CHICAGO — A man is suing Lemelle's Cocktail Lounge Inc. for alleged liability and negligence.
Brian Dowdell filed a complaint on Dec. 1 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging he sustained physical injuries when a space heater caught his pants on fire on Feb. 8, 2016. The plaintiff holds the defendant responsible for allegedly failing to properly maintain the space heater installed on its premises and make sure that it was working properly.
The plaintiff seeks judgment against the defendant in an amount greater than $50,000. He is represented by Robert J. Adelman of Levin, Riback, Adelman & Flangel P.C. in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2017L012304