News from July 2018
Court: IL tax collectors can’t ‘jump the queue’ of creditors to collect unpaid taxes from bankrupt debtors
Illinois state tax collectors cannot jump ahead of other creditors when collecting unpaid taxes from bankrupt estates, a federal appeals panel has ruled, rejecting the Illinois Department of Revenue’s attempt to collect delinquent taxes from two bankrupt businesses whose debts far outweighed their assets.
Estate administrator blames Arden Courts for patient's falls, death
An estate executor is suing Arden Courts of Elk Grove, making claims of negligence and wrongful death.
Heir accuses George Pecherek & Associates of legal malpractice
A man is suing George Pecherek and law firm George Pecherek & Associates PC, citing alleged legal malpractice.
Nursing facility resident, representative accuse Brookdale Orland Park of negligence
A woman and her power of attorney are suing Emeritus Corp., doing business as Brookdale Orland Park, citing alleged negligence.
Parents blame doctors for issues with birth at University of Illinois Medical Center
A child's parents are suing Dr. Robin Kindred, Dr. Yvette Cordorva, Dr. Laura Laumen, Dr. Tanya Rubenstein and other doctors, nurses and midwives, citing alleged negligence and violations of the Family Expense Act.
Chicago ordinance could make employers give 2 weeks notice before changing employee schedules
Plans to introduce a new ordinance requiring employers in Chicago to give their workers advance notice of changes in schedule appear to have stalled, according to an employment law attorney.
Cook County judge charged after dropping firearm in lobby of courthouse, relieved of duties for now
A Cook County judge has been temporarily removed from the bench, as he faces charges after he dropped a concealed handgun in front of county sheriff’s deputies at the county’s criminal courthouse.
Exotic dancer lawsuit: Admiral Theatre strip club misclassifies dancers as contractors, sidesteps wage laws
An exotic dancer has thrown a class action lawsuit into the lap of one of Chicago’s most storied strip clubs, accusing owners of the Admiral Theatre of misclassifying them as independent contractors, rather than employees, to short them wages and make them rely exclusively on customers’ tips.
Federal judge OKs female Cook County employees' lawsuits over harassment by inmates
A federal judge ruled that various lawsuits claiming officials have failed to curb rampant abuse of female employees visiting Cook County Jail will remain largely intact, according to an opinion filed June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Federal judge: Ex-Yankees OF can press lawsuit in Cook County court vs White Sox over knee injury
A former outfielder for the New York Yankees, whose career was threatened by a season-ending knee injury after one inning at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field, can continue his negligence action against the Chicago White Sox in Cook County court after a Chicago federal judge ruled federal court was not the correct venue to hear the case.
Judge blocks IL regulators from compelling new title insurance disclosures to homebuyers
A Cook County judge has signed off on an order blocking Illinois state regulators from rolling out new disclosure requirements for attorneys and other agents involved in helping property buyers and lenders obtain title insurance. The legal challenge asserts the state overstepped the law, specifically in requiring attorneys to disclose fees earned in title insurance transactions.
Lawsuit: Data security firm Trustwave owes $30M for 2009 data breach at Heartland Payment Systems
Two insurance companies have joined together to ask a Cook County judge to order a data security firm to pay $30 million to reimburse the insurers for funds they had to pay out to settle claims resulting from a data breach at Heartland Payment Systems.
LifeTime Fitness settles ex-trainers' wages, whistleblower class action for $700K; lawyers to get $245K
LifeTime Fitness has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a class action brought by a group of former trainers who sued the fitness chain over back wages and claims the company violated whistleblower laws.
Estate administrator blames Berkshire Nursing for patient's death
An independent estate executor is suing Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center LLC, which does business as Aperion Care Forest Park, as well as Aperion Care Inc. and a nurse, citing alleged negligence.
Stoltmann Law claims Adtalem refuses to pay agreed fees
A law firm is suing Adtalem Global Education Inc., formerly DeVry Education Group, citing alleged breach of contract.
Appeals court douses Oak Lawn’s attempt to require its firefighters live in Illinois
A Chicago appeals panel has affirmed a Cook County judge’s ruling that southwest suburban Oak Lawn cannot require village firefighters to live in Illinois, because the village doesn’t require fire department applicants to live in any geographic area to be hired in the first place.
Deceptive practices class action to proceed against All Web Leads, with up to 2 million class members
A federal judge has given the nod to allow a group of plaintiffs to move forward with a class action lawsuit, potentially involving 2 million additional plaintiffs, claiming a web company that generates "leads" for the insurance industry used deceptive practices to lure customers.
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR: Lizza's Helsinn case heads to U.S. Supreme Court
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Partner Charles M. Lizza, Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice, is a member of the legal team that just secured a grant of certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Helsinn Healthcare S.A., v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al.
SWANSON MARTIN & BELL: Seven Lateral Associates Join Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP welcomes seven lateral associates to the firm.
TRESSLER LLP: An Exciting June: Tressler LLP Welcomes Four New Attorneys
It has been an exciting June for Tressler LLP.