The Chicago Tribune reports that a Colorado resident has won a $7.2 million judgment against a Central Illinois microwavable popcorn manufacturer and distributors of the product. This product liability action resembles the litigation over mesothelioma due to asbestos from the 1960s and on. In this case, the chemical in the fake butter in microwavable popcorn has led to a serious lung issue in one user who consumed massive quantities of the product.
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A Javan Macaque in Paso Robles California bit and severely injured a woman. According to the Chicago Tribune, the monkey was subsisting on Frost Flakes cereal and juice. Apparently, a monkey has a "dog-like bite" and bit the victim several times on her arms and fingers.
As a victim of an animal bite, that woman, if she was bitten in IL, would be able to seek damages from the owner of the pet. Chicago, in particular, has a dog-bite statute that provides remedies for pets, especially those from certain breeds or those that have a prior history of violent behavior. The Chicago Tribune reports that Commonwealth Edison in Chicago has confirmed that three of its newly installed Smart Meters have started fires in consumers' homes. Smart Meters are electricity meters that provide both ComEd and homeowners with wireless information on electric usage patterns and allow ComEd to save on "meter maids" who read electric meters.
Smart Meters also can interact with appliances, allow ComEd to force shutdown of appliances during peak consumption times, and carry a number of concerns ranging from privacy concerns to health concerns from the wireless signals they emit to communicate with ComEd and appliances within the consumer's home. The Chicago Tribune reports that two mothers of children staying at two different Marriott hotels were bitten by bedbugs during recent stays. The lawsuit filed recently alleges that when the guests stayed at the hotel they slept on the beds and bedding provided by the hotel and awoke to bumps and bites all over her their “arms, hands, back, legs and scalp.” They were diagnosed as bedbug bites.
As the operator of a hotel, Marriott and its management owes their guests special duties, much like common carriers such as Amtrak. This special duty is a relic from early Anglo-law aimed at ensuring safety for travelers. Marriott, the lawsuit alleges, breached this special duty to its guests when it failed to provide guests with sanitary rooms, failed to inspect and exterminate rooms, and failed to recognize the signs of bed bug attacks. Though most Chicagoans use the CTA day in and day out, there are occasionally tragic CTA accidents that may occur. Many of these accidents lead to a CTA injury lawsuit. In this case, a man was killed in a CTA accident on Chicago’s Loop while he was riding his motorcycle. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Police spokeswoman noted that "[t]he victim was riding a motorcycle northbound on Michigan Avenue when a CTA bus that was southbound struck him as it was making a left hand turn in the 600 block of South Michigan Avenue. CTA injury lawsuits are likely to become more frequent as many people turn to public transportation in Chicago’s increasingly aging system. There is no word whether the man’s surviving family has filed a CTA wrongful death lawsuit. The Tribune articles notes that the driver of the bus was cited for failing to yield right of way, indicating that the driver was negligent, creating liability for the CTA. Read more about the accident here.
A Chicago woman was recently awarded $5 million by a jury for a doctor’s error. The doctor performed a hysterectomy after a cesarean section. The Chicago personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuit involved experts that disagreed with the doctor’s diagnosis that a hysterectomy was necessary. The jury deliberated for four hours before awarding the plaintiff the $5 million dollar verdict. Read more about the suit: Woman Awarded $5 Million After “Unnecessary” Hysterectomy | NBC Chicago .
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AuthorRishi Nair owns Nair Law LLC and practices as Of Counsel at Keener and Associates, P.C. Archives
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