News from May 2017
Suit claims Alden Valley Ridge nursing home failed to properly care for resident
An administrator is suing Alden Valley Ridge Rehab & Health Care Center, and related entities; Amita Health Adventists Glenoaks Hospital; and William J. Pankau M.D., citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Surviving spouse claims Glenbrook Hospital failed to treat infection leading to wife's death
A man is suing Northshore University Health System Glenbrook Hospital, and doctor Undine Buehling, alleging insufficient measures were taken to prevent an infection that led to his wife's death.
Undiagnosed heart condition allegedly led to man's death at Community First Medical
A woman is suing Community First Healthcare of Illinois Inc., which does business as Community First Medical Center, and doctors Seth Jin Kutik and Adam J. Black, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence in her father's care, leading to his death.
Complaint says Lurie Children's Hospital was negligent leading to 1-year-old's death
Two plaintiffs are suing Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence for the death of their 1-year-old in March 2016.
Loyola University Medical, five doctors sued for alleged substandard care to newborn
A woman is suing Loyola University Medical Center and several of its doctors, citing alleged negligence for failing to properly treat her newborn daughter, causing permanent injuries.
Manor Care of Hinsdale failed to prevent patient from falling, suit says
A patient is suing Manor Care of Hinsdale IL LLC and Manorcare Health Services-Hinsdale, citing alleged negligence for taking insufficient measures to prevent her from falling.
Other states potentially following standard set by IL biometric privacy law, despite numerous class actions
An Illinois biometrics privacy law is paving the way for emerging legislation in several other states across the country, as more vendors deploy biometric technology in a variety of everyday applications, and as the courts continue to work out the potentially expensive implications of the law's mandates on business.
Reinstatement of lawsuit vs Home Depot over woman's murder could open door to more employer liability
An appeals court's decision to reverse the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging The Home Depot and one of its flower suppliers should be held responsible the off-site murder of young woman by her male supervisor, could affect future employer liability cases.
Judge OKs wording change to let Chicago Teachers Union salvage lawsuit vs CPS over teacher layoffs
Over the objections of the Chicago Public Schools board, a federal judge will allow the Chicago Teachers Union to pursue a class action lawsuit alleging CPS discriminated in focusing past teacher layoffs at African American teachers and staff working in schools in predominantly African American neighborhoods.
Judge: Application provision sends blind man's ADA suit vs cooking school to arbitration
A federal judge has ordered a blind man’s discrimination complaint against Chicago cooking school Le Cordon Bleu out of his courtroom and into arbitration.