News from June 2014
Family sues Village of Justice, police and landlord over eviction
A Cook County family is suing over claims they were wrongly evicted from their apartment and had their possessions stolen.
Carpenter slaps homeowner with premises liability suit
A carpenter is suing a Chicago homeowner, claiming he was injured while working for him.
Elmwood Care owners, management company faces wrongful death suit over resident's stroke
A Cook County man is suing over claims his mother's death was caused by the negligence of a nursing home after she suffered a stroke.Larry D. Holston, as special administrator of the Estate of Lillian Holston, filed a lawsuit May 14 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Elmwood Care Inc., S.I.R. Management Inc., Byran and Juliana Barrish, Celeste and Michael Giannini and Gale Rothner.The suit also
Stairway fall leads to suit against owners of Star Inn motel
A woman is suing the owners of a Joliet motel over allegations the deteriorated condition of a stairway caused her to fall.
Woman alleges buckets fell on her at Home Depot
A Cook County woman is suing over claims she was injured when buckets fell on her while at a Home Depot in Chicago.
Former employee files suit against Ada S. McKinley Community Services, claiming sexual harassment forced her to resign
A former employee of a Chicago-based human services organization is suing over claims a rule to prevent sexual harassment on the job went unenforced and forced her to resign.
Suit: Target Pharmacy dispensed wrong birth control pills
A couple is suing Target Pharmacy over claims it dispensed a woman the wrong birth control medication, resulting in
Suit seeking $200K from Illinois Highway Authority over girl's sledding incident spurs insurance dispute
SchwartzIf two insurance companies get their way, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority will need to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by a girl whose neck was broken in 2008 while sledding on an embankment in Franklin Park.Ohio-based Scottsdale Indemnity Co. and Wisconsin-based National Casualty Co. filed a complaint for declaratory judgment May 28 in Chicago's federal court, seeking to
Customer accuses Walgreen's of negligence in parking lot fall
A woman is suing a drug store, alleging its negligence led to her falling in its suburban Cook County parking lot.
Man sues Cook County Jail, others over alleged fall from bunk bed
The Cook County sheriff others are facing a lawsuit from a man who claims he suffered brain injury after falling while in the jail's alcohol rehabilitation program.
Pedestrian slaps city, others with negligence complaint over crosswalk fall
A woman is suing the city and two companies, claiming she was injured due to negligent roadwork on Kimball Avenue.