News from June 2015
Elk Grove plumber alleges village plumbing inspector, other workers harassed him for refusing to loan his tools
Says suffered civil rights violations, including burglary at hands of village workers impersonating paramedics, State Fire Marshal
Judge tosses federal OK of Illiana highway; says need doesn’t square with population forecasts
Victory for environmental groups seeking to slap brakes to big rural interstate project to connect I-55 to I-65
Judge tosses federal OK of Illiana highway; says need doesn't square with population forecasts
A federal judge has dealt another blow to the already tottering Illiana Expressway project, ruling the federal highway officials’ approval of documents supporting the proposed interstate highway project is not anchored strongly enough in actual population or construction forecasts to pass muster under federal law.
Customer alleges table saw defects
A Texas man is suing the makers and sellers of a table saw that allegedly damaged his hand due to errors in design.
Patient alleges belated cancer diagnosis
A female patient and her husband are suing the doctors and medical institutions she alleges should have diagnosed her cancer much sooner.
Patient alleges dentist performed negligent bridgework
An Oak Lawn woman is suing her dentist, alleging negligence over the course of a three-year treatment.
Panel selects N. IL District to hear herbal supplement fraud class actions vs Walmart, Walgreen, Target, GNC
A judicial panel has decided dozens of class actions pending against Walmart, Target, Walgreen and GNC should be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Former Aurelio’s Pizza COO, franchising director sues pizza chain for unpaid bonuses
The man formerly overseeing franchising operations for Aurelio's Pizza has sued his former employer for more than $200,000 in unpaid bonuses.
Panel selects N. IL District to hear herbal supplement fraud class actions vs Walmart, Walgreen, Target, GNC
Chicago’s federal courts will serve as the forum for the ongoing legal battles over claims several of the country’s largest retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen and GNC, fraudulently sold store-brand herbal nutritional supplements containing far less of the key ingredients listed on the products’ bottle labels.
Former Aurelio's Pizza COO, franchising director sues pizza chain for unpaid bonuses
A former executive overseeing franchising operations at a popular Chicago area chain of pizzerias has sued his former employer, claiming Aurelio’s Pizza owes him more than $200,000 in unpaid wages and other compensation.Kirk Mauriello, Aurelio’s former chief operating officer and director of franchising, filed his complaint in Cook County Circuit Court on June 11 against Aurelio’s Is Pizza Franchise
Shopper blames Target for fall in store
A Cook County woman is suing Target, alleging injuries suffered when she slipped and fell inside a Hillside store.
Patron alleges injuries at Kerouac’s Café
A Cook County man is suing a Chicago restaurant business, alleging premises negligence after he fell down the stairs.
Home improvement customer alleges slippery aisle caused injuries
A Cook County woman is suing Menard's, alleging premises liability in a fall that allegedly resulted in permanent injuries.
Former worker alleges asbestos-related disease
A former worker is suing over a disease allegedly contracted due to prolonged exposure to asbestos-containing products.
Worker alleges asbestos-related disease
A former storekeeper and salesman with mesothelioma is suing over his alleged exposure to asbestos during his career.
Appellate panel: Hospitals not on hook for malpractice claims because doctors not employees
Centegra Hospital McHenry
Judge won't bar path to continuing litigation over Rosemont parking garage gate system failure
The operators of a prominent Rosemont parking garage and an equipment supplier they hired to design a new gated entry system for their garage and for other vendors to which they wished to market the new product will continue to wage their legal battle after a federal judge ruled the standoff needs further proceedings to be sorted out. On June 10, U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso rejected an attempt
Chicago manufacturer sues rival for 'slavishly copying' its personal misting, cooling products
A Chicago company which bills itself as “innovators in the field of personal cooling,” making personal misting fans, sports bottles and other products, have sued a South Carolina-based competitor, claiming its rival has blatantly copied its designs and infringed patents in rolling out a new product line of personal cooling products.
Man with cancer sues over asbestos exposure
A man with lung cancer is suing over his career-long exposure to asbestos. Peter Wintersdorf Jr. filed a complaint on May 11 in Cook County Circuit Court against A.W Chesterton Co.; Crane Co.; H.B.