Illinois Lawyer Blog

Disclaimer: the following post has nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, to do with anything legal. Which will probably make this quite a bit more interesting. The most recent issue of Entrepreneur had an interesting story by Jennifer Wang on a San Franciso clothing line going by the name of Betabrand. The company’s founder, Chris Lindbland is apparently a… Read More

An article on Courthouse News Service site yesterday described a recent California lawsuit that contained some allegations about very, very creepy activities at a North Hollywood Sears Store. A number of plaintiffs are alleging that a Sears maintenance man installed dozens of spy cameras and peepholes in fitting rooms and bathrooms and uploaded the captured ph… Read More

Stella’s Sports Complex, the Lyons, Illinois batting cage facility that is a second home to Little Leaguers from February to September, is being sued. According to online reports today, Michael Rhodes, a “semi-professional ball player”, is claiming he was injured at the facility after being struck by a baseball. The reports indicate Rhoades w… Read More

A victim of sexual abuse recently filed suit against the Boy Scouts of America for failing to protect him from a known child molester. The victim, who is not named, was molested from 1985 through 1987 while a member of the Boy Scouts. The perpetrator, Thomas Hacker was a Scout Master and had met the victim through Boy Scout activities. Hacker is currently serv… Read More

On Tuesday the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that a Romeoville company wrongfully fired a 60 year old employee because she had a prosthetic leg. The company in question, Staffmark Investment, LLC hired Dorothy Shanks in October of 2010. She was then assigned to inspect Sony electronics at the Staffmark facility… Read More

Recently retained by a nice young guy who suffered a bad injury to his left shoulder while working out with a “trainer” at his health club. He had previously injured the shoulder years ago playing football and had to have a big piece of surgery. When he purchased his membership at the health club, he signed a bunch of documents, one of which was a… Read More

The internet was ablaze the other day with reports about a Journal of Pediatrics study showing a dramatic increase in the number of kids being hurt in those bouncy house things, pictured above. The number of kids injured jumped dramatically from 1995 to 2008. And the number of kids hurt doubled between 2008 and 2010. In 2010, 31 children per day were seen in E… Read More

The Globe and Mail, an online Canadian new source, had an interesting article today, explaining how the FBI is now combing social media posts while they look for insider trading schemes. The article explained how large investment firms, institutional investors and hedge funds are using Twitter and Facebook to share ideas and investment strategies. According to… Read More