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Franciscan St. James Health hit with suit over visitor's trip on sprinkler

By Annie Cosby | Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:00am

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Insurance company seeks $35K from power strip maker over fire

By The Cook County Record | Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:30am

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Laborer blames contractors, others for electrical shock

By The Cook County Record | Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:00am

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Customer sues Max and Benny's Restaurant & Deli over trip

By Annie Cosby | Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:45am

A Lake County woman is suing a Northbrook restaurant, claiming she was injured after tripping on a defective walking surface inside.

Company accuses Chicago attorney, firm of converting settlement funds

By April Bamburg | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:27pm

A company is accusing a Chicago attorney and his law firm of failing to return more than $25,000 in settlement funds.

Suit: Bus driver didn't pull up to curb, causing passenger to fall into pothole

By April Bamburg | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:15pm

A woman is suing the city's transit authority, claiming she fell into a pothole stepping off a bus because the driver didn't pull up to the curb.

Slip and fall at O'Hare leads to lawsuit against McDonald's, others

By April Bamburg | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:20pm

A man claims he sustained serious injuries after slipping on a wet floor at O’Hare International Airport.

Allstate faces suit from homeowner who alleges it refuses to pay water damage claim

By Annie Cosby | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:49pm

A Chicago woman is suing her insurance company, claiming it has refused to pay for damages sustained when a pipe broke in her kitchen.

Seventh Circuit revives class action suit over payday loans; calls arbitration clause "unconscionable" and process "a sham"

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:58pm

An embattled provider of online payday loans who allegedly used his standing as a member of a Sioux Indian tribe to tailor loan agreement terms to skirt state and federal law will need to defend yet more of those loans in federal court after the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined arbitration procedures designed to give jurisdiction over the contracts to tribal courts failed to pass legal

Woman blames Burbank nursing home for ankle fracture

By Annie Cosby | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:26am

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Custodian's injury at Blue Cross Blue Shield building spurs suit

By Annie Cosby | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:00am

A Cook County company is suing over claims its employee was injured while doing custodial work at the Blue Cross Blue Shield building downtown.

Man lodges asbestos suit over May mesothelioma diagnosis

By Annie Cosby | Monday, Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:30am

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Updated: Supreme Court denies term limit appeal

By Bethany Krajelis | Friday, Aug 22, 2014 @ 4:40pm

The Illinois Supreme Court today denied a petition seeking review of a recent appellate court ruling rejecting a term limit ballot initiative as unconstitutional.