News from 2014
Salvation Army faces suit over falling stack of hangers
A woman is suing the Salvation Army, claiming she was injured when a stack of hangers fell on her in one of its Chicago stores.
Suit: Sheriff's deputies left inmate unattended so another inmate could beat him at Cook County Jail
A man who claims he was beaten up by another inmate while incarcerated at Cook County Jail is suing the sheriff and two of his employees.
Cleaning woman sues hotel over door injury
A woman is suing over claims she was injured when an overhead door fell on her.
Standard Parking Corp. hit with breach of contract suit over termination fee
A man is suing over claims a parking garage company breached its contract when it failed to pay a $120,000 contract termination fee.
Templeton Rye removes deceptive marketing suit to federal court
A dispute over the true birthplace of an Iowa whiskey brand could move to federal court, even as the truth about where that brand is actually produced has rye connoisseurs doing a spit-take.
UPS driver's dog attack spurs insurance company to file suit
An insurance company is suing the owners of a dog it claims attacked a delivery driver, who was injured while fleeing.
Mother sues landlords over daughter's lead exposure
A Cook County woman is suing over claims her daughter was exposed to lead paint in their apartment.
Alleged assault at Twelve Bars of Christmas event leads to lawsuit
A man is suing over claims he was physically assaulted in the restroom of a Wrigleyville bar.
Customer's trip on delivery equipment lands Dominicks, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group in court
A man is suing over claims he was injured when he tripped on equipment left on the floor of a store.
Lawyer adds another layer to ongoing Freed & Weiss dispute; sues accounting firm
A lawyer embroiled in a protracted legal fight with a former law partner over the messy dissolution of their erstwhile firm has set his sights on the firm’s accounting firm that happens to employ his former partner's father.In his suit, Eric D. Freed claims a Skokie accounting firm tampered with the law firm's books and denied payments rightfully owed to him, costing him millions of dollars in lost
