News from August 2017
Renovo Endodontics Studio, doctor accused of improper dental implant procedure
A man is suing Dr. Jonathan W. Wong and Renovo Endodontics Studio for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Outerwall Inc. accused of age discrimination
A former employee is suing Redbox Automated Retail LLC and Coinstar LLC, which is now known as Outerwall Inc., for alleged age discrimination and wrongful termination.
Silver Cross Hospital accused of not protecting woman from battery at co-worker's hands
A woman is suing Silver Cross Hospital for alleged battery.
Chicago South Suburban Urology, doctors accused of negligence
A man is suing Chicago South Suburban Urology and doctors Rao Uppuluri and Rajesh Patel for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Seventh Circuit: Ex-Gov. Quinn OK to terminate workers comp arbitrators who sued the state over reforms
A federal appellate court has affirmed Illinois governors are within their rights not to reappoint workers’ compensation arbitrators, even if they claim their dismissal was retaliatory.
Judge: Lawyers' objections to rival attorneys' $24M fee request merely cash grab, not worth $59K fees
While a Texas lawyer and his client say their efforts helped reduce other attorneys’ multi-million dollar payday under a $56 million class action settlement deal, a federal judge has rejected their attempts to grab a $59,000 share of that settlement, saying their efforts were redundant and produced nothing but an opportunity for them to grab some quick cash.
Judge sinks footlong sub sandwich suit, calls dismissed action ‘worthless’ and a ‘racket’
A Chicago federal appeals panel suffered heartburn from a class-action suit, which claimed Subway Footlong sandwiches cheat customers by occasionally measuring just under a foot, likening the litigation to a “racket” that lines the pockets of plaintiffs’ lawyers, but does little else
Lawsuit: Sears website inaccessible to the blind, violates ADA
A woman is suing Sears for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, for operating a website that is allegedly inaccessible to the blind and visually impaired.
Four Fountains Convalescent Center, others accused of negligence
An estate administrator is suing Four Fountains Convalescent Center, Bridgemark Healthcare LLC, NW Rehab LLC and a nurse for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Paramount of Oak Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center allegedly failed to prevent development of pressure sores
A man is suing Paramount of Oak Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent him from developing pressure sores.
Monroe Clinic Inc., doctor accused of failing to remove malignant tumor
A married couple is suing the Monroe Clinic Inc. and doctor Joseph Ehle, asking the court to award at least $2 million for alleged failure to remove a cancerous growth.
Lambent Risk Management Services Inc. allegedly failed to pay overtime wages
An employee is suing Lambent Risk Management Services Inc., citing alleged unpaid wages and violations of minimum wage laws.
Alex Orthopaedics LLC allegedly failed to prevent post-operative complications
A man is suing doctor Peter Snitovsky and Alex Orthopaedics LLC for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Swedish Covenant Hospital, others accused of negligence in boy's death
A deceased child's parents are suing Swedish Covenant Hospital, Swedish Emergency Associates P.C., Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Pediatric Faculty Foundation Inc., nurse Theresa Gaudio and doctors Bruce McNulty, John W. Baldwin, Neha K. Dave, Shweta Stuart and Kerri Machut alleging they failed to provide the proper treatment for the condition that claimed the boy's life.
Alden Estates of Barrington Inc. accused of letting man's tracheostomy tube become clogged
A man's family is suing Alden Estates of Barrington Inc. and Alden Management Services Inc. for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, others accused of puncturing woman's heart
A woman's family is suing Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, Northwestern Memorial Faculty Foundation and Northwestern Memorial Hospital for alleged negligence and for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Chicago Public Schools, Tarkington School of Excellence sued after woman falls on bleachers
A woman is suing Chicago Public Schools and Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), which operates the Tarkington School of Excellence, for alleged liability and negligence.
Federal judge grates Parmesan cheese class actions, pans deceptive marketing claims
A federal judge in Chicago has shredded, for now, a block of class action lawsuits that piled up last year against Kraft, Walmart, Target, the parent company of Jewel Food Stores and others over the contents of their grated Parmesan cheese, saying he did not believe the plaintiffs could prevail in asserting the containers of “100 percent” cheese were deceptively marketed.
Willowbrook woman assaulted, stabbed by home invader sues Kwikset, Home Depot over failed lock
A woman attacked in her Willowbrook home in 2015 is trying to hold responsible the companies that made and sold the lock on the door the assailant broke through to gain entry.
Judge: Not enough proof tying suburban Palestinian groups to Hamas to enforce $156M judgment
A Chicago federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against suburban Palestinian aid groups, which alleged the groups were disguised versions of defunct Hamas support organizations that owed a $156 million judgment to a couple whose son was killed by Hamas in a terrorist attack in Israel, saying there was not enough evidence to show the new groups were alter egos of the old ones.