News from November 2018
CLAUSEN & MILLER: Clausen Miller’s Appellate Practice Group Nationally and Regionally Ranked By U.S. News and World Report
Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that its Appellate Practice Group has once again been ranked both nationally and regionally (Chicago) in U.S. News and World Reports 2019 “Best Law Firms.”
TRESSLER LLP: Zachary Auslander Joins Tressler’s Chicago Office
We are pleased to announce that our former law clerk, Zachary Auslander, was recently admitted to the Illinois State Bar and is now an associate attorney in our Chicago office.
Appeals court says bicyclist gets another try to sue Lake Forest for slip on wet bridge
ELGIN – The case of a bicyclist injured while traversing a Lake Forest bridge about four years ago is on its way back to Lake County Circuit Court after a three-judge state appeals court panel unanimously ruled the lower court had improperly dismissed the litigation.
La Grange Medical Center patient files negligence suit after suffering post-surgery stroke
A patient of La Grange Medical Center alleges he suffered a stroke after a surgery because he was improperly cleared for the procedure.
Resident of Parkshore Estates Nursing and Rehabilitation Center files suit after falling twice
A resident of a Chicago long-term nursing care facility alleges the facility failed to protect her from falls.
Warren Barr Gold Coast alleged to have failed to properly treat former resident's skin issues
A Chicago long-term care facility is alleged to have failed to prevent a former resident from developing skin issues before his death.
Unum Group alleged to have wrongfully terminated disability benefits
A former financial securities trader and adviser alleges he is disabled and that his insurer wrongfully terminated his benefits.
Judge: IL A/G's pro-union statements don't disqualify her from defending vs union lawsuit over fees
A federal judge has determined a state employee — notable for his public anti-union stances — can’t intervene on behalf of the state in a lawsuit it faces from a union leader asking courts to declare unions aren’t obligated to represent employees who refuse to pay membership dues.
Appeals panel: Federal judge can't order Cook Courts Clerk to provide immediate access to new lawsuits
A federal appeals panel has tossed out a Chicago federal judge’s order requiring Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown to provide immediate public access to all civil lawsuits filed in the county, saying the judge was wrong to intervene in the matter both because the state courts had not been given the chance to weight in and because the appellate judges doubted delaying access to filed lawsuits violated anyone’s constitutional rights.
Appeals panel: Lawyer's lawsuit vs condo board over parking space groundless, but not a SLAPP
An Illinois appeals panel says a Loop condo owner’s lawsuit against his association board over a parking space was groundless, but the man shouldn’t be forced to pay the board’s legal defense costs, because the lawsuit didn’t come in retaliation for the board’s prior legal action against him.
Chicago School of Professional Psychology student says school's failure to help forced her to repeat practicum
An adult student alleges she had to repeat her practicum at a Chicago college a year later because the school did not help her resolve issues with her placement.
Resident alleges Lexington of Chicago Ridge failed to protect her from neglect
A resident of a long-term nursing care facility in Chicago Ridge alleges the facility failed to prevent dehydration and bowel obstruction.
Man says doctor didn't order sufficient testing, improperly put him in chemotherapy
A patient of an Illinois physician is seeking damages from the doctor over allegations he failed to perform appropriate testing and instead put him in chemotherapy.
ExxonMobil still off hook for worker's severe injuries at Joliet plant in 2013, state appeals court rules
A state appeals panel has said ExxonMobil can't be held accountable for severe injuries suffered by a worker in a mishap at the company's Joliet refinery, affirming a Cook County judge's findings that the oil and gas company had limited or no knowledge of the contract employer's allegedly unsafe procedures on the job site.
Northwestern Memorial, others alleged to have failed to diagnose man's spinal condition
A couple is seeking damages from several medical entities over allegations they failed to recognize the signs of a spinal condition.
Woman alleges Aperion Care International failed to prevent resident from developing pressure sores
A long-term nursing care facility in Chicago is alleged to have failed to prevent a former resident from developing pressure sores.
Illinois Atty Gen sues companies building Loop skyscraper over alleged pollution pumped into Chicago River
The Illinois Attorney General is suing four companies accused of contributing to the discharge of polluted water into the Chicago River at a skyscraper construction site in the Loop.
Passenger alleges Blue Line Train departed while arm was stuck in door, caused fall
A woman is seeking damages from the Chicago Transit Authority over allegations she was caused to fall when a train began to leave the station while her arm was trapped in the door.
Former patient alleges she was sexually assaulted at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
A former patient is suing Chicago Lakeshore Hospital over allegations she was sexually assaulted at the medical facility.
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Appeals court: No new trial for man who sued Hyatt, others, over trip-and-fall at trade show
A state appeals panel says a man won't get a new trial in his lawsuit against the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chicago, saying a Cook County jury was not wrong in finding him 100 percent responsible for the injuries he says he suffered when he tripped and fell over a missing floor tile covered by carpet.