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Pipeline Health: Melrose Park broke law by asking Cook County judge to find Pipeline in contempt for Westlake bankruptcy
As a Cook County judge prepares to handle the question of whether to hold the owner of a Melrose Park hospital in contempt for filing bankruptcy, the hospital owner has in turn asked a federal bankruptcy judge to find the village of Melrose Park broke federal law by asking the Cook County judge to find them in contempt. -
Westlake Hospital owners file bankruptcy, put hold on Melrose Park lawsuits
Faced with a possible court order forcing them to keep open a hospital they claim is hemorrhaging money, the owners of Melrose Park’s Westlake Hospital have asked a federal bankruptcy court to take oversight of the owners’ long-running efforts to wind down operations at the hospital, and take it out from under the Cook County courts, for now. -
Doctors' group says NFL shut down payments for retired players' care to hide disability, brain injury
A scrum between a Chicago area medical group and the National Football League has touched down in Chicago’s courts, with the operators of the clinics accusing the NFL of leaning on insurers to cut their payments after the clinicians began to side with retired players seeking disability status for brain injuries and other maladies. -
Judge tosses suit that alleged Chicago schools, bus companies bilked Medicaid for millions
A Chicago federal judge has kicked to the curb a suit by a former busing contracts manager for Chicago Public Schools, who alleged bus companies and school officials defrauded Medicaid in connection with transportation of special needs students. -
Northstar Anesthesia claims Metrosouth Medical Center owes $1.25M for contracted services
An anesthesiology services company is suing Blue Island Hospital Co., doing business as Metrosouth Medical Center, citing alleged breach of contract. -
Appeals court upholds NCAA rule requiring transfers to sit out one season before playing
The NCAA can require student athletes to wait at least one full academic year before playing when transferring to a new Division 1 university or college, a federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled. -
Seventh Circuit: Patent law can't be used to press asbestos exposure liability claims
A federal appeals panel in Chicago has upheld lower courts’ dismissal of several asbestos exposure lawsuits brought against door maker Weyerhaeuser Company and Owens-Illinois Inc., saying their dispute with Weyerhauser should be handled under Wisconsin’s workers compensation law, and their claims against Owens-Illinois don’t belong in court at all. -
Cubs, MLB suing vendors selling alleged knock-off Cubs gear outside Wrigley, online
Major League Baseball and the Chicago Cubs are teaming up to take on vendors selling alleged unlicensed, knock-off Cubs merchandise online and near Wrigley Field.