News from March 2014
Advanced Wiring Solutions, employee sued over motorcycle-truck collision
A woman is suing over claims she was injured while riding as a passenger on a motorcycle.
Cook County man sues police officer and city of Chicago, claiming assault
A Cook County man is suing over claims he was unnecessarily threatened at gun point by a Chicago police officer.Oscar Cervantes Jr. filed a lawsuit Feb. 26 in the Cook County District Court against the city of Chicago, Joseph Oskvarek, Taqueria Los Comales and Taqueria Los Comales No. 1 Inc., citing negligence, affliction of emotional distress, assault and false arrest and imprisonment.Cervantes claims
Mother sues property owner over son's injury
BlumenshineA woman is claiming her son was injured while under the care of another.Patricia Hernandez, individually and as mother and next friend of a minor boy, filed a lawsuit Feb. 25 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Edward Garcia, citing negligence, premise liability and the Family Expense Act.According to the complaint, Hernandez's son sustained injuries on Feb. 2, 2012 when he was tackled
Woman sues over dog attack
A Cook County woman is suing the owners of a dog she claims attacked her.
Man sues City of Chicago, police officers over wrongful conviction
ZellnerA man who spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit is suing a group of Chicago police officers he claims framed him for the crime.Alprentiss Nash filed suit March 3 in Chicago's federal court against the City of Chicago and eight of its police officers – Michael Baker, David Fidyk, John Ford, Joel Howard, George Karl, Thaddeus Macudzinski, John Solecki and Neil Spencer – alleging
Defamation suit dismissed against woman for posts on homewrecker, cheater websites
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to note the case was dismissed without prejudice on March 5, 2015.A defamation suit stemming from a domestic dispute over a woman's alleged use of web sites to out a woman who was allegedly having an affair with her now ex-husband has been dismissed from federal court.The case was dismissed without prejudice on March 5, 2015, by U.S. District Judge James
Former Dominick's managers accuse now-defunct supermarket chain of violating labor, wage laws
Two managers from the defunct Dominick's supermarket chain have filed a class action lawsuit in Chicago's federal court, alleging their former employer routinely required them to work more than 40 hours a week without paying them overtime.
Man burned by water sues apartment manager
A Chicago man is suing over claims he was burned by scalding water.
Loyola medical center, doctor accused of failing to recognize man's stroke signs
A woman is suing a physician and a medical facility, claiming they provided negligent care by failing to recognize the signs of her husband's stroke.Cynthia Allen, as guardian of the estate of Michael Griffin, filed a lawsuit Feb.19 in the Cook County District Court against Loyola University Medical Center, Trinity Health Corp. and Dr. Tiffany Priebe, citing medical malpractice and loss of consortiu