News from February 2016
Woman alleges she was injured after oral surgery
CHICAGO – A surgery patient is suing her doctors over claims she was injured after her procedure.
$13 million settlement reached with Moneygram over fraudulent wire transfers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a $13 million settlement with Moneygram. Illinois will receive about $375,000 of the settlement, and anyone who wired money to scam artists and filed complaints about it with the attorney general's office in 2008-2009 could be eligible for some of the funds.
With so many playing fantasy sports, legalization, regulation due in IL, lawmaker says
SPRINGFIELD — A state lawmaker says his bill to formally legalize online sports fantasy contests would protect as many 2 million Illinoisans who play, as well as small businesses that offer the games or related services.
Class action says iHeart Media, owners of WGCI, WLIT, other Chicago stations, sent illegal automated ad texts
One of the country’s largest radio networks, and the parent company of several Chicago stations, has been served with a class action lawsuit alleging it violated federal law when it replied to listeners’ song requests and other text messages with texts containing advertisements for online games, apps, convenience stores and other sponsors.
Cancer patient sues doctors, hospitals
CHICAGO — A woman is suing several health-care providers, claiming that she was told that a 2012 test for cancer was negative, but that cancer was later found to have spread from the same part of her body.
Cochlear implant patient sues device maker
CHICAGO — A woman who received a cochlear implant has sued the device's manufacturer after the implant allegedly failed and the device was subject to a recall for a defect.
African-American woman's discriminatory auto lending claim vs Santander cleared to proceed in federal court
A Chicago woman will be allowed to pursue a racial discrimination claim against the finance company that handled her car loan, though the company was successful in having other parts of the complaint dismissed.
Cities, towns seek greater power to act; Municipal League effort may face tough road
In the midst of Illinois budget crisis, Illinois’ 1,300 cities, towns and villages are seeking greater freedom to act on their own.
But much of the “Moving Cities Forward” legislation being promoted by the Illinois Municipal League likely will face pushback in a General Assembly locked in a struggle over taxes, the lack of an overall state budget and Gov. Bruce Rauner’s calls for changes in the state’s financial and political conduct.
Pair sue neighborhood resident in alleged shooting
CHICAGO — A woman and man from Cicero are suing a fellow neighborhood resident, alleging the defendant shot both plaintiffs.
Four more fruit, vegetable suppliers demand $1.1 million in unpaid invoices from Joe Caputo's supermarkets
Already under a court order that liquidated some of its assets to pay a different produce supplier, suburban supermarket chain Joe Caputo & Sons could now face claims from more suppliers of fresh fruits and vegetables, who have asked a federal judge to let them make their case why the supermarket business should pay them almost $1.1 million for produce they say Caputo’s received, but has yet to pay for.
Will County man sues over hole allegedly left in ground
CHICAGO — A Will County man is suing a lawn care company and others, claiming he was injured in a fall due to a hole that was left in a common area in an HOA neighborhood.
Pair sue care providers after amputation
CHICAGO — Several health-care providers are being sued by a married couple after a man who had knee surgery subsequently underwent a leg amputation due to alleged infection.
Judge allows lawsuit to proceed vs Sprint over claims company's background check forms break law
A potential class action lawsuit claiming Sprint violated consumer protection laws when it ran credit checks on job applicants will proceed, after a federal judge refused the company’s motion to dismiss.
Cab fare credit card payment processors illegally charged 50 cent fee, need to pay up, class action says
A company which processes credit card payments for many of the taxis operating in Chicago could be made to pay back thousands of taxi riders, should a Chicago man succeed in his class action lawsuit against the business over the addition of a 50-cent per ride fee charged since the beginning of the year to passengers paying fares with plastic.
Family of boy disabled for life after 25 surgeries awarded $30 million vs doctor, Rush Medical Center
The family of a young boy who was left disabled for life following a series of more than two dozen surgeries, purportedly in an attempt to properly connect his esophagus to his stomach, has secured more than $30 million from the doctor and hospital the family alleged were responsible for what happened to the child.
Class action hits Boeing over SEC investigation of 'program accounting' for airliner production
On the heels of stock prices that slipped following recent reports that federal investigators will investigate its accounting, Boeing has been targeted by a federal class action alleging the aerospace manufacturer misled investors using alleged accounting tricks to hide potential losses.
Durkin: Workers comp compromise could be key to unlock budget impasse in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — House Minority Leader Jim Durkin on Monday suggested the workers’ compensation system might be the point where Republicans and Democrats get together and start breaking the month-long impasse that has left Illinois without a budget.
Woman sues doctor, practice after husband's death
CHICAGO — A woman is suing a Cook County doctor and a medical practice, claiming negligence in an alleged failure to diagnose her deceased husband's deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Foreclosed land investors exploit technicality to demand $3.5 million 'procedural windfall' from bank
Trying to take advantage of a “procedural windfall,” a Chicago-area investment firm is alleging West Suburban Bank owes it almost $3.5 million from the sales of foreclosed properties held as collateral for a $10 million loan the firm defaulted on, because the firm was not legally served with notice of the foreclosures, as the process servers did not work for a state-licensed private detective agency as required by law.
Firearms auction site Gunbroker.com says IL agency's attempt to regulate its business unconstitutional, illegal
The Georgia-based operators of an online firearms auction site have challenged the authority of the state of Illinois to regulate their business, claiming a January decision by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to take aim at the business is unconstitutional and treats the business unfairly.