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Patient sues hospital, doctor, alleging didn't remove appendix, despite apparent appendectomy
A patient of a Cook County facility alleges he suffered respiratory failure and other issues because of a failure to timely remove his appendix.
Ex-Con-Tech Lighting employee files class action over employee handprint punch clock scans
A lighting manufacturer has become one of the latest employers hit with a class action lawsuit by employees accusing it of improperly scanning and storing their fingerprints for use with an employee punch clock system, allegedly violating an Illinois biometrics privacy law.
Willowbrook residents allege Sterigenics emissions have exposed them to cancer risk
A Willowbrook couple alleges emissions from a facility in the village have placed them at an increased risk of cancer.
Picchetti, DDS & Associates alleged to have failed to perform root canal properly
A woman alleges a dentist failed to properly perform a root canal.
Estate executor alleges Warren Barr Living & Rehab Center failed to prevent resident's pressure sores
A long-term care facility is alleged to have failed to prevent a former resident's development of pressure sores.
Woman alleges ManorCare of Homewood failed to prevent resident's fall, injuries
A Homewood facility is alleged to have failed to have safety devices and guards in place to prevent a resident from falling.
Class action: Chicago skimps on paying retiring police officers their 'duty availability' pay
A retired Chicago police officer alleges he is still owed duty availability pay and has filed a class action lawsuit.
Former president of sales at Commuter Advertising files pregnancy discrimination suit
A Cook County woman alleges she was terminated from her position with an advertising company because of her pregnancy.
Stonewood Ale House patron blames restaurant's raised hearth for fall
A patron of a Schaumburg restaurant alleges a raised hearth in a path of travel caused him to fall.
Man accuses law firm Grant and Grant PC of professional negligence in handling his divorce case
A man has sued his former attorneys, saying he "was forced to incur several hundred thousand dollars" in attorney fees because of the alleged negligence of the law firm that handled his divorce.
Class action: Caputo's Fresh Markets broke law when made workers scan fingerprints for punch clock
Caputo's Fresh Markets has been added to the growing list of employers being sued in Cook County court for allegedly violating an Illinois biometrics privacy law when it required employees to scan their fingerprints for use with the company's employee punch clock.
Husband sues Mercy Hospital, doctors, after wife dies of cardiac arrest
Leonard Underwood, estate administrator for his late wife, Sheila Moore-Underwood, filed a complaint on Sept. 7 in Cook County Circuit Court, against physicians Conner M. O'Keefe and Arijit Dasgupta, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, and medical practice Chicago Heart and Vascular Consultants.
Wife sues doctor after brain surgery allegedly leaves husband mentally disabled
Deborah Swan is suing a physician and a medical practice, alleging that her husband's brain surgery left him mentally disabled.
Family claims NorthShore Evanston resident suffered neglect, contributing to her death
Stratigo Rizakos is suing Northshore University Evanston Hospital, alleging violation of the Wrongful Death Act.
Bangers & Lace customer claims he was served drink with lye on rim of glass
A customer is suing Bangers & Lace Chicago claiming he was served a margarita that allegedly had lye on the rim of the glass, permanently injuring him.
Resident sues Rosewood Care Center after allegedly falling in his room
A nursing home resident filed a complaint on Sept. 4 in Cook County Circuit Court against Rosewood Care Center of Inverness for an alleged violation of the Nursing Home Care Act.
Nursing home sued after resident allegedly falls twice
A lawsuit has been filed against Alden Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, after a resident allegedly fell twice, suffering serious injuries.
Son blames Southpoint Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for his mother's death
Southpoint Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is facing a lawsuit from a man who claims the nursing facility failed to adequately treat his mother's ulcers, which allegedly contributed to her death in 2016.
USA Boxing blamed for staircase accident that allegedly disabled man stepping out of boxing ring
USA Boxing is being blamed for a staircase accident that allegedly disabled a man after he stepped out of the boxing ring.
Tree planters claim Moore Landscapes did not pay them wage required by Chicago Park District contract
A group of tree planters claim their employer, a landscape company, paid them less than what the law and their contract requires.