Harlem Irving Plaza owners face suit over customer's alleged parking lot fall

A woman is suing over claims she was injured in the parking lot of a shopping center in suburban Cook County.

Janina Niewiadomski filed a lawsuit July 1 in the Cook County Circuit Court against The Harlem Irving Companies Inc., doing business as Harlem Irving Plaza, alleging premises liability.

According to the complaint, Niewiadomski was at Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge on Dec. 10, 2012, when she slipped on snow and ice in the parking area and broke her wrist, which required surgery.

She accuses the defendant of failing to remove the snow and ice and maintaining the premises in a safe condition for customers.

Niewiadomski is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and is being represented by attorneys Timothy A. Scott and Erin Dobradin of The Freydin Law Firm LLP in Skokie.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L006920.

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.