News from October 2018
Lawsuit: Northbrook Bank & Trust 'lent ... air of legitimacy' to $9M Crescent Ridge funds Ponzi scheme
Northbrook Bank & Trust has been named as a defendant in a class action involving an alleged $9 million Ponzi scheme.
Personal injury lawyer, Schaumburg cops duel in court over how much info crash reports must include
A suburban police department and a personal injury lawyer who specializes in suing on behalf of people involved in car crashes have locked horns in Cook County court over how much information the police are required by law to include on accident reports the lawyer will use to solicit potential clients and drum up business.
Estate administrator alleges Law Offices of Keil Larson failed to protect man's estate
An independent administrator blames an attorney licensed to practice law in Cook County for the alleged loss of millions in real estate and other assets from an estate.
Woman blames cancer, fertility issues on gas allegedly emitted by Sterigenics facility
A woman who resided near the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook during her childhood alleges a gas emitted by the facility caused her cancer.
Man files defamation suit vs L.A. Fitness, manager, who allegedly falsely accused him of sex assault
A man has accused a gym manager of falsely accusing him of sexually assaulting a juvenile.
Nagle Station alleges companies failed to properly inspect tanks at gas station site
The owner of a gas station in Harwood Heights alleges three companies failed to properly inspect the underground storage tanks at the property.
School district lawsuit: Sears owes millions in taxes for laying off too many workers, breaching state deal
As Sears heads into bankruptcy, a northwest suburban school district is suing the retailer and the village of Hoffman Estates in hopes of recapturing property tax dollars it says were diverted to the retail giant in recent years, because it says layoffs at Sears invalidated a state economic development agreement.
Pritzker campaign accused in lawsuit of discrimination, harassment against black, Latino campaign staffers
Saying the Illinois gubernatorial frontrunner’s campaign has routinely “herded” and “marginalized” its workers of color, a group of African American and Latino workers for Illinois Democratic gubernatorial nominee JB Pritzker has sued Pritzker’s campaign organization for discrimination and harassment.
NorthShore says antitrust class action, accusing of overcharges, has no qualified representative
NorthShore University Health System wants a judge to strip the class-action status from an antitrust lawsuit against the hospital chain, which alleges NorthShore’s acquisition of a suburban hospital rubbed out competition and jacked up prices for patients, saying the sole remaining class representative has no standing to push the suit, because he suffered no injury.
MacNeal Hospital alleged to have discharged infected patient before blood tests were reviewed
A Cicero man alleges he was discharged from a Berwyn hospital before it recognized that his symptoms were consistent with an infection.
Advocate Trinity Hospital alleged to have failed to prevent fall that caused patient to fracture hip
A woman alleges a Chicago hospital failed to prevent her mother from falling.
Glencrest Nursing and Rehab alleged to have failed to prevent patient's skin breakdown
A Cook County long-term care facility is alleged to have failed to prevent a former resident from developing skin breakdown.
Workers comp, health insurers for Illinois towns add to mass of municipal opioid lawsuits
Organizations providing workers comp insurance and employee health insurance for more than 200 Illinois local governments have joined the mass of lawsuits against drug makers, distributors and others associated with the spread of so-called opioid painkillers.
Woman alleges go-cart caught hair, caused her to be thrown from vehicle at Top Speed Racing
A woman alleges she was thrown from a go-cart at a Bedford Park facility after her hair became caught in it.
Evanston Hospital, others named in suit by patient over alleged injuries during heart procedure
A patient alleges she was injured during a heart procedure at an Evanston medical facility because of negligence.
Super Fresh Market shopper files claim after slipping on orange peels, juice
A patron of a Waukegan grocery store alleges she was injured after slipping on orange peels and juice on the store's floor.
Physician alleges he was terminated by Corizon over false allegations of improper computer use
CHICAGO – A medical physician alleges he was wrongfully terminated from his position with a health care service provider for correctional facilities over unfounded allegations.
Appeals panel: Taxpayers' rights not violated by county assessments raising property taxes in only one township
A federal appeals panel has shelved an attempt by a group of downstate landowners to sue their county for setting property tax bills after only reassessing the properties in their township, effectively raising their tax bills by 25 percent, allegedly violating their constitutional rights to equal protection.
Fired workers say Treasure Island Foods owes them 60-days pay after abrupt store closures
A group of employees of Chicago’s recently shuttered Treasure Island supermarket chain have delivered their former employer with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of violating their rights under state and federal laws entitling them to either a 60-day notice that the company was closing its doors, or a check equivalent to 60 days’ pay and other owed benefits.