News from January 2015
Tenant says she was electrocuted after plugging in cell phone charger
A woman who claims she was electrocuted while using an electrical outlet in her South Side apartment is suing.
Man blames Riverside buffet for trip
A man is suing a North Riverside restaurant over claims he fell while in the establishment.
Woman files suit alleging dog attack
A Cook County woman is suing a Chicago man over claims his dog attacked her.Maryann Rzepa filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Ricardo (Richard) Bendoraitis, alleging negligence and violations of the Illinois Animal Control Act.According to the complaint, Rzepa was lawfully on or near property owned by Bendoraitis in the 6500 block of South California Avenue on Jan. 6, 2013, when his dog
Jewel customer sues over slip on liquid in bakery department
AbateA woman is suing the owners of a Melrose Park grocery store over claims she fell on a liquid substance found on the floor by the bakery.Sylvia Rodriguez filed a lawsuit Jan. 5 in Cook County Circuit Court against Jewel Food Stores Inc., New Albertson's Inc., American Stores and SuperValu Inc., the last three of which doing business as Jewel Osco.According to the complaint, Rodriquez slipped and
Candle wax on floor of church hall leads to suit
A woman is suing the Archdiocese of Chicago and others over claims she slipped and fell on candle wax while at a local church.
Teen on trial in Bali for mother's murder files motion in Cook County seeking trust funds to pay for lawyer
A Chicago-area teen accused of killing her socialite mother last year in Bali and stuffing her body in a suitcase is trying to get money from her mom's trust so she can pay for a defense at her upcoming murder trial.
Man says ice machine doors swung closed, hit shoulder
A customer is seeking more than $50,000 from the owner of a gas station store and one of its suppliers over injuries he alleges were caused by an ice machine.
Suit: Lack of smoke detectors, sprinklers forced woman to jump out of window during fire
The owner of a building on the city's South Side is being sued by a woman who alleges she had to jump out of a window to escape a fire.
Woman sues over fall on debris on restaurant's floor
An Oak Lawn restaurant and its owners are being sued after a patron allegedly slipped and fell on the restaurant premises.
Judge denies Ill. municipalities' request for a class in suit against travel websites over hotel taxes
A lawsuit filed by 14 Illinois municipalities against a group of online travel discount websites will not proceed as a class action as proposed, a federal judge held this month.
ITLA: The big money campaign to deny taxpayers’ constitutional right to seek justice from our courts
Recent headlines depict just a few examples of American citizens unknowingly put in harm’s way, seriously injured or killed due to defective products and unsafe food: “Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to 42,” “Takata airbag victims looked like they had been shot or stabbed,” and “Packaged caramel apples linked to five deaths, CDC says.”