News from May 2017
Lake Park Center failed to prevent longtime resident from choking, suit claims
The executor of an estate is suing Lake Park Center, Bria Health Services LLC and DA Westmont Inc., a nursing facility, alleging insufficient measures were taken to prevent a former resident from choking.
Suit claims Global X-press trucker caused May 2015 fatal crash
An estate administrator is suing Global X-press LLC, Atlas Tube (Chicago) LLC, Freight Logistics Inc., Great Plains Logistics Inc. and driver Marcial Napoles, alleging the defendant companies' trucker is responsible for a fatal crash.
Symphony of Bronzeville failed to properly care for former resident, lawsuit alleges
A former nursing home patient's family member is suing Symphony Bronzeville Park, claiming insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Suit claims West Suburban Nursing failed to protect resident from falls, choking incidents
A woman's family is suing West Suburban Nursing & Rehab Center, Infinity Healthcare Management, and individuals Michael Blisko and Moishe Gubin, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent the woman from choking on food or falling.
Ex-state parole board boss blames Chicago lawyer for botching his bankruptcy, costing him state post
A former chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board is suing his onetime bankruptcy attorney for allegedly under-reporting his state salary and forging his signature on bankruptcy documents, which he said cost him his job with the board.
Class action: Honda knew CR-V SUVs reek of gas fumes, won't fix problem
Four women have joined together to bring a class action complaint against Honda, alleging the passenger cabins in its CR-V line “frequently becomes filled with a harmful noxious gasoline odor.”
Man's guardian says Kensington Place nursing home failed to address risk of falls
A guardian is suing Kensington Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Woman claims phone harassment from Florida-based debt collector
A woman is suing Enhanced Recovery Company LLC, also known as ERC, and Enhanced Resource Center, a Florida-based collection agency, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection and violation of telephone harassment statutes.
A Jane Doe says bus driver assaulted her while she was a passenger
An unnamed plaintiff is suing Pace Suburban Bus Services, SCR Medical Transportation Inc. and a bus driver, citing alleged battery and negligence.
Employee who lost index finger in accident alleges negligence by All City Equipments
CHICAGO — A employee is suing Mohammed Saleh and All City Equipments Inc., citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Widow says drug makers, Northwestern Memorial to blame for husband's 2015 death
CHICAGO — A widow is suing defendants including Bayer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, alleging their negligence led to her husband's May 2015 death from taking Xarelto.
Suit claims collection agency misrepresented amount of debt owed
CHICAGO — A McHenry County consumer is suing Creditor's Protection Service Inc., a debt collector, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection for attempting to collect a higher amount than owed.
Shareholder suit alleges Akorn, Fresenius merger benefits leadership, doesn't do enough for investors
A group of investors wants a court to keep German pharmaceutical firm Fresenius from buying Illinois drug maker Akorn, saying shareholders won’t get enough from the deal, which is valued at more than $4 billion.
Tossing time records 'fatal' to mortgage originator's wage complaint, appeals court says
A mortgage originator tanked his own wage claim against his former employer when he threw away his time records, an Illinois appeals panel has said.
World record hackysacker comes up short in case against Wendy's, Guinness World Records
Johannes “Ted” Martin may be one of the best when it comes to playing Hacky Sack, but for a second time the Guinness World Record holder has lost in court. Martin, who represented himself, filed multiple claims against fast-food giant Wendy’s and Guinness World Records Limited, but his amended suit was dismissed by a federal judge on April 28.
Appeals panel: Sybaris can't shake potential liability for 2006 plane crash that claimed founder's life
Sybaris Clubs, the company that owns and operates a chain of romantic getaway resorts and hotels in and around the Chicago area, can’t yet shake a lawsuit brought by the family of a man killed in a 2006 airplane crash that also claimed the life of the company’s founder, as a state appeals court said courts have not yet determined how much business the Sybaris founder was doing on the ill-fated trip aboard the aircraft he – and not Sybaris - co-owned.
Airlines don't need more laws regulating overbooking, aviation attorney says
With the recent spate of incidents aboard airliners, lawmakers are feeling pressure from their constituents to ban airlines from bumping passengers when overbooked. But a lawyer working in aviation law said passengers shouldn't let one incident overturn a system he says actually benefits passengers.
Nationwide disability access class action vs Kohls thwarted by differing layouts of retail chain's stores
A disability rights class action brought against Kohl’s more than two and a half years ago is on the shelf after a federal judge in Chicago denied class certification, saying, because Kohl’s store layouts vary from store to store, plaintiffs would have too difficult of a time proving the retailer had in place a nationwide policy diminishing access to people using wheelchairs.
Widow sues doctor, Porteno Medical for missed diagnosis
A man's family is suing Dr. Gregorio Rosenstein and Porteno Medical Services S.C., citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Man claims debt collection agency harassed him over the phone
A Chicago man is suing The CCS Companies, a Massachusetts collection agency, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection and violation of telephone harassment statutes.