News from April 2018
USPS employee alleges dog attacked her, sues owners
A U.S. Postal Service employee is suing Kurt W. Kreis, Roger C. Kreis Sr. and unknown owners for allegedly failing to prevent their dog from attacking her.
Lawsuit says Quad Cities hospital, Walgreens bear responsiblity for OD death of music star Prince
The heirs of musician Prince are suing a hospital and Walgreens in connection with his death, saying the drugs that killed him shouldn’t have been in his system and that the condition escaped diagnosis and treatment.
Sheriff: Pull plug on class action from 'dishonest, incompetent' suspended officers, or place public at risk
While the board that reviews and fires Cook County sheriff’s officers accused of misconduct was illegally constituted, Cook County’s sheriff has asked a federal judge to shy away from letting about 230 suspended sheriff’s deputies and correctional officers continue with a lawsuit over the issue, warning granting the reinstatement “with back pay” sought by the fired officers would place the public at risk.
Court weighs if IL home rule powers allowing stricter employer rules also can extend to local right-to-work
A federal appeals panel is mulling over the thorny issue of whether Illinois "home rule" municipalities, already empowered to impose a host of labor and employment-related regulations on businesses, should also be allowed to buck the state government and create local right-to-work zones within their boundaries.
Judge pulls batteries on second attempt at suing toy company VTech over data breach
A group of plaintiffs suing toy maker VTech over a 2015 data breach faced another setback when a Chicago federal judge again dismissed their would-be class action lawsuit.
Investors say Chicago Cut Steakhouse management has blocked access to restaurant's books
A group of Chicago Cut Steakhouse investors are suing restaurant management, saying they’ve been blocked from the restaurant’s books.
Cook County says suit vs Facebook on behalf of entire state of IL, so suit belongs in Cook courts
Cook County wants its lawsuit accusing Facebook of allowing user data to be mined by data firm Cambridge Analytica to aid President Donald Trump's election campaign, returned to Cook County court from federal court, where Facebook transferred it, arguing state court is the proper venue, because the suit is not just on behalf of the county, but everyone in Illinois.
Judge: Adding Walgreens as defendant can beat try by J&J to take talc cases out of Cook County courts
A Chicago federal judge has granted a tactical victory to a group of five plaintiffs suing Johnson & Johnson over claims talc powder caused cancer, saying the plaintiffs’ move to also aim their legal actions at Walgreens is enough to keep the lawsuits in Cook County court, rather than federal court, even though J&J and Walgreens assert the pharmacy chain was named as co-defendant just to keep the lawsuits on relatively friendlier legal turf for the plaintiffs.
Providence Catholic High School sued for allegedly failing to prevent sexual abuse of minor
An unidentified man is suing Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel of the Augustinian Order and Providence Catholic High School for alleged sexual abuse.
Lexington Health Care Center of Orland Park allegedly failed to prevent individual from developing pressure ulcers
A woman's family is suing a medical facility, citing alleged breach of duty and negligence.
Pace-O-Matic Inc., others accused of interfering with contractual agreement
A company is suing Pace-O-Matic Inc., Pier Holdings LLC, Cory Aronovitz, Casino Law Group, Dwayne Waxer and Daniel Warren for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, intentional interference and fraud.
Evil Olive accused of negligence after woman allegedly hit with glass bottle
A woman is suing Evil Olive, Christian Dior Perfumes LLC and Strategic Marketing Group LLC for alleged negligence.
Illinois Second District Appellate Court revives part of civil suit against church over sexual abuse allegations
A state appeals panel has revived a portion of a lawsuit against a West Dundee church, its pastor and a former youth minister, who recently was sentenced to seven years in prison, saying a Kane County judge improperly dismissed the suit in its entirety.
Appeals panel: Lawsuit over pedestrian accident in Kane County belongs in Kane courts, not Cook
A case involving a Kane County woman who allegedly was struck by a vehicle driven by a Redbox employee in Kane County is headed to circuit court in that county after a state appeals court affirmed a lower court's decision to change the venue from Cook County.
State tax inquiry not 'adversarial' enough to thwart lawsuit vs Best Buy over unpaid sales taxes: Appeal panel
Retail chain Best Buy can’t use an Illinois state investigation of its sales practices to sidestep a lawsuit brought by the owners of a Schaumburg Maytag appliance store, ostensibly on behalf of the state, accusing Best Buy, among other retailers, of sales tax fraud by misclassifying certain appliance sales as construction installations, a state appeals panel has ruled.
Self-driving cars, thinking machines will test limits of tort law
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Self-driving cars, machines that teach themselves how to operate and home digital assistants that can enter into legally binding contracts are all either on the market now or soon will be. So the next question is: Whom do you sue when they run amok?
Appeals court: Indiana law barring abortions on basis of race, sex, disability unconstitutional; Dissent: Abortion now 'super-right'
A federal appeals court in Chicago has struck down an Indiana state law supporters argued was needed to extend anti-discrimination protections to unborn children, making it illegal for women and practitioners to perform an abortion strictly on the basis of the race, sex or potential disability of a fetus.
United Airlines, others accused of defamation and wrongful termination by officer who forcefully removed passenger
A former Chicago Aviation Police officer is suing United Airlines and the city of Chicago's Department of Aviation for alleged defamation and wrongful termination.
City of Chicago accused of wrongfully denying business license after changing zoning on salon
A salon owner is suing the city of Chicago for alleged breach of duty.
Jewel Osco, others allegedly failed to prevent patron from falling
A woman is suing Jewel-Osco, New Albertson's Inc. and Oakwood Contractors Inc. for alleged negligence.