News from July 2014
ARDC lodges complaint against former Cook County prosecutor accused of biting a man in 2012
A former Cook County prosecutor who was accused of biting a man’s leg during a scuffle at a lingerie store on the city’s North Side is now facing potential attorney discipline over the 2012 incident that led to a handful of criminal charges she was later acquitted of.
Alden-Lakeland nursing home hit with wrongful death suit
The relative of a woman who stayed in a Chicago nursing home is suing over claims it provided negligent care that led to her death.
Dispute stemming from bridal companies' break-up lingers after summary judgment rulings
The saddest break-ups and messiest spats tend to come after years of happy matrimony, something Cook County-based bridal businesses House of Brides and Dessy Marketing & Distribution Inc. are likely learning as a lawsuit between the companies continues to play out in Chicago's federal court.
Women blames Advocate, doctors for complications following pelvic organ prolapse surgery
A couple is suing over claims the negligence of an Oak Lawn hospital and four of its doctors left the wife with post-surgery injuries.
Blackhawks' fan hit by puck at playoffs game prepping for potential shot at lawsuit
A Chicago Blackhawks’ fan who claims he sustained neurological injuries after a puck hit him in the head at a Stanley Cup Playoff game appears to be looking into filing a lawsuit, but wants some more information so he can aim it in the right direction.
Harlem Irving Plaza owners face suit over customer's alleged parking lot fall
A woman is suing over claims she was injured in the parking lot of a shopping center in suburban Cook County.
Woman blames Sun Delivery for injury stemming from allegedly negligent headboard installation
A DuPage County woman is suing over claims she was injured as a result of a delivery company's negligent installation of a bed frame.
Dolton school district asks court to reverse IDES decision granting unemployment benefits to secretary fired for stealing cafeteria food
A Cook County school district is seeking review of a state agency's decision to give unemployment benefits to a secretary who was fired for stealing food from the cafeteria.
Lawsuit accuses Lawrence Hall Youth Services of negligently maintaining sidewalk
A child welfare agency in Chicago is being sued by a man who claims he tripped on a nearby sidewalk and injured himself.
Everest Business Funding seeks $106K in breach of contract suit against Homewood company
A Florida company is suing over another company it alleges breached a contract for the purchase of future receivables.EBF Holdings LLC, doing business as Everest Business Funding, filed a lawsuit July 1 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Homewood Mobile, doing business as S&S Mobil.According to the complaint, EBF Holdings entered into a contract with Homewood Mobile on Jan. 31, when the plaintiff
Repairman sues Intercontinental Real Estate & Development over ladder fall
A man is suing over claims he fell from a ladder while doing repair work in Oak Brook.