News from September 2017
Triumver 600 Naples Court Condominium Association, others accused of defamation
Two people are suing Triumver 600 Naples Court Condominium Association, Jason Neuberger, Margaret Hock, Thomas Byrne, Michelle Rose, Tracy Hoban and Juele Blankenburg for alleged breach of duty and defamation.
The Summit of Uptown, others accused of failing to monitor patient's blood sugar levels
A woman's family is suing several nursing facilities for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Southwest Orthopedics S.C., doctor accused of negligently interpreting X-rays
A woman is suing Dr. Steven Chandler and Southwest Orthopedics S.C. for alleged negligence.
Uber driver accused of videotaping passenger without permission, posting video to social media
A woman is suing Uber and Adam Richards for alleged negligence.
Functionist Physical Therapy LLC, therapist allegedly burned patient during surgery
A man is suing Functionist Physical Therapy LLC and a physical therapist for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Hearings set next week in Alstory Simon’s $40 million wrongful incarceration suit
CHICAGO - A status hearing is set Oct. 2 in Alstory Simon's lawsuit against those he claims falsified evidence that implicated him and sent him to prison for a 1982 double murder.
Judge: Class action can continue, in part, vs Nature's Bounty over St. John's Wort supplements
A class action suit accusing the maker of herbal supplements of not including enough herbs in their supplements will be allowed to continue, in part, after a federal judge agreed only to dismiss certain elements of the lawsuit against Nature’s Bounty.
EEOC alleges employer violated FMLA, ADA in terminating worker after providing over 16 weeks of leave
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving forward with a lawsuit against an employer who terminated an ill employee after granting her leave for approximately 16 weeks. The employee was then fired an additional three weeks later.
GSK appeals $3M verdict over lawyer's suicide, Paxil labeling
About two weeks after a Chicago federal judge turned down its request for a new trial, pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline has formally appealed the judicial decisions the company has contended led to a jury improperly awarding $3 million to the widow of a Chicago lawyer who committed suicide by stepping in front of a train in Chicago’s Loop after taking a generic version of Paxil, an antidepressant developed by GSK.
Chicago Board of Education accused of failing to prevent sexual abuse of students
An individual is suing the Chicago Board of Education for alleged liability and negligence over sexual abuse by a school employee.
Metra allegedly failed to prevent individual from falling off motorcycle
An individual is suing Metra, Regional Transit Authority d/b/a Metra and Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation d/b/a Metra for alleged liability and negligence.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car accused of negligence after staircase allegedly broke
A woman is suing Enterprise Rent-A-Car for alleged negligence.
Cirrus Aircraft, Continental Motors Inc. accused in plane crash, death
The family of a man who died in an aircraft crash is suing Cirrus Aircraft and Continental Motors Inc. for alleged liability and negligence.
Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion, employee allegedly failed to prevent patient from falling
A man is suing Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion and an employee for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent his family member's injuries.
Appellate court confirms insurer's right to rescind auto policy over misrepresentations by the insured
A panel of Illinois appellate judges has reversed a circuit court’s ruling, finding an insurance company was within its rights to rescind an insurance policy when it learned of misrepresentations in the policyholder's application, even though it had already allowed the insured to open an accident claim under the policy.
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Illinois ballot access law requiring third parties field 'full slate' of candidates struck down
Third-party candidates have scored an easier path to Illinois ballots after a federal appeals panel in Chicago declared unconstitutional an Illinois law requiring political parties to field a full slate of candidates if they wish to seek any office on a ballot.
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Appeals court strips class action status from wage suit vs Caterpillar labor supplier; claims too diverse
A downstate appellate court has stripped class-action status from a suit against a Caterpillar contractor, which claimed the labor supplier chiseled workers out of overtime pay, saying the 100 claims in the case are too differentiated to pursue as a class.
SCOTUS to take up Illinois case challenging power of unions to collect fees from non-union state workers
The U.S. Supreme Court will again wade into the question of whether public sector worker unions can force government employees who don’t wish to join their union to still pay fees, ostensibly for collective bargaining representation, after the court on Sept. 28 agreed to hear arguments in the case of Janus v AFSCME.
Island Party Boat LLC, Pontoon Management LLC accused of negligence after woman allegedly hurt on boat slide
A woman is suing Island Party Boat LLC and Pontoon Management LLC for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Palos Community Hospital, others accused of misinterpreting colonoscopy results
A woman is suing Dr. Felipe Gracias, DuPage Medical Group Ltd. and Palos Community Hospital for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.