News from 2013
Peoples Energy sued after bicycler falls into hole
A bicyclist is suing after he fell into a hole at a Chicago intersection.
Panel rules against football players in insurance dispute over workers' comp benefits
Three men who suffered injuries while playing for a professional indoor football team will not be able to collect workers’ compensation benefits after an appeals panel backed a lower court’s determination that an insurance company was not obligated to pay their claims because the players were not employees of the insured entity.
Slip and fall at John Barleycorn Pub leads to lawsuit
Kimberly Baransky filed a lawsuit over a slip and fall incident Nov. 13 in the Cook County Circuit Court against John B. Inc., doing business as John Barleycorn Memorial Pub, Barleycorn River North Management Co. Inc. and Festa Parties Inc.
Chicago resident sues former tenant alleging multiple malicious acts
A man is suing over claims his former tenant committed numerous harassing and malicious acts.
Woman sues after being attacked by dog in alley
A woman is suing over claims she was seriously injured after being attacked by a dog.
Horse collision results in injury, lawsuit
A horse exercise rider is suing over claims another horse was negligently ridden and caused a collision.
Rick Ross, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z sued again over sampling of gospel song
Drug dealing, murder, sex and gospel music aren’t topics that generally intersect, but that’s exactly what happened in a rap song that is now at the center of a federal lawsuit.
Hospital sued over slip and fall stemming from overflowing toilet
A woman is suing over a slip and fall incident at Thorek Memorial Hospital.
Supreme Court rules on insurance setoffs, tax issues
Setoffs for other insurance recovered in dramshop cases where bar owners are defended by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund apply against the owners’ maximum statutory liability and not jury verdicts, the Illinois Supreme Court held today.
Fernandez Daycare and Golden Age Daycare sued after child injured
The parents of a minor are suing over claims their child received face lacerations while at daycare.Olga Morales and Thomas Garcia, individually and as parents and next best friend of J.G., a minor, filed a lawsuit Nov. 12 in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Maritza Fernandez, individually and doing business as Fernandez Daycare and Golden Age Daycare, citing negligence and the Family Expense