News from July 2014
Kerasotes Theaters, others hit with suit over movie-goer's trip in Chicago parking garage
CannonA woman is suing over claims she was injured in a parking garage for a Chicago movie theater.Debra Mahaffey filed a lawsuit June 30 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Kerasotes Theaters Inc., Kerasotes Showplace Theaters LLC, CJUF III McCaffery Roosevelt Retail LLC and Standard Parking, alleging negligence.According to the complaint, Mahaffey was walking from the parking garage to the Kerasotes
Woman claims cold pack manufacturers failed to warn that prolonged use could lead to burns
A pair of companies are facing a lawsuit over a woman's allegation she suffered shock to her nervous system from using a cold pack the fire department gave her.
Suit: Dentist extracted man's tooth without consent
A man is suing a Morton Grove dentist who he claims extracted a tooth without his consent.
Man lodges defamation claim against Chipotle over employee's false sexual harassment accusation
A DuPage County man is suing over claims he was falsely accused of sexual harassment while installing cabling at a Chipotle restaurant.
Woman claims Chicago lawyer, law firm failed to file her personal injury suit on time
A woman is suing over claims the attorneys she hired to represent her in a personal injuries claim failed to file a claim against the state of Indiana.
Alleged injury over table saw spurs another product liability suit against Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
A Tennessee woman is suing a tool manufacturer, claiming she was injured due to faulty safety features on a table saw.
Cyclist accuses driver of hitting him after pulling out of a Division Street parking space
A man is suing a driver of the vehicle that he alleges struck him while riding a bicycle in Chicago.Pedro Villegas Guzman filed a lawsuit June 26 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Jason Benton, alleging negligence.Guzman claims he was riding his bicycle west on Division Street on July 4, 2012, when Benton pulled out of a designated parallel parking space and hit him. The suit alleges Guzman
Federal judge orders Chicago Heights bar to pay $32,000 over copyright infringement at karaoke nights
A small bar in Chicago Heights and its owner will have to pay one of the nation's largest music licensing businesses $32,000 for illegally using eight songs during a karaoke night.
Bank sues PAK Associates for breach of contract, claims company owes more than $350K
A bank is suing a dissolved company, seeking more than $350,000 for an allegedly unpaid loan.
Seventh Circuit OKs Chicago's ward map for 2015 aldermanic elections
A federal appeals panel today upheld the City of Chicago’s new ward map as constitutional.
Suit: Chase Bank let unauthorized man withdraw $1M-plus from woman's accounts
A Cook County woman is suing JPMorgan Chase Bank, claiming it let an unauthorized person withdraw more than $1 million from her accounts.
Man lodges legal malpractice suit against Chicago law firm over estate matter
A Chicago man is suing the law firm he hired to set up his mother's estate, accusing it of mishandling the matter.