News from October 2017
American Surgical Professionals says ex-employee took confidential info, used it to compete against them
American Surgical Assistants, Inc., which does business as American Surgical Professionals, is suing Marcus Howton, an Illinois resident, citing alleged breach of contract.
Generations at Regency allegedly failed to prevent patient from developing pressure ulcers
A woman is suing Generations at Regency and Regency Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Essex Electro Engineers Inc. accused of discriminating against partially blind employee
A man is suing Essex Electro Engineers LLC for alleged discrimination and wrongful termination.
Life Insurance Company of North America allegedly failed to grant individual disability benefits
A man is suing Life Insurance Company of North America for alleged breach of contract.
County Board poised to can 'pop tax;' controversial tax rollout could also prompt rulemaking reform
With signs indicating the Cook County Board is poised to soon repeal the unpopular "pop tax," a Cook County commissioner has also set the stage to rewrite the rules by which county administrators can go about creating rules to collect taxes and impose regulations, potentially addressing a major complaint of businesses in the wake of the county's controversy-plagued rollout of the tax this summer.
Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & HCC allegedly failed to prevent woman from falling
A woman is suing Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & HCC for alleged negligence.
Judge: Arbitration agreement in employee handbook doesn't negate wrongful termination suit vs Citibank
A Chicago federal judge has denied Citibank’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit against it by two former employees.
Judge cuts short class action vs Menards over lumber sizes; could impact similar suit vs Home Depot
A Chicago federal judge has sawed off a class action aimed at one of the Chicago area’s largest big box home improvement chains, saying Menards didn’t unjustly save big money by selling 4x4s and other pieces of lumber that don’t measure up their names.
The Geldner Center, Realself Inc. accused of publishing photo without patient's consent
A woman is suing The Geldner Center and Realself Inc. for allegedly publishing photos of her online without her consent.
CP Hall Company sued over asbestos exposure
A woman is suing The CP Hall Company for alleged liability and negligence, causing her relative's injuries.
Integrated Imaging Consultants, doctor accused of failing to identify loss of blood flow to patient's testicle
A couple is suing Dr. Michael S. Siegfried and Integrated Imaging Consultants LLC for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent their son's injuries.
Brenntag North America Inc., others sued for alleged failure to warn woman of asbestos
A woman is suing Brenntag North America Inc. and several other companies for alleged liability and negligence.
Illinois Central Railroad, Canadian National Railway accused of exposing worker to toxic chemicals
A worker is suing Illinois Central Railroad Co. and Canadian National Railway Co. for alleged liability and negligence.
Jury: Abbvie falsely marketed Androgel, owes man who suffered heart attack $140M
Drugmaker Abbvie has suffered another big loss in court, as a Chicago federal jury has ordered the North Chicago-based pharmaceutical company to pay out $140 million to another man who claimed he had suffered a heart attack as a result of taking Abbvie’s testosterone therapy drug, Androgel.
Serta Simmons sues competitor Bob’s Discount Furniture over alleged misleading mattress ad
Mattress company Serta Simmons Bedding LLC has asked a judge to put to sleep an ad campaign from furniture retailer, Bob’s Discount Furniture, in which Simmons alleges Bob's used a comparison of one of its mattresses to one of Simmons’ patented mattresses to mislead consumers to believe Bob’s offers the same mattress for a much lower price.
Animal Legal Defense Fund sues to force Cook County to cough up report on animal control operations
The California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund wants a judge to force Cook County to release information on the county’s animal control department, asserting the county is intentionally withholding a report from the public the group believes likely contains more information about operations at county animal control than what was revealed in a released summary of the report from the county’s inspector general.
Chicago Cubs allegedly failed to prevent woman from falling at Wrigley Field
A woman is suing the Chicago Cubs for alleged liability and negligence.
Windsor Estates Nursing & Rehab allegedly failed to prevent patient from developing pressure ulcers
A woman is suing Mcallister Nursing & Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation and Windsor Estates Nursing & Rehab for alleged negligence in the care of a relative.
Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC accused of negligence in trip-and-fall
A woman is suing Niles Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC for alleged liability and negligence.
Appeals panel: North Riverside can't just end CBA to privatize fire department, save big pension bucks
The village of North Riverside has suffered yet another loss in court in its attempt to get out from under what it has called a financial crisis, as a state appeals court has upheld a state labor board’s determination the village could not use that purported crisis as an excuse to avoid a demand by its firefighters’ union to submit to arbitration a dispute over the village’s attempt to privatize fire protection services to save $700,000 per year and offload its pension obligations.