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Appeals court: Metro Water District can't use state law to escape lawsuit from worker who fell 29 feet into tank
A state appeals court has refused to flush a lawsuit against the organization responsible for treating Cook County’s sewage, which was brought by a worker who was hurt in a fall from a ladder into a mostly empty treatment tank, as the judges said the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago can’t use immunity often granted under state law to escape the lawsuit, when it had earlier declared its officials didn’t know about the condition that led to the worker’s injuries. -
Passenger injured in 2017 Calumet City police chase seeks damages from city
A passenger injured in a police pursuit beginning in Calumet City in 2017 alleges police officers proceeded at speeds that "created unwarranted danger to others." -
CORBOY & DEMETRIO: Corboy & Demetrio files lawsuits for 11 passengers in Aeromexico Flight 2431 Plane Crash
Corboy & Demetrio filed six lawsuits on behalf of 11 passengers on Aeromexico Flight 2431, which crashed after an attempted take-off in a heavy storm including severe wind, rain, and hail, on July 31, 2018, in Durango, Mexico. The aircraft, en route to Mexico City, hit the ground a few hundred yards from the runway of the General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport. -
Lincolnshire: Taxes different from union dues; asks judge to toss union suit over 'anti-union' lobbying funds
Saying governments are different from labor unions and other private organizations, a north suburban village and an organization that lobbies on behalf of Illinois city and village governments has asked a federal judge to dismiss a union-backed lawsuit asserting the rights of union members are violated by local governments which use tax money to fund lobbyists to seek reforms opposed by unions. -
CORBOY & DEMETRIO: Corboy & Demetrio files Lawsuit against Lyft in fatal Chicago crash
Corboy & Demetrio has filed a lawsuit against the rideshare company Lyft, its driver, Elizabeth Renter, 32, of Lena, Illinois, and Travis Anderson, 25, of Chicago, who struck Renter’s Lyft car, for injuries suffered by Abraham Vucekovich, 31, of Chicago. -
CORBOY & DEMETRIO: Corboy & Demetrio files lawsuit for porch collapse victims
Corboy & Demetrio has filed a negligence lawsuit on behalf of Robert Powell, Joellen Powell, and their daughter Claire Powell, 19, of Highland Park in the collapse of their second-story porch at the apartment they were renting. -
CSX sued over death in Feb. freight train incident in Gary
A father is suing CSX Transportation Inc. for alleged negligence, after his son was allegedly struck and killed by a train in Gary, Ind., in February. -
Advocate Health Care Network, doctor allegedly failed to provide proper care
A man is suing Dr. Cole D. Lundquist and Advocate Health Care Network for alleged taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Fiesta Americana, of Stone Park, sued for allowing man to drive off while intoxicated, allegedly cause fatal crash
A woman is suing Toju Bay Inc., Fiesta Americana Restaurant & Club and a man, identified as Sergio Rios, for wrongful death and allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Woman who tripped over light box at wedding reception sues Hyatt, MDM Entertainment
A woman is suing Hyatt Corporation and MDM Entertainment Ltd. for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Appellate court: Parents, not Starbucks, responsible for amputation of finger of child playing in restaurant
A federal appeals court has shut off a lawsuit brewed by parents against Starbucks, as judges said the coffeehouse chain is not responsible for injuries that led to the amputation of a finger from a child who was playing in the store, because the child’s parents should have prevented the injury. -
Two women sued over man's death in June 2017 crash near Plainfield
An estate administrator is suing Grace Nelson and Jill Nelson for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent a fatal car collision. -
Ideavillage Products sued in death of woman in house fire allegedly caused by wireless light remote
A woman is suing Ideavillage Products Corporation for alleged negligence and product liability. -
Advocate Sherman Hospital, others accused of negligence in man's cardiac care
A woman is suing Dr. Syed A. Hasan, Valley Cardiology, Valley Medical & Cardiac Clinic Ltd. and Advocate Sherman Hospital for alleged negligence in the care of her relative. -
Federal judge says general contractor had enough control of construction site to prevent fatal accident
A federal judge has rejected a call for summary judgment that attempted to dismiss a case involving the death of a construction worker who fell from a second-story balcony that allegedly had been left unsecured. -
Hope Chapel Oak Lawn Foursquare Church allegedly failed to prevent sexual assault
A woman is suing Charles Price and Hope Chapel Oak Lawn Foursquare Church for alleged negligence and sexual assault. -
Sentinel Offender Services LLC, Cook County accused of failing to monitor juvenile offender who assaulted, robbed woman
A woman is suing Cook County and Sentinel Offender Services LLC for alleged negligence, for not monitoring a juvenile offender wearing an electronic montirong anklet who later assaulted and robbed the woman. -
Bella Terra Morton Grove, Bertog Landscape Company allegedly failed to prevent woman from falling
woman is suing Bella Terra Morton Grove and Bertog Landscape Company for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent her from falling. -
Lawsuit vs NHL over substance abuse, death of hockey player Boogaard dismissed
A federal judge has agreed with the National Hockey League and dismissed the complaint brought by the family of deceased professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died following a purported drug overdose. -
Appeals panel: HIPAA doesn't bar hospital from identifying witness to slip-and-fall
A state appeals court said a woman who fell in her hospital room is entitled to know the identity of her roommate and a visitor, despite a hospital’s contention that information should be shielded by HIPAA.