News from October 2015
Mother of man killed by his girlfriend's father in 2011 murder-suicide reopens wrongful death lawsuit
The mother of a man killed by his girlfriend's father is suing the alleged shooter's estate, alleging battery and wrongful death in the 2011 murder-suicide that claimed both men's lives.
Cook County man sues Presence Resurrection, alleging wrongful death
A Cook County man is suing his wife’s health-care providers, alleging wrongful death in her passing.
eTelequote parent doesn't do enough business in Illinois to make it 'at home' for telecommunications lawsuit
A federal lawsuit brought in Chicago by residents of states on the U.S.’s West Coast against an insurance telemarketer will be allowed move forward, but without the telemarketer’s sister company, which a judge said doesn’t do enough business in Illinois to make Chicago’s courtrooms the appropriate place for the legal actions against them.
Appellate court: Judge erred when dismissing with prejudice bank's credit card debt collection lawsuit
A state appeals panel has overturned a trial judge’s decision to dismiss with prejudice a legal action to collect unpaid credit card debt, saying the trial judge erred in not granting a lender’s request to voluntarily withdraw the action. On Oct. 16, a three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court tossed out the ruling delivered by Cook County Associate Judge Israel Desierto.
Dispute over who should run O'Hare perishable import facility spills into court after partnership wilts
Two businessmen who claim they are the originators of the idea to build a facility to handle fresh flowers and other perishable imports at O’Hare International Airport are suing an investor they claim joined their business venture, only to take it over and cut them out.
Cook County man sues Chicago taxi company after he was pinned between cabs
A Cook County man is suing Chicago cab companies and a driver, alleging negligence and neglect when he says he was pinned between two taxi cabs while loading his luggage.
Connecticut business sues Illinois firm, alleging breach of contract in ticket deal
A Connecticut company is suing a Burr Ridge business, alleging breach of contract.
Cook County man sues Northwestern Hospital, four doctors in patient's death
A Cook County man is suing four doctors and a hospital, alleging medical malpractice in a patient's death.
California business sues two Illinois companies, alleging failure to pay $57,000
A California business is suing two Hinsdale companies, alleging breach of contract.
Doctor sues another phyiscian, alleging misappropriated funds
A doctor is suing another physician, alleging misappropriated funds in a dispute surrounding the finances of their joint medical practice.
St. Charles company alleges ex-employee committed corporate espionage to form rival corporation, steal customers
A suburban company, which works with insurance carriers to arrange housing for catastrophe victims, is claiming in Chicago federal court a former employee committed corporate espionage by swiping a secret list of adjustors, setting up a competing company and poaching customers. St. Charles-based ALE Solutions filed a 10-count, 47-page lawsuit Oct. 14 against Starpoint Digital, Inc., and two former ALE employees.
EPA sues Rockford under Clean Water Act, but just part of compliance process, Rockford officials say
Federal environmental regulators have sued the city of Rockford, continuing the process of bringing the water treatment system in Illinois' third largest city into compliance with federal water laws.The Environmental Protection Agency filed suit Oct. 8 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Rockford, asserting the city's water treatment system remains non-compliant with the federal Clean Water Act.
Insurer asks court to say it has no duty to defend crematorium at center of human body parts trafficking scheme
A Schiller Park crematorium and funeral home at the center of litigation over allegations that human bodies donated for medical research were sold for parts and their families deceived into believing their deceased relatives’ remains had instead been cremated may need to face the flurry of lawsuits without the aid of their insurer. On Oct. 14, New Hampshire-based Peerless Indemnity Insurance Company filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court, asking the judge to declare it has no duty to de
United Airlines flight attendant alleges discrimination
A veteran flight attendant is suing United Airlines, alleging workplace discrimination.
Construction worker alleges negligence caused on-the-job injuries
A Cook County man is suing several contractors, alleging negligence caused workplace injuries.
Patient sues Northwestern Hospital, alleging failure to render prompt diagnosis
A Cook County woman is suing her health-care providers, alleging malpractice.
Patient alleges doctors failed to detect wrist injury
A Cook County patient is suing two doctors and two medical facilities, alleging negligence.
Daughter sues DuPage Medical Group, alleging father's cancer misdiagnosed
A Cook County woman is suing a DuPage County medical practice, alleging malpractice related to her father’s death.
Templeton Rye whiskey marketing settlement holds $36 for consumers, thousands for named plaintiffs, $750K for lawyers
Drinkers of Templeton Rye have another month to submit their claims to get up to a $36 share of a $2.5 million settlement the company has reached to end a class action over the company’s allegedly deceptive marketing tactics. The class representatives and other named plaintiffs in the action, and the attorneys who represented them, however, are guaranteed to get quite a bit more, regardless of how many of Templeton Rye’s customers can verify they bought the whiskey since 2006.
Fannie Mae: Chicago can't collect transfer taxes on foreclosed properties sold by federal agencies
Fannie Mae, the federally-controlled largest provider of funding for mortgage loans in the country, has sued the city of Chicago in federal court to ask a judge to halt the city’s efforts to collect real estate transfer taxes on the residential properties the agency sells. On Oct. 15, the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the federal agency which oversees Fannie, filed its complaint in federal court in Chicago against