News from November 2017
The Mosaic of Uptown allegedly failed to prevent patient from falling
An estate administrator is suing The Mosaic of Uptown for alleged negligence.
Mado Healthcare Douglas Park, others allegedly failed to prevent man from being physically assaulted
An estate administrator is suing Mado Healthcare Douglas Park and affiliated entities for alleged negligence.
Loyola University Medical Center, nurse accused of improperly inserting IV in child
A couple is suing Loyola University Medical Center and a nurse for alleged negligence.
Judge: Iowa couple's suit vs Apple Vacations over Mexico airport shuttle crash doesn't belong in IL court
A Chicago federal judge has tossed an Iowa couple’s lawsuit against Apple Vacations and related travel agencies over injuries they suffered in a car crash while on vacation in Mexico, saying the case has no business being in a courtroom in Chicago.
Illinois Supreme Court to decide if hospitals will have to pay property taxes
The Illinois Supreme Court recently agreed to hear arguments in another case addressing whether hospitals should be exempted from paying property taxes, marking the second time this year the court will tackle the question weighing on hospitals and local governments across the state.
Biological Resource Center of Illinois LLC accused of selling dead body for profit
A woman is suing Biological Resource Center of Illinois LLC for alleged intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligent misrepresentation, accusing them of selling her relative's body for profit.
Appeals court: State must give union workers their pay raises while negotiating new contract
A state appeals court dealt Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner a setback Nov. 6 by ruling in favor of union employees on the question of stepped salary increases, saying whether or not there is a collective bargaining agreement in place, the union workers are owed the regular pay raises, which the state hasn't paid since a contract expired in 2015.
Advocate South Suburban Hospital allegedly failed to prevent patient from falling
A woman is suing Advocate South Suburban Hospital for alleged negligence.
Chicago Behavioral Hospital, doctor accused of negligence
A woman is suing Chicago Behavioral Hospital and Dr. Sanjay Patel for alleged negligence.
ManorCare Health Services Westmont allegedly failed to prevent patient from falling
A woman is suing ManorCare Health Services Westmont for alleged negligence.
Gottleb Memorial Hospital, others accused of failing to diagnose shoulder injury
A man is suing Dr. William Davenport, Gottleb Memorial Hospital and Loyola University Health System for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
American Alliance Casualty alleges teen driver not covered under family plan, no payment for car vs house
An insurance company is suing Maria Ruiz, Hector Cortez, Jenny Hua and Lan Q. Cencil for alleged breach of contract.
Loyola University Health System, others accused of not properly waking man following surgery
A man is suing Loyola University Health System, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Dr. Amir Darki, Pulmonary Medicine Associates S.C., Dr. Omar Hussain, Dr. Joshua Dworetzky, Encompass Physicians LLC, Dr. Peter Joo, Midwest Anesthesiologists Ltd., Dr. Robert Molnar and several nurses for alleged negligence.
AIG Property Casualty Company accuses company of breach of contract
An insurance company is suing Metropolitan Builders Inc. for $1.8 million over alleged breach of contract, breach of implied warranty and negligence.
Bella Vie Medical Spa accused of burning woman while performing laser hair removal procedure
A woman is suing Bella Vie Medical Spa S.C. for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
State appeals court: Insurer doesn't need to cover lawn service whose worker sprayed lawns with herbicide
A state appeals panel has affirmed a lower court's decision to allow an insurance company to deny coverage to a flower and lawn care business whose employee accidentally destroyed several clients' lawns by spraying them with an herbicide instead of a fertilizer.
Drug maker AbbVie wants to slip from $140M verdict, says jury ignored evidence
North Chicago-based drug company AbbVie is urging a federal judge to trash a verdict ordering it to cough up $140 million, because its testosterone therapy drug AndroGel contributed to a man's heart attack, contending it has no liability because AndroGel was approved by the FDA.
Courthouse News Service lawsuit: Cook County Circuit Clerk withholding lawsuits from public view
A news service which reports on litigation and trends in civil courts across the country has sued the Cook County Circuit Clerk’s office, saying the clerk’s policy of withholding many civil lawsuits from public view for days at a time pending administrative processing violates the U.S. Constitution and goes against years of standard practices regarding freedom of access to public information.
Illinois horse racers lawsuit: Illinois hasn't paid its share to replenish purse accounts for 14 years
State government has undercut the Illinois horse racing industry, according to a complaint filed Nov. 1 in Cook County Circuit Court.
Limo company owners' failure to understand personal liability for judgment in OT case dooms appeal
Former business partners sued for failing to pay their employees overtime lost their appeal of the judgment against them, when a federal appeals court found the men had spent years ignoring both the litigation and the judgment.