripping and falling over a pothole.


Former employee of Burke Beverage seeks $200K in allegedly unpaid workers' comp benefits

By Ben Hart |
A former employee of a beer and wine distributor based in McCook is suing over claims it stopped paying his disability benefits.


Daughter sues asbestos companies over father's death

By Ben Hart |
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Manorcare Health Services, others face suit over patient's falls

By Ben Hart |
NovosadManorcare Health Services and others are being sued over claims their negligence led a patient to fall and fracture his hip and toe. Lena Joseph, with power of attorney for Robert Joseph, filed a lawsuit May 6 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Manor Care of Rolling Meadows IL LLC, doing business as Manorcare Health Services - Rolling Meadows, HCR Manorcare LLC, HCR Manorcare Inc., Heartland

Forklift, car collision ends in negligence claim against Menards, driver

By Ben Hart |
A Cook County man is suing over claims he sustained serious injuries when a forklift hit his car.

Dog owner faces suit over alleged attack at Sauk Village park

By Ben Hart |
WilliamsA woman is suing the owner of an 85-pound dog she claims attacked her son while playing in a park in Sauk Village.Tamila McDade, individually and for her son, filed a lawsuit May 2 in the Cook County Circuit Court against James Anderson, citing negligence, the state's Animal Control Act.McDade claims her son suffered sever injuries and disfigurement on July 31, when Anderson's Akita dog attacked

Attendee of A$AP Rocky concert smacks rapper, House of Blues with suit over alleged injury

By Ben Hart |
A woman who went to an A$AP Rocky concert at the House of Blues in 2012 is suing over claims she was injured when a performer jumped off the stage and landed on her.