News from April 2014
Insurance company claims it has no duty to cover Elmhurst attorney in legal malpractice suit
A New York-based insurance company has asked a federal judge to declare it has no duty to represent an Elmhurst lawyer facing a malpractice suit alleging he failed to properly represent the former owners of a Calumet City car dealership while they sold the business, potentially leaving them on the hook for a $746,000 payment to a union pension fund.
Archdiocese of Chicago faces another suit over alleged priest abuse
A Cook County man is suing the Archdiocese of Chicago, claiming he was sexually abused by a priest as a child.
Vernon Hills apartment complex sued after man trips over rolled up carpet
A Cook County man is suing over claims he sustained injuries as a result of an unsafe hallway in his apartment complex.
CTA sued after train jumps tracks at O'Hare
A Cook County woman is suing over claims she was injured last month when a train jumped the tracks at the O'Hare Airport station.
CTA faces suit over Blue Line incident at O'Hare station
A woman on board the Blue Line train that jumped the track last month has sued the the city's transit authority.
Sudz Laundry sued after woman trips
A Chicago resident is suing a laundromat over claims she was injured after tripping over a missing cement tile.
Rivers Casino accused of firing employee seeking workers' comp benefits
A woman is suing a Des Plaines casino, alleging that she was fired for seeking benefits under the state's Workers' Compensation Act.
Ryder Truck Rental sued after man injured
WiseA man is suing a truck rental company, claiming he was injured by a malfunctioning truck.John L. Richardson filed a lawsuit March 21 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Ryder Truck Rental Inc., citing product liability.According to the complaint, Richardson was using a truck his employer, Aramark, rented from Ryder on April 12,when the rear lift gate he was standing on malfunctioned and dropped
Mother accuses security guards at Chicago's Dewey School of Excellence of assaulting her child
Chicago's board of education, an organization that manages "failing" schools and a pair of security guards are facing suit over claims the two guards assaulted and battered a student at a school on the city's southwest side.Mirium King, as mother and next friend of a minor child, filed a lawsuit March 18 in the Cook County Circuit Court against the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Academy