News from August 2018
International Star Registry, Rocky Mosele accuse Burhop of contract breach, defamation
Two companies are suing Burhop Box Packaging Inc. and Robert Windstorm for alleged breach of contract and defamation.
Estate administrator blames Metrosouth, Loyola for patient's death
An estate administrator is suing Blue Island Hospital Co. LLC, doing business as Metrosouth Medical Center, doctors Sandra Grochowski, Anas Nahhas, Umair Nazeer and Rohit Chappidi, and Loyola University Medical Center, citing alleged negligence and wrongful death.
Man's guardian accuses Help At Home of negligence
An incapacitated man's guardian is suing Help At Home LLC, citing alleged negligence.
Patient claims Van Dam Dermatology failed to inform her of Botox risks
A patient is suing Van Dam Dermatology and Laser Center, citing alleged medical malpractice.
Customers sue Metropolis Ballroom, caterers over food poisoning
A group of customers is suing several catering companies, citing alleged breach of implied warranty and negligence.
Lincolnshire: Taxes different from union dues; asks judge to toss union suit over 'anti-union' lobbying funds
Saying governments are different from labor unions and other private organizations, a north suburban village and an organization that lobbies on behalf of Illinois city and village governments has asked a federal judge to dismiss a union-backed lawsuit asserting the rights of union members are violated by local governments which use tax money to fund lobbyists to seek reforms opposed by unions.
UIC Greek prof says IL Court of Claims wrongly sidestepped his lawsuit vs school over his firing
A onetime professor of Greek at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is flunking the Illinois Court of Claims for dismissing his lawsuit against the school, in which he alleged school officials fired him as the result of a plot to discredit him and protect the jobs of other professors, saying the court denied him due process by dismissing his case against the school on the grounds he won a verdict against one of the professors in circuit court.
Appeals court affirms Crystal Lake can't fire police officer who released drunk driver from accident scene
A state appeals panel has backed an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate a Crystal Lake police officer who was initially fired for allegedly allowing an allegedly intoxicated driver to leave the scene of an accident. The appeals panel, however, also upheld a McHenry County judge's denial of a union's request to impose sanctions on the city for the officer's termination, according to an opinion entered July 5 by the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
Man blames North La Salle Service for fall from tow truck
A Chicago resident is suing a towing company, citing alleged negligence and failure to warn of dangers on a flat bed truck.
Estate administrator sues men who allegedly attacked another, who died two days later
An estate administrator is suing a man who allegedly assaulted a pedestrian, who later died.
Man's guardian accuses Arbour Health Care and Staycare of neglect
An estate guardian is suing Arbour Health Care Center Ltd. and Staycare Management Ltd., citing alleged negligent supervision.
Orland fire distict didn't violate alarm company's rights by inking exclusive deal with rival vendor: Judge
A federal judge has ruled a southwest suburban fire protection district didn’t violate the rights of a company that installs and monitors commercial fire alarms by first lobbying the villages of Orland Park and Orland Hills to require the installation of a certain kind of fire alarm system, and then inking a contract with a competing company to provide the equipment needed for those alarm systems, effectively closing off their district to competitors.
Appeals panel: Attorneys didn't do enough to merit fees topping amount paid to plaintiffs in junk fax suit
A federal appeals court rejected a request for attorney’s fees that exceeded the amount paid to claimants in a quickly settled lawsuit over faxed ads, as judges faulted the attempt by plaintiffs’ lawyers to lay claim to one-third of a potential settlement amount, rather than basing their fee request on the actual deal.
Woman says boyfriend failed to pay back loans, concealed personal history, engagement to other woman
An Illinois woman is suing Jason Paul Mitchell, who does business as Power Productions, and Mitchell Handyman Chicago Inc., citing alleged age discrimination, battery, breach of contract, fraud and unjust enrichment.
Couple says Presence St. Joseph didn't properly perform shoulder surgery on man
A husband and wife are suing Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin and associated medical care providers, citing alleged loss of consortium, negligence and vicarious liability.
Estate administrator blames Palos Community Hospital for patient's death
CHICAGO — An estate administrator is suing Palos Community Hospital and Dr. Daniel Pacella, citing alleged negligence.
Patient accuses Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals of negligence
A patient is suing Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals Network and associated health care facilities, citing alleged negligence.
Couple blames Copley Memorial Hospital for wife's leg amputation
A couple is suing Copley Memorial Hospital Inc., Rush Copley Medical Center and Dr. Sea Chen MD, citing alleged negligence.
Ex-St. Stanislaus parish music director loses job discrimination case; ministerial exception applies
A federal judge has closed the book on age and nationality discrimination allegations brought against the Catholic Bishop of Chicago by a Polish former parish music director, as the judge said the music director and organist should be considered a "ministerial" employee, and thus exempt from certain anti-discrimination employment rules.
Judge tosses disciplined officers' suit over Cook sheriff's Merit Board makeup; Lawyer: Proves 'circle of no relief'
Saying the lawsuit was premature, a Cook County judge has dismissed a legal action brought by Cook County sheriff’s officers, who contend disciplinary cases against them should be tossed because the disciplinary board’s members weren’t legally appointed at the time the disciplinary cases were filed. A lawyer for the disciplined officers says the decision actually bolsters a parallel case brought in federal court.