News from 2014
Three pedestrians claim city tree slated for removal fell on them
Three people are suing over claims they were injured when part of a tree fell on them while walking on a public sidewalk.
City urges federal court to toss drug maker's motion to disqualify its lawyers from opioid lawsuit
SingerA pharmaceutical company’s motion to disqualify the law firm the City of Chicago hired to represent it in its opioid lawsuit “is baseless and should be denied,” attorneys for the city and its counsel asserted earlier this week.In a document filed Monday, these attorneys claim the Aug. 21 request from Purdue Pharma LP and two of its affiliates to disqualify Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and
Festival-goers sue village after falling off golf cart at Taste of Melrose Park
A Cook County village is facing a lawsuit from two residents who claim they were injured after falling off a golf cart at a food festival last fall.
Suit: Infant fell after employee of Evanston childcare center left him unattended
A Cook County woman is suing over claims her infant son fell and sustained injuries after a daycare employee left him unattended.
Driver of horse-drawn carriage sues over collision that injured her and horse
A woman is suing over claims she was injured when a car struck her horse-drawn carriage.
Seventh Circuit finds ConAgra not liable for grain bin explosion; tosses its share of $180M jury award
EasterbrookOverturning its share of a nearly $180 million jury award, a federal appeals panel on Tuesday found ConAgra Foods Inc. not liable for a 2010 explosion in a southern Illinois grain elevator because it had hired a self-proclaimed expert to deal with smoldering bin before it blew up and injured three men.In its 10-page opinion, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Michael
The Geldner Center, doctor face med-mal claim over patient's eyelid surgery
A DuPage County woman is suing a doctor and his medical practices, claiming she suffered complications after eyelid surgery.
Esthetician accuses Macy's of slander that led to firing
A woman who used to work in a suburban department store is suing over claims she was fired after being falsely accused of theft.
Pedestrian sues city over tree limb that fell on her
A Cook County woman is suing over claims she was injured when a tree limb fell on her while walking down a city sidewalk.
