News from July 2016
Man claims care providers missed tendon injury
CHICAGO — A man is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, d/b/a Northwestern Medical Group; Northwestern Medicine; Patrick Connor, M.D.; Hinsdale Orthopaedics Associates, S.C., d/b/a Hinsdale Orthopaedics; and Leah Urbanosky, M.D., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Estate administrator blames nursing home for lethal disease
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing Southpoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC; Southpoint Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Southpoint Nursing & rehabilitation Center, LLC; Manor Care of South Holland IL, LLC; Manorcare of South Holland; and Manorcare Health Services-South Holland in a wrongful death claim alleging negligence in nursing home care.
Man says fathers rights lawyer charged 'outrageous' fees, insurer says won't defend lawyer
Chicago attorney Jeffery M. Leving, who extensively advertises his expertise in fighting for “fathers rights,” has been accused by an area dad of billing “outrageous” amounts to represent him in a child custody dispute, and now an insurance company has said it wants no part of defending Leving against the malpractice allegations.
Class action: College apartment manager Peak Campus sent illegal spam ad texts
Atlanta, Ga.-based manager of college apartment buildings Peak Campus Management could face a nationwide class action, after an Illinois man accused the company of sending him and potentially thousands of others marketing text messages, allegedly in violation of a federal law governing how and when companies can contact potential customers on their mobile phones.
Samsung Qwerty Smart TV remotes overheating, leaking battery acid, class action suit says
Samsung, one of the world’s largest makers of televisions and other electronics, has been hit with a class action lawsuit over allegedly defective remote controls for its smart TVs, centered on claims the remotes can overheat and cause the AA batteries inside to leak potentially dangerous “battery juice.” The lawsuit was filed July 25 in Chicago federal court.
Woman alleges negligence during childbirth
CHICAGO — A mother is suing Melissa Keene, M.D.; Norman Ginsberg, M.D.; Marc Kleinberg, M.D.; Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation d/b/a Northwestern Medical Group; Northwestern Memorial Hospital; The Association for Women's Health Care Ltd. and Reproductive Genetics Institute Inc., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
Wrongful death claim alleges negligence by nursing home
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing Manorcare of South Holland LLC, d/b/a Manorcare Health Services - South Holland, in a wrongful death claim alleging negligence in nursing home care.
Emergency response fell short, suit alleges
CHICAGO — An administrator of a man's estate is suing the Village of Antioch, a municipal corporation, claiming that insufficient emergency response led to the man's death.
Estate administrator claims nursing home was negligent
CHICAGO — An administrator is suing Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC, d/b/a Countryside Nursing and Rehab Center and Extended Care Consulting LLC, alleging negligence in nursing home care.
Appeals panel: Taxpayer can retry nepotism suit vs Rich Township HS District over principal vote
A state appeals panel has found a Cook County judge misapplied state law in dismissing a taxpayer’s nepotism complaint against a suburban high school district, saying the judge was too hasty in determining the Rich Township taxpayer lacked the ability to sue the district over the school board’s decision to reinstate a principal, with the principal’s husband casting the deciding vote.
Jury orders wife of attorney Peter Francis Geraci to pay $275K to woman she accused of elevator attack
For now, it appears that Peter and Holly Geraci have struck out again in their attempts to sue over incidents in their former condo building, as a jury has ordered Holly Geraci has been ordered to pay the woman she accused of assaulting her in an elevator.
Illinois State Bar Association selects Cornelius as president
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has appointed a new president. Vincent F. Cornelius was selected as president of the ISBA during the association’s 140th annual meeting. Cornelius joins ISBA from the Law Office of Vincent F. Cornelius, with offices in Joliet and Wheaton, where he is principal. He is the bar association’s 140th president and the first African-American in this position.
Paid sick leave to become requirement in Chicago, raising lawsuit risk for employers
Employers in Chicago will have to provide paid sick leave to employees starting next year because of a recently passed ordinance, and they could face a real risk of being sued, if they are not careful in crafting policies that closely comply with the new rules.
Suit claims nursing home responsible in man's death
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing Manor Care of Rolling Meadows IL LLC, d/b/a Manorcare Health Services - Rolling Meadows, in a wrongful death suit alleging negligence in nursing home care.
Couple's lawsuit alleges failure to diagnose properly
CHICAGO — A couple's lawsuit against Adventist Health Partners, Inc.; Adventist Health System; Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation; Hinsdale Primary care Associates; Hinsdale Primary Care; and Smitha Rajasekhar, M.D., health providers, alleges negligence in failure to diagnose a cerebral aneurysm.
Woman seeks compensation for fall on hospital premises
CHICAGO — A woman individual is suing Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola Hospital and Loyola University Health System, alleging negligence related to a fall.
Hospital accused of allowing pressure ulcer to develop
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, d/b/a Advocate Christ Medical Center, alleging negligence in hospital care.
Negligence alleged in nursing home care
CHICAGO — An administrator of a deceased woman's estate is suing Symphony of Crestwood LLC, d/b/a Symphony of Crestwood, in a wrongful death suit alleging negligence in nursing home care.
Stericycle's profits padded by billing fraud, Florida pension funds class action says
A pair of Florida firefighter pension funds, which hold shares in the suburban Chicago-based international hazardous waste disposal company Stericycle, are seeking a class-action suit in Chicago federal court, asserting Stericycle cost investors millions of dollars by not divulging that much of its business was based on allegedly defrauding customers.
U.S. women's soccer players say they deserve equal pay to USMNT, and may have a case
Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team are mounting a campaign on the field and under the law to secure pay equivalent to their male counterparts. And since the men's and women's players work for the same parent organization, the women may have a case, a local economics professor and former litigator said - and may make it harder for other female athletes to follow.