A recent court decision has affirmed that a local village does not owe a duty of care to a bicyclist injured on its sidewalk. The complaint, filed by Martin Johnson in the Circuit Court of Cook County on June 11, 2020, was against the Village of Palatine. Johnson’s lawsuit arose from an incident where he was riding his bicycle on…
The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld the dismissal of a motor vehicle negligence case due to significant delays in serving the defendant. Plaintiff Anthony Rizzuto’s complaint, filed on November 2, 2020, against Alison Soja was dismissed by the Cook County Circuit Court after Rizzuto failed to serve Soja for over two years and four months. The case stems from a…
Saying microplastics are likely already in everything humans consume, a Chicago federal judge has dashed a class action lawsuit seeking to force the sellers of Ice Mountain bottled water to pay for selling “100% Natural Spring Water” that contained microplastics. On Aug. 9, U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger dismissed the lawsuit against BlueTriton Brands, a Stamford, Connecticut-based company that bottles…
A recent court filing reveals a contentious legal battle involving allegations of negligence and professional misconduct at a prominent medical clinic. The complaint, filed by Jeffery Dillon in the Circuit Court of Champaign County on November 17, 2020, targets Christie Clinic, LLC, and physical therapist Stacy Trulock. Dillon’s lawsuit centers around an incident on October 18, 2018, when he was…
A Cook County jury’s verdict in favor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation has been upheld in a medical negligence case involving the prenatal care of a woman whose daughter was born prematurely. The plaintiffs, Cristina Vyse and David Goodpaster, filed the complaint on behalf of their minor daughter, Hayley Joe Goodpaster, seeking to vacate the defense…
A Chicago jury says health and beauty product maker Avon owes $24.4 million to a man who claims he contracted lung cancer from asbestos exposure while working as a janitor at a Chicago area Avon facility four decades ago. On July 26, the jury in Cook County Circuit Court found in favor of plaintiffs Cipriano and Maria Ramirez after a…
Separate plaintiffs in two suits against the same truckers over a crash on Illinois Route 4 should have sued the man behind the wheel, according to the truckers. They answered complaints from survivor Frances Grey and the estate of Mary Fuentes by filing third party complaints against Ignatius Grey. Florida trucker Joel Jackson filed one against Ignatius Grey in the…
A jury Friday found that Abbott Laboratories specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the health care company to pay $495 million in damages. The verdict in state court in St. Louis came in the first trial against the company out of hundreds of similar claims over the formula pending in…
In a recent court filing, tenants allege severe negligence and violations of housing laws by their landlords, leading to personal injuries. On July 11, 2024, Stacy Young and Inez Young filed a complaint in the Appellate Court of Illinois against Uday Shankar and Shanku Shankar. The case centers around the plaintiffs’ claims that the defendants failed to maintain their rental…
Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel gets to decide whether the estate of a stillborn baby can recover damages. The question arises from a $135 million suit Shantela Stackhouse of Granite City filed against Alton Memorial Hospital and the United States. She seeks recovery on her own behalf under wrongful death law and as estate administrator under the Illinois Survival…
