News from August 2014
Customer sues Max and Benny's Restaurant & Deli over trip
A Lake County woman is suing a Northbrook restaurant, claiming she was injured after tripping on a defective walking surface inside.
Company accuses Chicago attorney, firm of converting settlement funds
A company is accusing a Chicago attorney and his law firm of failing to return more than $25,000 in settlement funds.
Suit: Bus driver didn't pull up to curb, causing passenger to fall into pothole
A woman is suing the city's transit authority, claiming she fell into a pothole stepping off a bus because the driver didn't pull up to the curb.
Slip and fall at O'Hare leads to lawsuit against McDonald's, others
A man claims he sustained serious injuries after slipping on a wet floor at O’Hare International Airport.
Allstate faces suit from homeowner who alleges it refuses to pay water damage claim
A Chicago woman is suing her insurance company, claiming it has refused to pay for damages sustained when a pipe broke in her kitchen.
Seventh Circuit revives class action suit over payday loans; calls arbitration clause "unconscionable" and process "a sham"
An embattled provider of online payday loans who allegedly used his standing as a member of a Sioux Indian tribe to tailor loan agreement terms to skirt state and federal law will need to defend yet more of those loans in federal court after the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined arbitration procedures designed to give jurisdiction over the contracts to tribal courts failed to pass legal
Custodian's injury at Blue Cross Blue Shield building spurs suit
A Cook County company is suing over claims its employee was injured while doing custodial work at the Blue Cross Blue Shield building downtown.
Updated: Supreme Court denies term limit appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court today denied a petition seeking review of a recent appellate court ruling rejecting a term limit ballot initiative as unconstitutional.
Slip on wet floor at Walmart leads to lawsuit
A woman is suing over claims she was injured on the wet floor of a Walmart.
Customer's slip on crushed plum lands Whole Foods in court
A Cook County woman is suing Whole Foods, claiming she was injured when she slipped on a piece of fruit on the floor of one of its Chicago stores.