John Barleycorn owners named in slip and fall suit

A woman is suing over claims she was injured after falling on a slippery floor at John Barleycorn in Chicago.

Priscilla Picchi filed a lawsuit Feb. 14 in the Cook County Circuit Court against John B. Inc., 3524 N. Clark LLC and JB at Clark Inc., citing premises liability.

According to the complaint, Picchi was on the premises known as John Barleycorn at 3524 N. Clark St. in Chicago, which is owned by John B. Inc. and JB at Clark Inc., on April 5, 2012, when she fell on the slippery floor and was injured.

Picchi is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and is being represented in the case by attorney Willard L. Hemsworth III of Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol LLC.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L001539.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Cook County Circuit Court. 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.