News from October 2015
Patient sues Dental Salon, alleging negligence in tooth extraction
A Cook County woman is suing a dentist, alleging negligence in a wisdom tooth extraction.
Cook County woman alleges abuse, neglect by nursing home
A Cook County woman is suing a nursing home, alleging medical malpractice in the death of a relative.
Illinois Supreme Court disbars 11 attorneys, disciplines 40 others
The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred 11 attorneys, including lawyers who were charged with separate federal offenses, while suspending 35 others.
Judge declines to drop Androgel maker Besins from huge lawsuit over testosterone treatment side effects
A federal judge has declined to drop the Belgian company which makes Androgel and its American licensee from a multi-state class action lawsuit, which alleges the companies’ testosterone restorative drug is not only useless, but harmful. However, the judge did leave the door open that jurisdiction over the case could lay elsewhere.
Guest sues Palmer House hotel, alleging injuries for fall on premises
A Cook County woman is suing a Chicago hotel, alleging liability in a case involving an extension cord.
Doctor, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center sued over allegations of wrongful death
A Cook County man is suing over claims of the Wrongful Death Act against a certain physician and physicians’ group of an Illinois-based health care center.
Chicago man sued for alleged contract breach of business sale
A man is suing over claims of a contract breach against another Illinois patron.
Lawsuit filed against Whitehall of Deerfield Healthcare Center over alleged nursing home negligence
A Cook County woman is suing over claims of the Nursing Home Care Act against a certain Illinois-based health care and rehabilitation center.
Couple sues doctor, Advocate Christ Medical Center over son's allegedly botched surgery
A couple is suing over claims of the Family Expense Act against a certain physician and an Illinois-based health care center.
Mother accuses Dolphin nightclub of negligence in son’s death
A Cook County woman is suing a Chicago nightclub and its security firm, alleging wrongful death and negligence.
U.S. Soccer can't use national team players' likenesses for ads without players' association OK, judge says
The United States Soccer Federation must seek approval from its players’ union before allowing sponsors to use players’ likenesses in advertisements, after a federal judge upheld the decision of an arbitrator. U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall ruled Sept. 29 in Chicago to grant the United States National Soccer Team Players Association’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit the Chicago-based U.S. Soccer Federation brought against the players association.
Canadian Pacific takes Quebec train disaster cases from Cook County to federal court
Families of victims of a fiery oil-fueled train derailment and explosion that claimed 47 lives in a town on the eastern edge of Canada’s Quebec Province will need to press their wrongful death claims in federal court, after lawyers for Canadian Pacific Railway and other corporate defendants asked to transfer cases from local to federal jurisdiction.
Father sues company, driver in fatal car crash involving son, claiming wrongful death
A father is suing a company and its driver over allegations of the wrongful death of his 48-year-old son, a cyclist.
Cyclist sues repair shop for negligence that allegedly caused head fracture
A woman is suing a bike shop for alleged negligence related to a personal injury claim.
Cook County couple sues bank, alleging deceptive business practices
A Cook County couple is suing a mortgage lender for allegedly preventing them from refinancing to avoid foreclosure.
African-American owners of trash hauling biz say city, Allied Waste conspired to hurt their business, sue for $24 million
A garbage hauling company owned by African-Americans has sued the city of Chicago, Allied Waste and the Teamsters, among others, for $24 million, alleging the defendants conspired to thwart the ability of the minority-owned company to bid on the city’s garbage hauling contract. On Oct. 1, Linda and Jesse McGee, owners of Linda Construction Inc. (LCI), based on Chicago’s South Side, filed a complaint in federal court in Chicago.
Student-athlete's parents accuse Trinity High of fraudulent recruitment promises
A Cook County couple is suing a River Forest high school and its basketball coach, alleging the defendants denied financial aid and other benefits the plaintiffs allege were promised their daughter.
Country singer's bar sued for serving alcohol that allegedly caused assault
A patron is suing a bar owned by country singer Toby Keith for allegedly serving liquor that contributed to a fight in which he was injured.
GM wrong to block Motor Werks' Cadillac dealership relocation, but more still can be done, judge says
A federal judge has sided with a Barrington-based dealer of luxury automobiles in the dealership’s ongoing dispute with General Motors over the automaker’s attempt to block the relocation of its Cadillac dealership — but only to a point. Motor Werks had sued GM because the auto dealer is trying to move its standalone Cadillac dealership in Barrington to a newly renovated auto mall.
Cubs win in dispute with rooftop owners; judge dismisses lawsuit over videoboards, Ricketts alleged defamation
The Chicago Cubs may not have unfurled the ‘W’ flag in federal court, but a federal judge handed Chicago’s National League Ballclub a big win in their long running legal dispute with the owners of rooftops overlooking Wrigley Field. A federal judge on Sept. 30 dismissed an attempt by the rooftop owners to persuade the court to declare the Chicago Cubs had violated the team’s agreement with the rooftop owners when the franchise erected its new video boards in the Wrigley Field bleachers, obstruc