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News from June 2018


Woman blames baby's death on Uber after she was rear-ended by Uber driver

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
The mother of a stillborn baby is suing Uber and an Uber driver, citing alleged negligent driving that resulted in injuries and the death of her baby.

Passenger claims Lyft driver assaulted him for speed complaint

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
A passenger is suing ride-sharing company Lyft and a driver, citing alleged assault and negligence.

Former employee claims Joseph Rehabilitation fired her for water report

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
CHICAGO — A former employee is suing Joseph Rehabilitation Center LLC, Adetutu Balogun and Joseph Balogun for retaliation and wrongful termination.

Medline Industries claims Acuity refused to pay $107,357 for goods received

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
A medical equipment company is suing Acuity Hospital of South Texas LLC, citing alleged breach of contract.

Estate administrator claims Meadows Sheltered Care should have supervised meals

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
An estate administrator is suing Meadows Sheltered Care Inc. and a nurse amid allegations of negligence, and wrongful death.

Estate administrator claims St. Andrew Life Center neglect led to death

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
A man is suing Presence RHC Senior Services, which does business as St. Andrew Life Center, citing alleged negligence and violation of the Nursing Home Care Act.

Advocate Christ Medical Center patient claims head scan necessitated abortion

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
A patient is suing Advocate Christ Medical Center, and its staff, claiming insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.

Midtown Athletic, Tennis Corp. of America blamed for minor's injuries

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
The parents of a minor are suing Midtown Athletics Clubs LLC and Tennis Corp. of America, alleging that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.

Mother blames Lurie Children's Hospital for newborn son's injuries

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
A mother is suing Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and others, citing alleged medical negligence.

Visa, Aldi squabble over demand for documents showing Aldi's decision to take credit cards didn't hurt

By Dan Churney |
Mired in a long-running anti-trust class action brought by millions of merchants who seek billions of dollars in connection with credit card processing fees, Visa wants the Aldi food store chain, which several months ago adopted a policy accepting cards from customers, to turn over documents that will presumably show Aldi freely chose to honor Visa cards, despite allegations Visa tried to throttle competition.

LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Receives Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum

By Press release submission |
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been awarded the Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the eighth consecutive year.

Researcher: Harvey's pension problems the first, but 'certainly won't be last,' to run afoul of state law

By Glenn Minnis |
The city of Harvey remained locked in a court fight with state officials and its own public worker pension funds over its ability to use sales tax dollars to pay its bills. But it likely is just one of dozens of cities and other governments across Illinois poised to land on the wrong side of a state law mandating pension fund payments.

Buffalo Grove: Pension board improperly awarded $1.7M+ enhanced pension to firefighter who died of colon cancer

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The village of Buffalo Grove has taken its firefighter pension board to court, claiming the pension board didn’t require enough evidence that a deceased firefighter’s colon cancer was caused by the perils of his job before awarding an enhanced pension to his widow, costing the taxpayers $1.7 million.

Judge tosses gun club's suit vs Willowbrook over zoning denial; 2nd Amend 'not battering ram'

By Justin Stoltzfus |
A Chicago federal judge has refused to undo the village of Willowbrook's decision to deny a permit to a gun club to develop a firearms range within the village, saying the club's reliance on the Second Amendment in this case misfires.

Representative blames Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing for patient fall

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
A woman's representative is suing Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC and administrator Michael Elkes, citing alleged negligence and violation of the Nursing Home Care Act.

Estate administrator blames Sacred Heart doctors for woman's death

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
An estate administrator is suing doctors Rajiv Kandala, Venkata Buddharaju, Merlin Kelsick and Vijay Pallekonda, citing alleged negligence and wrongful death.

Touhy and Clark blamed in death of tenant who jumped to escape fire

By Bree Gonzales |
An estate administrator is suing Touhy and Clark LLC, an apartment building owner, for wrongful death resulting from a fire at the defendant's building.

Couple says gastric bypass surgery went wrong, sue Little Company of Mary, doctors

By Bree Gonzales |
A patient of Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers and his wife are suing several doctors and medical facilities, citing alleged medical negligence.

Appeals panel: 'Obnoxious' condo owner has right to free speech, to view evidence when accused by association

By Jonathan Bilyk |
While condo associations are not extensions of the government, they still must respect the First Amendment rights of condo owners, and must disclose evidence to those accused of violating association rules before assessing fines, a divided state appeals panel has ruled. However, a dissenting justice warned the ruling had the potential to bog the courts down in near endless streams of intra-condo association squabbles.

Sculptor of Chicago's "Bean" sues NRA, says needed permission to use image of the public art in video

By Scott Holland |
The artist behind the iconic Chicago sculpture known to people worldwide as “The Bean,” is targeting the National Rifle Association in a copyright infringement lawsuit, saying they needed to ask his permission before using images including the sculpture in a video the organization posted to solicit donations.