Pulte Home Corp. and R&D Theil named in negligence lawsuit after worker falls

A worker is suing after he fell and injured himself while working at a construction site.

Tim Forester filed a lawsuit Oct. 18 in Cook County Circuit Court against Pulte Home Corp. and Carpenter Contractors of America Inc., doing business as R&D Thiel, citing negligence.

According to the complaint on Oct. 27, 2011, the defendants owned and/or were in charge of the construction of residential homes located at the intersection of Route 30 and Wolf's Crossing in the village of Oswego. Forester says that on the day he was on the premises doing work for CCA Midwest Inc., he fell and was injured  due to alleged negligence of the defendants at the construction site.

Forester is seeking damages in excess of the jurisdictional limit. He is being represented in the case by attorney Mark C. Murnane of O'Connor & Nakos Ltd.

Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L011585.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.