News from January 2019
Chicago teacher claims she was terminated due to others' false statements
A teacher is suing the Chicago Board of Education, citing alleged defamation and wrongful termination.
Florida woman alleges knee implant was defective, seeks damages from Rush U. Med Center, Zimmer, others
A Winter Park, Fla., couple are suing Rush University Medical Center, Zimmer Biomet and others over an allegedly defective knee implant surgery.
Patient files negligence suit against Advocate Medical Care, others
A Downers Grove man alleges he has been permanently injured as a result of the care he received at a hospital.
Symphony of South Shore, others allegedly failed to protect resident from falls
A Chicago long-term nursing care facility is alleged to have failed to protect a former resident from falls.
IL Supreme Court: No actual harm needed to sue businesses for scanning fingerprints, other biometric IDs
The Illinois Supreme Court says an Illinois privacy law doesn’t require plaintiffs to prove they were actually harmed before suing businesses and others who scan and store their fingerprints or other so-called biometric identifiers. And the decision will give a green light to dozens of class action lawsuits already pending against businesses of all sizes in the state’s courts, with even more likely to follow.
Judge: Plaintiffs have work to do to press labeling fraud claim vs makers of Orijen, Acana brand cat foods
A federal judge took a large bite out of a class action complaint involving the makers of premium cat food.
ATG LegalServe partners with File & ServeXpress for 'one-stop' service
As the era of legal e-filing came close to replacing the hand delivering of documents, one process-serving business knew it had to find the right partner.
IDOT ordered to pay $774K in fees to lawyers for Muslim ex-worker who claimed discrimination
The state of Illinois has been ordered to pay nearly $800,000 in legal fees to lawyers representing a Muslim employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation after a jury found IDOT supervisors had retaliated against him and did not give him space to pray and practice his religion. The ex-IDOT worker received more than $1.2 million in damages and back pay and benefits.
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Grady Sandra on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Grady Sandra on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Windy City of Orthope vs James M. Dimitrov on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Windy City of Orthope against James M. Dimitrov on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Steve Carlson on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Steve Carlson on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Impel Union Inc. vs Aziz Kadirov on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Impel Union Inc. against Aziz Kadirov on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Pamela Prible on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Pamela Prible on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Hamdan Haneen on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Hamdan Haneen on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Capital One Bank vs Barelas Balvina on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Capital One Bank against Barelas Balvina on Jan. 23:
Case activity for At&t vs John Meskill on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by At&t against John Meskill on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Beata Mughrabi on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Beata Mughrabi on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Chawli Rabea on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Chawli Rabea on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Midland Funding vs Joanne Cruz on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Midland Funding against Joanne Cruz on Jan. 23:
Case activity for Shukair Kifah vs Ahmad M. Abubayeh on Jan. 23
The Circuit Court of Cook County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Shukair Kifah against Ahmad M. Abubayeh and Nora Elayyan on Jan. 23: