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Appeals court: No new trial for man who sued Hyatt, others, over trip-and-fall at trade show

By Gabriel Neves | Monday, Nov 12, 2018 @ 1:13pm

A state appeals panel says a man won't get a new trial in his lawsuit against the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chicago, saying a Cook County jury was not wrong in finding him 100 percent responsible for the injuries he says he suffered when he tripped and fell over a missing floor tile covered by carpet.
Federal judge throws out negligence suit against Dollar Tree for lack of evidence in slip and fall

By Glenn Minnis | Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 @ 10:17pm

A Chicago federal judge has dismissed a suit filed by a woman claiming she suffered shoulder injuries requiring medical attention after slipping on what she says was vomit at a Chicago Dollar Tree store.
Divided state Supreme Court says condo owners can sue developers over leaky buildings 15 years after moving in

By Dan Churney | Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 @ 11:11pm

A group of Chicago condominium owners has been cleared to continue their lawsuit against a group of builders 15 years after the developers allegedly sold them a shoddy building under false pretenses, after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Nov. 4 to revive their case and send it back to circuit court for more proceedings.