News from March 2016
Christian colleges don't have implicit constitutional right to award degrees free of state regulation, judge says
The First Amendment does not shield Christian colleges from state authority to regulate degree-awarding higher educational institutions, a federal judge has ruled.
Wife blames Elmwood Park doctors' group for husband's death
CHICAGO — A widow is suing an Elmwood Park health care provider, alleging its negligence caused her husband's death.
Widow accuses motorist of causing husband's death
CHICAGO — A widow is suing two Illinois residents, alleging their negligence caused an auto accident that killed her husband.
Patient blames Northwestern Medical for hand injury troubles
CHICAGO — A patient is suing Northwestern's health care groups, alleging negligence resulting in injuries.
Administrator alleges New Lenox care facility was negligent in preventing falls
CHICAGO – An estate administrator filed suit against a New Lenox facility alleging that it knowingly violated the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Code by failing to exercise reasonable care.
Estate executor files wrongful death suit against Glencrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre
CHICAGO – An estate administrator is suing a Chicago facility and its management staff over allegedly failing to properly evaluate, monitor and supervise her decedent's underlying medical conditions.
Exotic dancers cleared to step forward with partially stripped lawsuit vs Pink Monkey club over wages
Two exotic dancers will be allowed to move forward with at least a portion of their lawsuit against a Chicago strip club where they worked, alleging the establishment wrongly classified them as independent contractors, and shorted them pay in the process.
Chicago education board says IL commission overstepped when granted new charters to 3 failing schools
The Chicago Board of Education has asked a Cook County judge to block a state commission’s move to up-end the city schools board’s decision to close three purportedly under-performing charter schools.
Estate alleges Evergreen Park hospital's negligence led to death
CHICAGO — The estate of a deceased patient is suing an Evergreen Park hospital, alleging negligence resulting in injury and death.
Wife blames Chicago hospital for husband's death
CHICAGO — A widow is suing a Chicago hospital, alleging negligence caused her husband's death.
Physician blames health service provider for injury
CHICAGO — A physician is suing a health care provider, alleging negligence resulted in an injury.
Doctor waited too long to sue IL, Cook County officials he said wrongly yanked his license over patient death, judge says
A doctor’s federal lawsuit against Cook County and state medical authorities, which contends they conspired to wrongly yank his medical license almost 20 years ago for allegedly killing a terminally ill patient, has been dismissed, because it was filed years too late and some of its claims belong in state court.
Bus company in legal trouble after passenger death in collision
CHICAGO — A man is suing a bus company and one of its drivers after a collision allegedly resulted in the death of one of the passengers.
Woman allegedly sustains injuries after slipping on ice outside Cook County store
CHICAGO — A Cook County woman is suing a business and its business owners after she slipped on ice outside of their store and allegedly suffered injury.
Woman sues Advocate Christ Medical Center after alleged negligence leads to sister's death
CHICAGO — A woman is suing Advocate Health and Hospitals and two of its doctors, citing alleged negligence that led to the death of her sister.
Woman sues nursing home after alleged negligence leads to husband's death
CHICAGO — A woman is suing Parkshore Estates Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing alleged negligence that lead to the death of her husband.
Cook County man files suit after allegedly suffering pain after foot surgery
CHICAGO —A Cook County man is suing his surgeon and the hospital he works at after an alleged negligence in surgery resulted in an injury.
Patient sues nursing home care facility
CHICAGO — A former patient is suing Momence Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing alleged negligence that resulted in an injury.
IL law doesn't entitle salespeople to commissions outside terms of their pay agreement, judge says
A judge has slammed the door on a pitched class action brought by a pair of salespeople who claimed Illinois wage laws entitled them to more money than they received from the medical equipment supplier that employed them because, they said, the company used both sales declines and increases to calculate their commissions.
Fired or not? 7th Circuit, NLRB side with worker who believed she was canned when boss sent her home
Employers can still send unruly or insubordinate employees home as part of the disciplinary process. But after a recent decision by Chicago's federal appeals court in support of the National Labor Relations Board, they may want to take a look at how supervisors carry out employee discipline, how they communicate the terms of that discipline, and make sure employees clearly understand if they've been fired or they're still expected back on the job at some point.