News published on Cook County Record in January 2017

A group of Illinois Bible colleges and allied groups are aiming to persuade a federal appeals court that religious colleges should not need a state seal to offer a degree.

An administrator for a woman's estate is suing her health care providers, alleging their delay in treating her acetaminophen poisoning resulted in irreparable harm to her liver, which ultimately led to her death.

A deceased woman's famly has filed a wrongful death claim against Alden Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Inc. and a nurse, alleging negligence in nursing home care.

A patient is suing Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, which does business as Northwestern Medical Group, alleging medical malpractice.

A deceased woman's family has filed a wrongful death claim against Tower Hill Healthcare Center LLC, SW Financial Services Company and a nurse, alleging negligence in nursing home care.

A patient is suing Vijaykumar S. Nair, M.D., Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and Advocate Medical Group, alleging medical negligence.

A son alleges pressure sores developed by his father while under the care of a Chicago medical facility contributed to the man's death.

The people behind a false advertising class action lawsuit that said Johnson & Johnson's Bedtime Bath baby products did not make babies as sleepy as the company claimed are asking a judge to formally approve a $5 million settlement, according to a motion filed Jan. 4. The settlement would include nearly $1.5 million for attorneys, while the individual plaintiffs would collect service awards of $5,000 each. Members of the class could receive up to $15 each, if they submit eligible claims. 

A man who caused a three-car crash while driving under the influence of cocaine on Interstate 88 near Naperville, and later settled with a woman severely injured in the crash, cannot be reintroduced into the woman’s lawsuit to diffuse responsibility from other defendants in ensuing litigation, a state appeals court has ruled, rejecting assertions the driver’s DUI conviction indicated his actions that caused the crash were intentional, rather than merely negligent.

A patient is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital, alleging the defendant's negligence led to ulcer problems for the plaintiff.

The husband of a woman who died following repeated trips to the emergency room at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital for headaches following the birth of her child is suing the facility and the physician who treated her, alleging insufficient measures were taken to prevent her death. 

An employee of a construction subcontractor is suing SR&J Construction Inc. and JCF Real Estate Inc., alleging negligence in connection with a fall from a walkway.

A lawsuit brought by patient against two chiropractors, alleging their actions post-surgery resulted in permanent pain and suffering, has been dismissed.

A patient is suing an Inverness nursing facility, alleging the defendant's negligence led to injuries for the plaintiff. 

A woman is suing Rush University Medical Center radiologists, alleging medical malpractice led to her kidney problems. 

A woman's family is suing Pinnacle Inc., which does business as Glenlake Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Glen Health and Home Management Inc., alleging negligence in nursing home care.

A mother is suing Chicago doctors and a clinic, alleging they failed to properly deliver her baby, resulting in injuries to the child. 

An administrator of a man's estate is suing a Des Plaines rehabilitation center, alleging negligence led to the man's death.

A man is suing Taco Bell of America LLC, Sundance Inc., Yum! Brands Inc., security guard Michael Brown and Hunt & Hunt Ltd., which does business as Security Enforcement Services, alleging assault, battery, insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries, liability and negligence.

In early December, Democrats and Republicans in Springfield, including Gov. Bruce Rauner, agreed on an energy bailout bill in the Legislature to keep two Exelon nuclear generator plants operating at a cost of as much as $4.54 per month per Illinois ratepayer. But a Chicago lawyer who has advised industrial businesses and governments on energy-related issues for more than two decades said the 503-page bailout bill, which rewrote major provisions of both the Illinois Public Utilities Act and the Illinois Power Agency Act, should have received a more thorough review before becoming law.