News from May 2018
Luna Heating accused of using other company's name to persuade customers to hire it
A man is suing Joseph Caruso, Jeffrey B. Jacobs, the Law Office of Jeffrey B. Jacobs and Luna Heating and Air Conditioning for alleged breach of contract and fraud.
Franciscan Alliance accused of breaching lease agreement for Chicago Heights medical offices
A landlord is suing Franciscan Alliance Inc. for allegedly breaching a lease agreement for a Chicago Heights medical office building.
Illinois Gaming Board accused of wrongfully shutting down video gaming machines
The operator of a chain of storefront video gaming parlors is suing the Illinois Gaming Board for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act (OMA).
Warren Barr South Loop accused of failing to properly assess foot condition
A woman is suing Warren Barr South Loop and several other health care providers, citing alleged breach of duty and negligence.
CSX sued over death in Feb. freight train incident in Gary
A father is suing CSX Transportation Inc. for alleged negligence, after his son was allegedly struck and killed by a train in Gary, Ind., in February.
Suburban Cook County Sarpino's Pizza franchisee accused of routinely underpaying delivery drivers, other workers
Former employees of a suburban pizza chain filed a class action lawsuit claiming the business underpaid employees thousands of dollars by paying less than minimum wage, not paying overtime and not providing mileage reimbursements to delivery drivers.
Illinois Supreme Court: Man's procedural misstep dooms challenge to 'unconstitutional' IL estate tax
A man who claimed the state wrongly used a new state law to collect more than $400,000 in taxes on the estate of his mother, who died four days before the tax law took effect, can’t pursue his claims against the state, because he filed in the wrong court, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
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Wheelchair user presses claims vs Cubs over ADA seating; Cubs: Wait til Wrigley renovations wrap up
A wheelchair user is trying to keep a federal judge from dismissing his complaint accusing the Chicago Cubs of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when renovating Wrigley Field and redesigning some seating areas. The Cubs, however, are asking the judge to wait til renovations are complete before deciding the case.
Illinois business owners tout benefits of GOP's tax reform measure at congressional hearing
A recent hearing held by the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means to gauge how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts has affected businesses featured testimony by Illinois business owners.
Cook suburbs join together to sue opioid makers; doctors added as defendants to keep case out of federal court
Ten Cook County suburbs have sued opioid makers in connection with what they allege is widespread drug abuse and overdoses from so-called opioid prescription painkillers. And in a bid to ensure their lawsuit doesn’t get shipped off to a Cleveland federal court to be consolidated with the bulk of the opioid litigation pending in U.S. courts, the plaintiffs have also tacked on as defendants three doctors they accused of operating a “pill mill.”
Judge blocks Harvey police pension payment amid scrap with firefighters over state tax money
An attempt by the pension fund for retired police officers to intercept and claim millions of dollars in revenue nominally belonging to the financially troubled city of Harvey is back on hold, at least for another week, after a Cook County judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by the fund supporting Harvey’s retired firefighters.
Appeals panel: 'Jurisdiction by necessity' not enough to keep GE on asbestos lawsuit in Illinois
A state appeals panel said jurisdictional issues should have allowed General Electric to be dismissed from a personal injury complaint involving asbestos exposure.
Judge only partially chops class action claims vs Church & Dwight over amount of folic acid in supplement
A federal judge partially granted a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit over whether a vitamin contained too much folic acid.
One Inc. accused of sending unsolicited text messages through After School app, in reprise of dismissed suit
A man has again filed a class action lawsuit against One Inc. for allegedly violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Fenner Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa allegedly failed to properly perform medical procedures
A woman is suing Dr. Geoffrey Fenner and Fenner Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa for alleged medical malpractice.
Water Tower Surgicenter, doctor allege lawyer owes $225K for failing to file counterclaims
A surgeon and a medical facility are suing attorney Daniel C. Berry for alleged breach of contract and legal malpractice.
United Foot and Ankle Surgeons PC accused of failing to provide proper medical care
A married couple is suing Dr. Tae-Jun Ahn and United Foot and Ankle Surgeons PC for alleged negligence.
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority: Concert promoters should owe $1.5M for failed Sox Park concert
The city-state agency that operates the home stadium of the Chicago White Sox has asked a Cook County court to help it claw back the $1.5 million it claims were lost when a charity concert event planned to take place at Guaranteed Rate Field cratered, because promoters failed to bring in the big-name musical acts they had promised.
Judge pulls to the curb class action vs city, ParkChicago vendors over app users' parking tickets
A class action lawsuit accusing the city of Chicago and its curbside parking meters vendors of wrongly issuing parking tickets to motorists who actually had fed the meters using the ParkChicago smartphone app, has been dismissed.
NorthShore University HealthSystem, others allegedly failed to properly perform medical procedure
A married couple are suing Dr. Steven L. Blum, NorthShore University HealthSystem Medical Group and NorthShore University HealthSystem for alleged negligence.