News from February 2019
Patient's next of kin claims area facilities violated Nursing Home Care Act
A resident's next of kin is suing a nursing facility, citing alleged violations of the Nursing Home Care Act.
Cyclist claims she was thrown from bike by opening door of bakery delivery truck
A bicyclist is suing a food company and its drivers, citing alleged negligence.
Wells Fargo: Cook County blocking try to compute how much 'discriminatory' foreclosures cost county courts
Ten months after a Chicago federal judge allowed Cook County to continue with a small portion of its foreclosure discrimination lawsuit against Wells Fargo, the lender has accused the county of blocking its ability to mount its defense by attempting to stop it from interviewing officials in the Cook County court system.
Feb. 4: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Feb. 4
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Feb. 4 in the suits below:
CHUHAK & TECSON: Leynee Cruz honored as one of Negocios Now's Latinos 40 Under 40
Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., is proud to announce that attorney Leynee A. Cruz has been named to the Latinos 40 Under 40 list, a highly selective honor given to Latinos in the Chicago area by Negocios Now, a national award-winning.
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Wtr Recognizes Three Lewis Brisbois Partners as World Leading Trademark Professionals
The World Trademark Review (WTR) has recognized three of Lewis Brisbois’ Intellectual Property & Technology partners in the 2019 edition of its research directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Appellate court: Chicago fire pension board wrong to deny disability pension to paramedic with PTSD
A state appeals court has ordered a Chicago firefighters' pension board to award a paramedic a duty disability pension equal to 75 percent of her salary after a little over five years on the job, because they said the board ignored evidence the paramedic had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Circuit Court of Cook County: Actions Taken on Feb. 11
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity on Feb. 11 in the suits below:
Feb. 11: Circuit Court of Cook County docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Court activity on Feb. 11: American Express vs Smart Baird
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activity in the suit brought by American Express against Smart Baird on Feb. 11: 'Electronic Notice Sent'
JIB complaints have resulted in 10 censures, 25 reprimands since creation in 1970
SPRINGFIELD – Some judges fall to the Judicial Inquiry Board (JIB), some rise above it, and some suffer consequence in a single word.
Class action vs Chicago over distracted driving tickets OK to continue; City: Not really a moving violation
A Cook County judge, for now, has allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed against the city of Chicago, brought by a group of people who claimed the city wrongly prosecuted tens of thousands of distracted driving tickets.
HUGHSES SOCOL PIERS: Ian Wagreich Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Corporate Immigration 2019
HSPRD’s Ian Wagreich has been recognized in the first edition of Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Corporate Immigration 2019.
CAFFARELLI & ASSOCIATES: Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $1.2 Million Arbitration Award on Behalf of General Counsel
Following a 2018 hearing handled by Alejandro Caffarelli and Lorrie Peeters, an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Chicago awarded a Firm client over $1.2 Million in backpay, interest, and attorneys’ fees in a claim filed pursuant to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and common law breach of contract.
BENESCH LAW: 4 Benesch Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers; 8 Named Illinois Rising Stars
Benesch is pleased to announce that four of its Illinois attorneys have been named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and eight have been named 2019 Illinois Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®.
BARACK FERRAZZANO: Barack Ferrazzano Adds New Practice Leaders
It's been 35 years since a couple of Northwestern University law professors and big-law attorneys came together with a vision to create Barack Ferrazzano.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Locke Lord’s Steve Whitmer Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
Steve Whitmer, a member of Locke Lord’s Executive Committee and Chair of the Firm’s Chicago Litigation Department, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).
Appeals court ends bank examiner's try to sue bank for icy slip-and-fall injuries
A state appeals court has turned aside a bank examiner's attempt to sue a bank and snow removal company over a slip-and-fall in a bank parking lot that knocked her unconcious nearly five years ago.
Hernia patient claims a physician punctured his aorta during surgery
A patient is suing physician M. Scott Peckler, and North Suburban Surgical Consultants LLC, citing alleged negligence.