News from June 2015
Woman alleges negligence in ambulance accident
A patient injured while being transported in an ambulance is suing the ambulance company and its driver.
Woman, power of attorney sue over nursing home fall
A disabled woman's power of attorney is suing over allegedly lacking nursing home care that led the woman to fall and injure herself in 2013.
Estate alleges negligent nursing home care in woman's death
A woman's estate is suing over her nursing home care leading up to her death.
Man sues over post-op infection
A man is suing a doctor and her practice after allegedly suffering post-op infection and a follow-up operation to correct it. Kyle M.
Estate sues over allegedly fatal injuries sustained in surgery
A woman's estate is suing the doctors, practices and medical institutions that oversaw the surgeries that allegedly led to her death.
Kohl's wins chance to argue class action should be nixed in ADA suit over store layouts
Retailer Kohl’s has won the chance to demonstrate why a group which advocates for the rights of those with disabilities should not be allowed to turn a lawsuit over disability access at its stores into a class action with potential plaintiffs numbering in the thousands.
Man alleges improperly implanted Medtronic device caused paralysis
A Cook County man and his wife have sued a Minnesota medical equipment company and its agent, alleging the man became paralyzed in his lower extremities after a device made by the company was improperly implanted in his body.Rod Schar and Deborah Schar brought a lawsuit June 2 in Cook County Circuit Court against Michael Barbarone and Medtronic Inc., and naming Simon Ho as a respondent in discovery,
Man sues over pedestrian accident
A pedestrian injured when a car struck him crossing the street is suing the driver. William Thomas filed a complaint on June 5 in Cook County Circuit Court against Michael Palmore.
Man sues over bike docking station injuries
A bicyclist alleged injured at a city bike docking station is suing the city and its department of transportation. Christopher Cole filed a complaint on June 1 in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Transportation; Alta Bicycle Share Inc., Motivate International Inc. and Motivate.
Woman sues after sidewalk fall
CHICAGO -- A woman injured after tripping on a city sidewalk is suing the parties she believes are responsible.
Estate sues nursing home alleging care violations following resident’s death
A Cook County resident filed a lawsuit against an acute care facility for alleged negligence in a 2014 incident. Veronica Goins as representative for the estate of Virginia Johnson-Jordan, deceased, brought a complaint June 2 in Cook County Circuit Court against Aria Post Acute Care LLC d/b/a Aria Post Acute Care on allegations of negligence in a January 2014 event. The complaint cites that Virginia Johnson-Jordan was a resident of the defendant’s facility located in Hillside, Illinois.
Reseach firm sues over damaged documents
A research firm is suing a storage facility for allegedly destroying cartons of documents that it should have been protecting.
Supplier seeks payment for materials provided in CTA project
A materials supplier has sued to recover payment on materials it allegedly supplied for a transit authority project.
Patient alleges post-operative paralyzation
A patient has sued a doctor and medical institution who performed procedures that allegedly led to his legs becoming permanently paralyzed.
Couple sues neurostimulator firm, alleging device caused paraplegia
A Cook County couple filed suit against a Minnesota medical equipment company and its agent for alleged negligence in a 2014 incident. Rod Schar and Deborah Schar brought a lawsuit June 2 in Cook County Circuit Court against Michael Barbarone and Medtronic Inc., doing business in Cook County; and naming Simon Ho as a respondent in discovery, on allegations of medical negligence in October 2014. The complaint cites that Medtronic designs, manufactures, and sells medical devices; and that Barbar
Chicago, officers cited for false arrest, imprisonment
A Chicago man who alleges false arrest has sued the city and several police officers.
Woman sues over workplace fall
A woman who was injured in a fall at a nursing home is suing the maker of a medical alert unit whose cord she allegedly tripped over. Barbara Ternoir and Jose Luna filed a complaint recently in Cook County Circuit Court against Medline Industries Inc. Ternoir, Luna's wife from Elgin, was working as a nurse at the Apostolic Christian Resthaven nursing home on June 9, 2013, when she placed one of the defendant's Quick-Alert bed pad on a patient's bed and then tripped on its cord, which made her fa
Woman alleges complications from aneurysm surgery
A woman and her husband have sued the doctor, his practice and the medical institution that oversaw her aneurysm surgery.
Pregnant pedestrian cites motorist for crosswalk collision
A Cook County woman who was pregnant has sued a driver, alleging negligence in a January accident.