Illinois Lawyer Blog
Injured Illinois bar patrons aren't limited exclusively to Dramshop recovery.
May 1st, 2017
If you do personal injury work, it is a given that at some point you will get a call from someone who got the tar beat out of him after a confrontation with a belligerent, drunken patron at some bar. What theories of recovery do you pursue? Sure, you have the Illinois Dramshop Act, 235 ILCS 5/6-21, as one avenue of recovery. But Dramshop cases have special cha…
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Categories: ILLINOIS LAW
Tags: dramshop act; negligence
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Another mold-related death alleged at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
April 27th, 2017
Back in February I had a post on the unnerving allegations pertaining to five allegedly mold-related deaths at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center[UPMC]. Just recently yet another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed, claiming the linens used by the UPMC caused the death of a leukemia patient. The lawsuit, filed of behalf of Katherine Landman, is the…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
Takata lied about its defective airbags. And people died.
March 1st, 2017
The web is busting with stories on the Takata airbag mess. By way of background, Takata, is a Japanese company that supplies airbags to several US car manufacturers. Former Takata engineers have indicated that years ago, cost factors compelled the company to turn to a less expensive propellant for use it its airbags. The propellant triggers inflation of the ai…
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Chicago Bears pushing Illinois Senate Bill that dramatically cuts players WC benefits.
February 23rd, 2017
There were some fireworks a week or so ago when the President of the NFL Players Association[“NFLPA”]DeMaurice Smith went after the Chicago Bears for the club’s support of Senate Bill 12 SA #2. The bill would have a huge impact on Workers’ Comp benefits paid out to injured athletes. 12 SA #2 is sponsored by Christine Radogno[R-Lemont] a…
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Categories: WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Multiple Deaths at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center possibly related to mold growth or ventilation.
February 16th, 2017
As reported at CNN.Com, there are some strange and tragic things going on at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center[“UPMC”]. Since October, 2014, there have been five deaths that were initially attributed to heavy mold growth on linens at UPMC hospitals. The problems seems particularly prevalent in the transplant unit – where five transp…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
Mead Johnson facing whistleblower lawsuit over baby formula.
February 15th, 2017
As reported in Crains Chicago Business, Mead Johnson[“MJ”] a baby formula manufacturer headquartered in Illinois, is being sued for allegedly downplaying concerns about spoiled formula. Linda O’Risky, a longtime employee of the company, filed the lawsuit in federal court last week. O’Risky was the Global Product Compliance Director for…
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Second chance for woman injured at Weiner Circle
May 19th, 2016
The Illinois Appellate Court recently resurrected a lawsuit against one of Chicago’s most famous late night stops – The Weiner Circle[pictured above]. Back in 2011, Leah Libolt was visiting Chicago. She and friend went out to dinner and then hit a few bars on the north side. And about at about 2 am, they found themselves at Weiner Circle. Little ba…
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Tags: Weiner Circle
Failure to sign divorce agreement costs sugar broker millions....
April 13th, 2016
There are bad days, and then very, very bad days. Take the day New York sugar commodities broker Daniel Rosenblum had last week. The picture above is Daniel and his former wife Sheila in happier times. Daniel thought he had wrapped up his divorce from Sheila. He was operating under the notion that he and Sheila had a written agreement[“the agreement̶…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
Professional Sports Teams[and venues] should pay when the booze they peddle causes injuries.
April 11th, 2016
The lawsuit popped up in the local news last week. John Cooke was attending a Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Center[“UC”]with his brother last year. During the game, another fan, apparently two rows above Cooke grew increasingly loud, drunk, and unruly. The lawsuit alleges that ushers in the area simply ignored the drunk. And, to make matter…
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Categories: CASES IN THE NEWS
Defendant gets new trial...because his lawyer was sleeping.
March 14th, 2016
Jonahan Turley continues to find really interesting – if somewhat depressing – stories about the legal system. On Monday, Turley wrote about a recent decision out of the United States Court of Appeals in the Fourth Circuit. Nicolas Ragin, pictured below, had been arrested and tried for conspiracy and racketeering charges in 2006. His lawyer at the…
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