News from January 2016
Elderly woman accuses nursing home of injuring her, disallowing visits from husband
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman in suing the nursing facility where she lived, The Ponds of Wealshire, claiming she suffered injuries due to staff negligence.
Man blames lung cancer on asbestos-laden products from Goodyear, CBS and two dozen others
CHICAGO – A Winnebago County man suffering from mesothelioma is suing approximately two dozen defendants he says exposed him to asbestos through their products.
Suburban Eye Clinic, doctor sued for allegedly blinding patient in one eye during cataract surgery
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman is suing her eye doctor claiming he botched a cataract removal operation, costing her the vision in her right eye.
Eggsperience of Halsted sued for more than $700K in back rent, expenses
CHICAGO – The landlord of The Gateway to the West Loop Shopping Center is suing a business for more than $700,000 in back rent and other expenses.
Local hospital sued over woman's brain damage
CHICAGO – The guardian of a Cook County woman is suing Ingalls Memorial Hospital and several doctors, claiming their delayed diagnosis of malnutrition has left her permanently disabled.
Daughter claims nursing home's neglect led to mother’s injuries, death
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman is suing The British Home for Retired Men and Women and two staff members for negligence and the wrongful death of her mother.
Wife blames driver of ABT Electronics van for husband's death
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman is suing the driver of an ABT Electronics vehicle for allegedly reckless driving that resulted in an auto accident in which her husband was killed.
Cataract patient accuses Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery, doctor of malpractice
CHICAGO – A Cook County man is suing Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery and an independent eye surgeon for allegedly implanting the wrong lens during his cataract surgery.
Alden Debes Center sued over resident's alleged injuries from series of falls
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman is suing Alden Debes Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, alleging negligence resulted in her 74-year-old mother’s injuries due to a series of falls.
Ohio dentist uses Chicago courts to sue Conn.-based Synchrony over faxed Care Credit ads
Chicago federal court is the venue an Ohio dentist chose for his class-action complaint against a Connecticut-based lending firm he said repeatedly placed calls to his office and sent unwanted faxed ads promoting its consumer credit products, in violation of federal law.
$5 million medical malpractice settlement OK'd vs doctors, Northwest Community Hospital
A $5 million settlement has been approved for a 64-year-old woman who claimed treatment she received at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights left her with brain damage.
Divided IL Supreme Court tosses rule protecting police, fire depts from lawsuits, says rule outdated, despite precedent
For decades, Illinois cities, villages, fire protection districts and others providing police, fire protection and ambulance services have enjoyed general immunity from lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who may accuse paramedics, firefighters and police officers of failing to provide the level of protection or response individuals may believe they should have. On Jan. 22, however, a majority of justices on the Illinois Supreme Court decided the time had come to undo the judicial rule.
IL Supreme Court disbars 5 lawyers, including one who threatened Kane County judges; suspends 14 others
A lawyer who allegedly took $15,000 from a client for his own use, was charged with criminal trespass for attempts to enter the Kane County Jail without proper attorney credentials, and then allegedly repeatedly threatened judges and other Kane County justice officials, accusing them of engaging in a racist conspiracy against him, was among five lawyers disbarred by the Illinois Supreme Court. The court suspended 14 others.
Governor can't exempt Pollution Control workers from collective bargaining, appeals panel says
He hasn’t been Illinois’ governor for more than a year, but some of Pat Quinn’s actions are still being weighed by Illinois’ courts. On Jan. 19, a state appellate court overturned the administrative decision of the Illinois Labor Relations Board to uphold Quinn’s exemption of certain Pollution Control Board employees from collective bargaining.
Alden Estates of Orland Park accused of negligence in man's death
CHICAGO – A Cook County woman is suing Alden Estates of Orland Park in a dispute involving her 81-year-old father’s death.
Family Dollar customer blames store for injuries from hole in floor
CHICAGO—A Cook County woman says she tripped and fell on a concealed hole in the floor of a Family Dollar store in Lansing.
Appeals court removes class representative from junk fax action, says named plaintiff is 'tool' of lawyer
In a sharply worded 2-1 decision, the Illinois First District Appellate Court in Chicago overturned a lower court decision and barred a plaintiff from serving as representative in a class-action suit involving allegedly unsolicited faxes, describing the plaintiff as a "tool'"of his lawyer.
Patient blames South Shore Hospital for alleged attack during therapy
A Belwood man says a fellow group therapy patient attacked and injured him in 2014 after a counselor left the session at South Shore Hospital in Chicago.
Elderly woman’s death leads to suit against skilled nursing facility
A Cook County man is suing a skilled nursing facility over a wrongful-death allegation, in a dispute surrounding his elderly mother.
Illinois man accuses nursing home of neglect, wrongful death
A Cook County man is suing a nursing home for alleged neglect and wrongful death of a 57-year-old resident.