News from June 2014
Judge denies class certification in racial discrimination suit over Chicago Board of Education's decision to "turn around" 10 schools
The Chicago Teachers Union and three black, tenured Chicago Public Schools teachers suing the city's Board of Education over allegations administrators engaged in racial discrimination by targeting schools staffed predominantly by black teachers for reorganization purposes will not be allowed to turn their suit into a class action.
Mother accuses Cicero school district of negligence over daughter's gym class injury
A woman is suing a Cicero school district, claiming her daughter's hand got crushed in a gate when she sat out of gym class.
Seventh Circuit calls Pella class action settlement ‘scandalous;’ removes Paul Weiss as attorney
PosnerA federal appeals court has overturned the approval of a multi-million dollar class action settlement, describing it as “inequitable – even scandalous.”The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday overturned a settlement involving window-maker Pella Corporation that was estimated to be worth $90 million, though the court feels its value is much, much less.Class counsel was to receive
Standard Parking Corp. hit with premises liability suit over alleged injury
A man is suing over claims he was injured after hitting his head on a beam when exiting his car in a Chicago parking garage.
Shell gas station supervisor faces sexual harassment suit from employee
A Cook County woman is suing over claims she was sexually harassed by her supervisor at a Shell gas station.
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in seven cases
The Illinois Supreme Court late last month agreed to hear arguments in the following seven cases:
Attorney Gill Garman, husband of chief justice, dies; colleagues remember him as "family man"
Gill GarmanIllinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman’s husband has died.Gill M. Garman, a senior partner at Kesler Nelson Garman Brougher & Townsley P.C. in Danville, died Saturday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, according to his obituary and a Monday news release form the court. He was 71.Not only was Gill known for helping Garman reach the center seat behind the state high court
Processing company asks court to enforce $78K judgment against former employee over contract breach
HumphreyBluepay Processing is suing a former employee it claims refused to a pay a fine for breaching his contract.Bluepay Processing LLC filed a lawsuit May 23 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Kevin Feagan.The plaintiff claims Feagan violated a non-compete agreement he signed when he began working for it in January 2006. The suit Feagan agreed to not solicit BluePay customers for a period
Father accuses Ingalls Memorial Hospital, doctor of failing to treat daughter's sickle cell disease
Ingalls Memorial Hospital and a doctor are facing a wrongful death suit that alleges they failed to treat a patient with sickle cell disease.
Couple faces suit over dog bite
PhillipsA Cook County man is suing over claims he was injured by a couple's dog in Des Plaines.Anthony Filichia filed a lawsuit May 16 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Isamar, Rafael and Maria Munguia.According to the suit, Filichia was on a premises on South Second Avenue in Des Plaines on July 2, when the defendants' unleashed dog bit him. He accuses the defendants of negligence and violating