News from February 2015
Group wants city to take down "offensive" street sign honoring Bangladesh's former president
A branch of Bangladesh's controlling political party has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, claiming an honorary street sign in Rogers Park is named after a man "responsible for the turmoil and eventual fall of Bangladesh in 1971."
Walmart faces suit over customer's slip and fall over wet mat
AdamA woman is suing a retail giant, claiming its failure to maintain a suburban Cook County store caused her to slip and fall over a weather mat.Maxine Floyd filed suit Feb. 10 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., doing business as the Walmart Supercenter, and various unknown employees and agents of the store.According to the complaint, Floyd was at the Walmart 167th Street
Despite dissent, Supreme Court resolves debt collection suit without addressing constitutional issues raised in direct appeal
Karmeier KilbrideSaying it was unnecessary to address issues over the constitutionality of the state's Collection Agency Act, the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday returned a case "to square one" by voiding everything that came after the initial 2009 ruling in the matter.Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, however, disagreed with the majority's approach, saying it gives the plaintiff "a second bite at the
Judge rules in company's favor, tosses former employee's suit over Vodoo beliefs
A Haitian-American practitioner of the Voodoo religion will not be allowed to continue to press his case for religious discrimination and harassment against his former employer, after a federal judge determined the harassment he suffered for a time at the hands of some of his coworkers did not entitle him to collect from an employer that moved relatively quickly to end the harassment, yet ultimately
Condo association sues River North CrossFit over noise, vibrations
A River North condo association has asked a judge to force a local CrossFit gym to stop making noise and vibrations or get it banned from operating in the building altogether.
Chicago, St. Louis law firms hit with lawsuits over mailings sent to family following car crash
A family is suing two Illinois law firms that they claim violated their rights by using an accident report to send them mailings offering assistance in bringing a lawsuit.
Patron of Chicago hotel restaurant sues over fall from chair
A Canadian woman is suing a Chicago-based hotel and resort business, claiming she sustained injuries when the restaurant chair she was sitting in broke.
I-LAW: Lawsuit reform needed in Chicago
The race for mayor in Chicago is heating up, and at the center of the debate is the City’s dire financial situation. The Chicago Public Schools alone are staring at a $1.14 billion budget deficit.
Alleged dog attack on child lands owner in court
A woman is suing the owner of a dog she claims attacked her child.
