News from November 2017
Judge: Chicago courts wrong place to try patent dispute over medical billing software
Invoking a recent Supreme Court decision addressing some of the litigation behaviors of so-called “patent trolls,” a federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit, saying plaintiffs’ assertions some people employed by a company accused of infringing a patent work from home in Illinois isn’t enough for him to allow the case to be tried in Chicago.
New York court considers Illinois biometrics data case against Take-Two Interactive Software
A New York federal appeals court will consider the reach and scope of an Illinois privacy law now being used by many plaintiff attorneys to target many different businesses with class action lawsuits alleging technical violations.
Class action denied in lawsuit vs vendor over Chicago foreclosed property cleanouts
A Cook County judge has refused to allow a Chicago man to proceed with a class action lawsuit he brought against a company that specializes in cleaning out and securing foreclosed properties, in which he accused the company of essentially ignoring whether the homes are occupied before entering and setting to work.
Immediate M.D. LLC, others allegedly failed to properly interpret X-ray
A man is suing Dr. Ian Horner, Dr. Jack Lyons, Immediate M.D. LLC, Midwest Imaging Professionals LLC for alleged negligence.
RML Specialty Hospital Chicago, nurses allegedly failed to properly treat wound
A woman is suing RML Specialty Hospital Chicago and several nurses for alleged negligence.
Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center, doctor accused of negligence
A man is suing Dr. Ramasamy Kalimuthu and Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center for alleged negligence.
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, others allegedly failed to keep physical therapy area safe
A woman is suing a physical therapist and Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center for alleged negligence.
North Harbor Tower, others accused of not fixing blinds that cut man's hand
A man is suing Caroline Riccolo, North Harbor Tower, ZRS Residential Services, Heitman LLC and 175 North Harbor Drive LLC for alleged negligence.
Man claims Chicago Lakeshore Hospital didn't protect him from sexual assault by another patient
A man is suing Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Dr. Martin Paisner and nurses for alleged negligence.
Chicago's Best Inc. allegedly failed to pay proper wages
Two employees have filed a class action suit against Chicago's Best Inc. and Martin Flores for alleged unpaid wages, violation of minimum wage laws and violation of workers' compensation acts.
Basic Enterprise Inc. accused of failing to pay rent
A company is suing Basic Enterprise Inc. for alleged breach of contract.
Man sues woman for allegedly accusing him of stealing $150K from a company
A man is suing a woman for defamation, saying she falsely accused him of stealing $150,000 from a company.
Aramark tagged with worker fingerprint class action under IL privacy law
Aramark, one of the country’s largest employers, providing food service and other vendor services to Chicago’s Soldier Field and numerous schools, corporate headquarters, hospitals, prisons and other institutional facilities throughout Illinois, has become one of the latest targets among a growing number of lawsuits under an Illinois privacy law, accusing employers of not properly handling the process of scanning and managing their employees’ fingerprints to log employees’ work hours.
Attorney says 'no chance' that $140 million punitive damages judgment against AbbVie will stand
North Chicago-based drugmaker AbbVie has asked a federal judge to toss out a $140 million verdict against it for allegedly mismarketing its testosterone replacement therapy drug, Androgel. And in the view of a Chicago attorney whose practice focuses on Supreme Court and appellate cases, as well as class actions, there is "no chance" that judgment will be allowed to stand.
Female Cook public defenders sue their boss, sheriff's office for letting inmates sexually harass them
Saying the Cook County detainees they represent are sexually harassing them, a group of female public defenders have lodged a federal class action complaint against the office that employs them, as well as the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, for allowing it to happen repeatedly.
Appeals panel: ILRB must hear union's claims over threat to stick strikers with health insurance bill
For the second time in three days, a state appeals court in Southern Illinois has handed a win to a labor union representing state workers in disputes with a state agency that answers to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, this time finding a state labor board must hold hearings on whether the state improperly threatened to make striking workers pay the full cost of their health insurance.
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Judge: Collections letter seeking debt owed to Six Flags didn't break law, but class action not dead yet
A federal judge said a company collecting consumer debts on behalf of theme park operator Six Flags did not violate federal law in a collections letter it sent an Illinois man who later filed a class action complaint. But the judge said he would still consider whether other letters may have yet violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Sexual harassment accusations continue to roil IL assembly, but very different from private sector cases
As sexual harassment scandals spread in the Illinois General Assembly, some lawmakers are calling for still more action to empower investigators to pull the curtain back on what has been described as a rampant culture of abuse in Springfield. However, unlike private sector employers, state officials don't face a realistic threat of lawsuits over their actions, says a lawyer who specializes in such harassment cases.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, others accused of giving aspirin to man, causing internal bleeding
A man is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Group, a nurse, Dr. Ami Shah, Dr. Courtney Furlough and Dr. Jason A. Wertheim for alleged negligence.
Beth Anne Place allegedly failed to prevent patient from falling
A man is suing Beth Anne Place for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent a woman's injuries.