News from June 2014
Woman blames United Airlines employee for wheelchair fall
A major airline is being sued by a woman who claims she was injured after falling out of her wheelchair while being escorted to her car.
Slip on marble floor leads to suit against New Furama Restaurant
A woman is suing over claims she was injured on the wet floor of a restaurant.Qiong Li filed a lawsuit June 13 in the Cook County Circuit Court against New Furama Inc., doing business as New Furama Restaurant, alleging premises liability.According to the complaint, Li was entering New Furama Restaurant on South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 2, when she slipped on the wet marble floor and sustained
Judge issues emergency order blocking bond sales in City of Harvey
A federal judge has temporarily barred the City of Harvey from selling municipal bonds.
Suit: Employee of Lake Villa group home sexually assaulted girl
A Lake Villa organization focused on the care and treatment of troubled children is facing accusations that one of its employees sexually assaulted a young girl.
Woman sues physician over father's suicide
The daughter of a man who allegedly took his own life is suing a physician over claims he discharged her father too soon.
SEC accuses City of Harvey, comptroller of diverting bond proceeds; seeks restraining order to prevent future sales
The City of Harvey and its comptroller have diverted at least $1.7 million of bond proceeds earmarked for a hotel redevelopment project, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Woman blames City of Harvey, Metra for slip on water, sewage
A Cook County woman is suing over claims she was injured after getting off a train and slipping on a flooded walkway on 147th Street in Harvey.
Panel: administrative law judges for the Illinois Commerce Commission are barred from collective bargaining
Eight administrative law judges for the Illinois Commerce Commission will not be allowed to unionize after a state appeals court determined the power they hold to influence the ICC and shape its policies – if not set the policies outright - means they qualify as management under labor laws.
Slip and fall leads to suit against Menard's
A home improvement chain is facing a lawsuit over injuries caused from an allegedly wet floor.
Supreme Court increases Illinois attorney registration fee; $16, $40 hike takes effect next year
Starting next year, it will cost attorneys more money to practice law in Illinois.
Potbelly Sandwich Works, bicycle deliveryman face suit over collision with pedestrian
A man is suing over claims he was hit by a cyclist working as a deliveryman for a sandwich chain.
Royal Buffet faces negligence claim over minor's fall on allegedly wet floor
A father is suing a Hoffman Estates restaurant that serves a seafood buffet, claiming his child slipped and fell on its wet floor. Valentino Agignoae, as father and next of friend of his minor child, filed suit June 12 in Cook County Circuit Court against Royal Buffet Inc.According to the complaint, Agignoae's child visited the defendant's restaurant at 31 Golf Center in Hoffman Estates on Aug. 14,