News from July 2016
'Star Wars' creator's decision to pull plans for lakefront museum over lawsuit seen as bad sign
CHICAGO – "Star Wars" creator and digital effects technology pioneer George Lucas recently announced the group led by him and his wife, financial executive and Chicago native Mellody Hobson, was abandoning efforts to build a futuristic museum showcasing his art collection on Chicago's lakefront.
Inadequate care alleged in wrongful death claim
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing The Renaissance at 87th Street, Inc., d/b/a Renaissance at 87th Street and Nucare Services Corp., in a wrongful death suit alleging inadequate nursing home care.
Nursing home negligence blamed in wrongful death suit
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing Park View Rehab Center, LLC, Park View Rehabilitation Center, LLC and Park View Rehab Center, in a wrongful-death suit claiming negligence in nursing home care.
Man says nursing home care was insufficient
CHICAGO — A man individual is suing Evergreen Living & Rehab Center, LLC, d/b/a The Villa at Evergreen Park, a nursing care facility, alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Nursing home blamed for woman's pressure ulcers
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing The University of Chicago Medical Center, d/b/a University of Chicago Hospital, and Symphony South Shore, LLC, d/b/a Symphony of South Shore and the Renaissance at South Shore, Inc., d/b/a Renaissance at South Shore, alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Nursing home care blamed in death lawsuit
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing Elmwood Care, Inc., Generations at Elmwood Park, Inc., Elmwood Care, Sir Management, Inc., S.I.R. management, Inc., SIR Management, Elmwood Care - SIR management, Generations Health Care Network, LLC, Generations Healthcare Consultants, LLC and Generations Health System, LLC, alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
SEIU Local 73 officer says local president used email he didn't send as pretext to besmirch him
The target of a defamation lawsuit brought by members of a large local union has fired back, claiming the president of the Service Employees International Union Local 73 orchestrated a campaign to besmirch him, ordering others to wrongly rifle through his personal emails and other files on his computer and phone and then sharing some of what was found with other members of the union in an effort to justify her desire to remove him from his post within the union.
Glenbrook North not liable for injuries caused by bat flung in gym class mushball game
A wayward aluminum bat that struck and injured a Glenbrook North High School student was not the responsibility of the school or its physical education teachers, a state appellate panel has found.
Illinois receives share of $784.6 million pharma fraud settlement; governments step up anti- fraud efforts
Illinois claimed its share of a $784.6 million settlement reached with drug companies Wyeth and Pfizer earlier this year, part of billions being recovered by state and local government cracking down on purported health care fraud.
Woman says Wal-Mart responsible for food poisoning
CHICAGO — A woman is suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries led to her food poisoning.
Nursing home sued in resident's death
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing Lexington Health Care Center of Elmhurst Inc., and Royal Management Corp., alleging that negligence in a nursing home led to injury and death.
Suit blames city, hospital in murder allegation
CHICAGO — An administrator of his deceased mother's estate is suing the City of Chicago, Cook County, d/b/a John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, alleging wrongful death.
Trucking company, driver accused in wrongful-death case
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing R.J. & R. Trucking and Excavating Inc. and Eugene F. Caruso, a trucking company and its employee, alleging negligence led to a wrongful death in a truck-bicycle collision.
Mother says child's arm fracture not treated correctly
CHICAGO — A mother is suing Daniel E. Sullivan, D.O.; Northwest Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd. d/b/a Northwest Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Jolanta Dziok, M.D., Chicago Pediatric & Neonatology S.C., Lori Masterson, M.D., Presence Chicago Hospitals Network d/b/a Presence Resurrection Medical Center, Lois L. Moss, as executor of the estate of Gregory Moss, M.D.; and Diagnostic Imaging Associates, Ltd., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Drivers deliver class action saying GrubHub needs to treat them as employees, not contractors
A group of app-dispatched food delivery drivers have served Chicago-based GrubHub with a class action, saying the company has wrongly classified them as contractors, when they should qualify as employees under the law.
School nursing vendor claims CPS helped competitor poach nurses, but judge tosses lawsuit
A federal judge has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the Chicago Public Schools by a school nursing contractor who accused the city’s school district of helping a competitor poach their employees after CPS awarded a new contract for its special needs school nursing services. But the judge left the door open for the plaintiffs to rewrite their complaint and resume their lawsuit, if they could.
Demetrio: Legal profession still challenging; lifetime achievement award 'doesn't mean 'See you later'
For Thomas A. Demetrio, who recently received the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association's lifetime achievement award, the name of the award honoring legendary attorney Leonard M. Ring is among the most gratifying aspects of the recognition.
Nursing home accused of failing to provide proper care
CHICAGO — An administrator of a decased woman's estate has filed a wrongful-death suit against The Renaissance at 87th Street Inc., d/b/a Renaissance at 87th Street and Nucare Services Corp., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries at the nursing home.
Woman says sponges weren't removed during surgery
CHICAGO — A patient is suing Richard Belch, M.D., Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Medical Group, alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Wrongful-death suit claims failure to diagnose
CHICAGO — A representative of a deceased man's estate has filed a wrongful-death suit against Southwest Surgery Center, LLC, d/b/a Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Franciscan Alliance, Inc., d/b/a St. James Health - Olympia Fields, April Lynn Brill, D.O.; Valerie Ann Lecomte, D.O., Anna Miller, M.D., Patrick William Wright, D.O., Emergency Medicine Physicians of Cook County, LLC, and Radiology Imaging Consultants, S.C., d/b/a Radiology Imaging Consultants, P.S.C., d/b/a Advanced Vein and V