Visitor of Alexian Brothers Medical Center lodges premises liability claim over slip

A woman is suing over claims she was injured while visiting a hospital patient.

Rahila Hyder filed a lawsuit May 2 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., citing premises liability. The suit also names an employee at Alexian Brothers identified only as Nurse Brennon.

According to the complaint, Hyder was visiting a patient in the care of Brennon at Alexian Brothers on Oct. 13, 2012, when she slipped on a leaking fluid and sustained injuries. Hyder accuses the defendants of failing to maintain the premises.

She is seeking more than $30,000 in damages and is being represented in the case by attorney Daniel E. Goodman.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L004831.

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.