News from October 2018
DYKEMA GOSSETT, PLLC: Dykema’s Cynde Munzer Wins North Shore Women in Business Legal Award
Munzer was honored, along with the winners from other categories, at the 2018 North Shore Women in Business Awards last month. She and the other honorees were also recognized in 22nd Century Media’s seven North Shore newspapers published in seven northern Chicago suburbs.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord Chicago Partner Carolyn Blessing This Year’s Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Leadership Award Recipient
Carolyn Blessing, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Chicago office, has been selected to receive the 2018 Leadership Award from the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law for her efforts in the advancement of women lawyers and support of women’s initiatives in law firms.
Couple says they paid more than $65,000 to Chicago lawyer for 'absolutely nothing'
A McHenry County couple is seeking damages from Chicago law firm over its handling of their case.
Couple alleges caregiver assigned through Liv Home attempted to pawn their belongings
A Northbrook couple alleges a caregiver attempted to pawn their belongings.
Seven people allege city of Harvey failed to make payments under settlement agreement
Seven individuals allege the city of Harvey agreed to compensate them for harm caused by it, but the city failed to make the agreed payments.
Sinai Health System patient alleges ulcer went untreated for 10 days, required surgery
A patient alleges the delayed diagnosis and treatment of an ulcer caused it to develop into a large wound that needed surgery.
International Precision Components alleges accounting firm Miller Cooper failed to advise of sales tax liability
A Deerfield accounting firm is alleged to have failed to advise a company of sales taxes in financial statements.
Zentac Productions alleges individual fraudulently transferred assets
An assignee of Bank of America alleges a Wisconsin man fraudulently transferred assets into trusts before a judgment was entered against him in a case handled by the Cook County Circuit Court.
Niro Law Group alleges ProFoot failed to pay for services
A Chicago legal firm alleges a New York company failed to pay it for its services.
Jury orders Evanston NorthShore Hospital, others to pay $50M for boy's birth brain injury, cerebral palsy
A Cook County jury has awarded more than $50 million to the family of a boy who has had cerebral palsy, allegedly as a result of injuries he sustained at birth when he was delivered at Evanston NorthShore Hospital nine years ago.
Class action: Intoxalock tried to enforce invalid contracts, force thousands in fees to remove car ignition lock devices
A driver who uses a court-ordered ignition interlock system filed a class action complaint over what he said are exorbitant fees to have the device removed.
Frozen food makers says Walgreens owes for ordering product redesign, then cancelling order
A Pennsylvania frozen food manufacturer alleges it was harmed by the costs it incurred in redesigning a product for a retail pharmacy chain that it later canceled.
Class action: Eventbrite, Ticketfly customers not properly notified of massive data breach
An Eventbrite customer alleges the company failed to individually notify more than 25 million customers of a data breach that occurred in May.
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana challenges DHS rule over child care provider training
A union representing child and day care home providers participating in the Illinois Department of Human Services Child Care Assistant Program (CCAP) has filed a suit to stop the enforcement of a rule regarding CCAP providers and training.
Symphony of Chicago facility alleged to have failed to prevent resident's falls, ulcers
A long-term care nursing facility in Chicago is alleged to have failed to protect a former resident from neglect.
Chicago Police Department alleged to have violated the Freedom of Information Act
The Chicago Police Department is alleged to have failed to respond to an organization's request for public records.
Final OK sought for $12.5M deal to end 6-yr class action vs cruise lines over robocalls; attorneys ask $3.1M
After sorting through a blizzard of more than 2 million claims, including many that “were likely fraudulent,” lawyers on both sides of a massive class action over vacation marketing robocalls have asked a judge to sign off on a $12.5 million deal to end the six-year-old litigation, under which about 275,000 approved claimants could get a share of $6 million, and plaintiffs’ lawyers could get more than $3.1 million.
Judge again nixes gay, diabetic ex-church music director's sex harassment suit, but OKs disability claim
A gay former church music director has failed again to persuade a judge to let him sue the Catholic church for discrimination over his sexual orientation. But the man will be allowed to press forward with claims the church’s pastor allegedly harassed him about a medical condition.
Rosebud Restaurants, EEOC settle class action over workplace sexual harassment charges
Rosebud Restaurants has settled a potential class action brought by federal workplace discrimination monitors, who had accused the Italian restaurant chain of mistreating female employees, allowing them to be subjected to sexual harassment on the job.
Surviving relative claims resident suffered multiple falls at Norridge Gardens
A surviving relative of a former resident of the Norridge Gardens nursing facility alleges it failed to prevent him from falling.