Category

Personal Injury

Former Employee Alleges Discrimination Against Retail Giant Following Workplace Injury

By Personal Injury No Comments

A former employee has filed a lawsuit against a major retail corporation, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination. On November 6, 2024, Stephen Termunde filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Wal-Mart Associates Inc., accusing the company of violating several employment laws. Stephen Termunde, represented by Kreitman Law, LLC, claims that his…

Read More

Crash suit plaintiff allegedly seeks to keep middle driver in case to defeat diversity jurisdiction

By Personal Injury No Comments

Kariah Buckmire of St. Clair County pleads for a chance to prove that Zachary Langley of Caseyville contributed to an accident that happened when a vehicle behind him shoved his vehicle into hers. She must state a plausible claim against Langley in order to convince U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn to remand the suit to St. Clair County where she…

Read More

Plaintiff alleges negligence against retail giant following slip-and-fall incident

By Personal Injury No Comments

A slip-and-fall incident at a major retail store has led to a legal battle in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On November 8, 2024, Robert Merheb filed a complaint against The Home Depot USA, Inc., and The Home Depot, Inc., alleging negligence that resulted in personal injuries. This case highlights the ongoing concerns regarding…

Read More

Illinois Resident Alleges Negligence Against Major Cinema Chain Following Injury Incident

By Personal Injury No Comments

Shirley Ross, a resident of Illinois, has taken legal action against a major cinema chain following an incident that allegedly left her with severe injuries. On November 7, 2024, Cinemark USA, Inc., the defendant in this case, filed a notice of removal to transfer the lawsuit from the Circuit Court of Cook County to the United States District Court for…

Read More

Judge quashes subpoena of doctor’s tax and financial records in crash suit

By Personal Injury No Comments

Rich, Rich and Cooksey of Fairview Heights didn’t convert a client’s treating physician to a retained expert, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled on Oct. 31. He quashed a subpoena that Dippold Trucking and owner Steven Dippold of Fayette County served on Orthopedic Specialists in St. Louis County. Dippold sought four years of tax and financial information, claiming disclosure…

Read More

Pharmaceutical Company Accused of Negligence Over Hearing Loss Drug

By Personal Injury No Comments

A new lawsuit has been filed against a major pharmaceutical company, alleging severe side effects from one of its prescription drugs. On October 18, 2024, Bryan Hale filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois against Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., claiming that their drug Tepezza caused him significant hearing impairments. Bryan Hale, a…

Read More

Nursing homes can use Pritzker Covid orders to block suits over Covid deaths

By Personal Injury No Comments

Nursing homes in Illinois may be able to use executive orders issued by Gov. JB Pritzker at the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020 to ward off lawsuits from plaintiffs demanding payment for elderly family members’ illness and death from Covid, as well as other kinds of negligence-related claims, for as long as the emergency order remained in effect,…

Read More

Plaintiff alleges Pharmaceutical Company misled public on Infant Formula Safety

By Personal Injury No Comments

A mother has filed a lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company, alleging that their infant formula caused severe health issues for her premature child. On October 11, 2024, Shalonda Archibald submitted the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Abbott Laboratories. The case centers around Archibald’s premature infant, M.L., who developed Necrotizing Enterocolitis…

Read More

Assisted Living Resident Alleges Arbitration Agreement Unconscionability Against Facility

By Personal Injury No Comments

The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s decision, rejecting an attempt by a property owner to enforce an arbitration agreement against a resident of its assisted living facility. The case, filed by Joan Hwang in the Circuit Court of Cook County on August 4, 2023, against Pathway LaGrange Property Owner, LLC (doing business as Aspired Living of LaGrange),…

Read More

IL Supreme Court: Lawsuit damages over spouse’s wrongful death must still be paid if surviving spouse remarries

By Personal Injury No Comments

The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a ruling establishing that surviving spouses who win wrongful death judgments do not forfeit their right to the money if they remarry, even if a portion of the money was supposedly to compensate them for the loss of household labor, such as cooking meals and doing laundry, the other spouse would contribute to the…

Read More