News from May 2017
Female Northwestern grad student: HarperCollins, author published private info to twist sex assault tale
Another lawsuit has been filed in a three-year dispute about alleged sexual assault involving a Northwestern University professor, as a female graduate student has accused publishing house HarperCollins and an author of embarrassing her by exposing private details to make the professor she accused of sexual assault a sympathetic figure.
New Illinois Policy Institute book suggests 12 constitutional amendments to fix IL's problems
As Illinois’ financial, political and legal troubles continue to mount, a new book, issued by one of the state’s leading voices for reform, suggests the questions facing the state can largely be answered by amending the state’s constitution.
Second District Appellate Court upholds ruling forcing College of DuPage and its foundation to release subpoena
The Illinois Second District Appellate Court has upheld a circuit court's ruling granting the Chicago Tribune's request for summary judgment in its attempt to force the College of DuPage and its fundraising foundation to release a subpoena.
Union says Regency Group failed to make required monthly contributions
A painters union is suing Regency Group of Illinois Inc. and Joseph Campisi, citing alleged breach of contract.
Former employee sues The Harlem Irving Companies, other plan administrators for pension funds
A former employee is suing Forest Harlem Properties Profit Sharing and Savings Plan and Trust; The Harlem Irving Companies Inc.; Gregory E. Fix and Merrill Lynch; and Pierce Fenner and Smith Incorporated, citing alleged breach of contract.
Hunter Warfield allegedly sent collection notices to plaintiff despite attorney's notification
A woman is suing Hunter Warfield Inc., a debt collector, alleging the company made unwanted personal contacts in attempts to collect a debt.
Man says Progressive Financial misrepresented creditor during debt collection
A man is suing Progressive Financial Services Inc., a debt collector, citing alleged misrepresentation in debt collection.
Ritchie Capital demands $100M from McGladrey auditing firm for aiding convicted Ponzi schemer Petters
Suburban Chicago capital investment group Ritchie Capital Management is demanding Bloomington, Minn.-based auditing firm McGladrey & Pullen, and related defendants, pay at least $100 million for the firm’s alleged role in helping to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in investments into a massive multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme with convicted businessman Thomas Petters.
Appeals panel: HIPAA doesn't bar hospital from identifying witness to slip-and-fall
A state appeals court said a woman who fell in her hospital room is entitled to know the identity of her roommate and a visitor, despite a hospital’s contention that information should be shielded by HIPAA.
Federal judge tosses some accusations vs testosterone drug makers on eve of Androgel bellwether trials
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed several. but not all of the claims against the maker of a testosterone boosting drug, advanced by several plaintiffs chosen as bellwethers in a class-action lawsuit brought by more than 2,000 plaintiffs from around the U.S. against multiple drug manufacturers, including Besins, AbbVie, Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline.
Mariano's parent company sued for allegedly improperly storing employee fingerprint scans
The owners of the Mariano’s supermarket chain have carted to federal court a class action lawsuit brought by one of its workers, who claimed the Chicago area grocer has been improperly requiring its employees to use their fingerprints to check in and out for work, without getting the employees’ permission to store their biometric data.
Lawyer sues P.I. lawyers Burke Wise Morrissey Kaveny, says disclosed too much info in court, to press
Though they helped him obtain a $4 million verdict against a hospital he accused of not doing enough to stop him from harming himself, a lawyer has sued his former personal injury attorneys, claiming they disclosed too much of his personal information in self-promoting statements about the case they made to the press and didn't file his personal information under seal.
Arlington Heights mayor: Cook County labor ordinances 'not manageable' for individual municipalities
The village of Arlington Heights has become one of the latest Cook County suburbs to opt out of the county's mininum wage and mandatory paid sick leave ordinances.
And the mayor of Illinois' 13th-largest municipality said the village board did so out of concerns for the impact of those ordinances on the village's businesses, who told village officials they feared the ordinances would create an unlevel playing field for the community against competitors in neighboring counties.
Southwest Traders seeks nearly $600,000 in unpaid loan from Barrington business
A California food distributor is suing Spring Creek Holdings LLC and Jerold D. Isaacson, citing alleged breach of contract for an outstanding loan.
Symphony at 87th Street allegedly allowed resident to develop pressure ulcers
A woman acting as a representative is suing Symphony at 87th Street, a nursing facility, alleging negligence and that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.
Suit claims Kindred Chicago allowed former patient to develop bedsores
An estate administrator is suing Kindred Chicago Central Hospital, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Parents claim University of Chicago Medical failed to properly monitor infant during surgery
Two parents are suing The University of Chicago Medical Center, alleging negligence during their infant's 2014 surgery caused his death.
Passengers sue Sphan Ride and driver for May 2015 crash in Chicago
Two passengers are suing Iskender Asanov and Sphan Ride Inc., a licensed carrier of passengers in Illinois, alleging liability and negligence for a car accident that caused injuries.
Former Bears QB, passenger, sues estate of man who died in May 2016 crash
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie is suing Lisa Marie Leonard DiMucci, as independent executor of the estate of Salvatore DiMucci; Ruth's Chris Steak House; and Starwood Retail Partners LLC, alleging they should pay for allowing Salvatore DiMucci to drive away intoxicated from the restaurant, leading to a crash in Barrington that left Hanie injured.
Estate sues Mayfield nursing facility for failure to supervise former resident
A patient's family is suing Mayfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre and The Mosaic of Mayfield, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.