Hilton sued after conference attendee fell

A woman is suing over claims she was injured on the premises of a Hilton hotel.

Dorothy Papachristos filed a lawsuit March 7 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Hilton Worldwide Inc. and Hilton Chicago Corp., citing premises liability.

According to the complaint, Papachristos, who uses a walker and cane to walk, was attending a conference at the Hilton Hotel on South Michigan Avenue on April 15, 2012, when she slipped on a wet patch of carpet and fell, causing injury.

Papachristos is being represented in the case by attorney Warren E. Abrahamson of Sandman, Levy and Petrich.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L002832.

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.