News from 2014
Suit: Dog attacked man while delivering package
A Chicago man is suing the owners of a dog he claims bit his right hand without provocation.
Couple claims Alexius Medical Center, staff delayed child's birth
A couple is suing a Hoffman Estates hospital and group of doctors and nurses over claims their daughter sustained permanent injuries when staff held delayed her delivery until a doctor was present.
City, police officers face wrongful death suit over 2008 shooting of teen
A woman is suing the city, claiming her son was unlawfully, fatally shot by a Chicago police officer four years ago.
Mother accuses store of causing son's asthma attack with pesticides
A Chicago clothing store is facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims her son an asthma attack as a result of its use of pesticides.
Former employee claims South Lyons Township Sanitary District owes him $118K in pay, benefits
A man is suing over claims he was not properly compensated for the work he did as assistant superintendent for a Countryside sanitary district.
Tenant blames apartment owner, manager for slip on backed up water
A Chicago woman last month filed a lawsuit over claims she was injured after slipping on water that had backed up onto the kitchen floor of her apartment.
Customer sues Max and Benny's Restaurant & Deli over trip
A Lake County woman is suing a Northbrook restaurant, claiming she was injured after tripping on a defective walking surface inside.
Company accuses Chicago attorney, firm of converting settlement funds
A company is accusing a Chicago attorney and his law firm of failing to return more than $25,000 in settlement funds.
Suit: Bus driver didn't pull up to curb, causing passenger to fall into pothole
A woman is suing the city's transit authority, claiming she fell into a pothole stepping off a bus because the driver didn't pull up to the curb.
Slip and fall at O'Hare leads to lawsuit against McDonald's, others
A man claims he sustained serious injuries after slipping on a wet floor at O’Hare International Airport.
Allstate faces suit from homeowner who alleges it refuses to pay water damage claim
A Chicago woman is suing her insurance company, claiming it has refused to pay for damages sustained when a pipe broke in her kitchen.
Seventh Circuit revives class action suit over payday loans; calls arbitration clause "unconscionable" and process "a sham"
An embattled provider of online payday loans who allegedly used his standing as a member of a Sioux Indian tribe to tailor loan agreement terms to skirt state and federal law will need to defend yet more of those loans in federal court after the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined arbitration procedures designed to give jurisdiction over the contracts to tribal courts failed to pass legal
Custodian's injury at Blue Cross Blue Shield building spurs suit
A Cook County company is suing over claims its employee was injured while doing custodial work at the Blue Cross Blue Shield building downtown.