Author Archives: Pete Scales

Case #97L16266: AKINS v. McDONALD’S Far-north-sider Roosevelt Akins sued the McDonald’s restaurants at 5614 N. Clark and 5130 N. Sheridan for allegedly slow service. Akins claims he waited 15 minutes to order a cup of coffee at the Sheridan location on November 9, 1997. When he protested, the cashier said she hadn’t seen him and […]

Case #98CH2950: Norman v. Pollard Jay Norman, a Chicago-area Buick district manager, took Jeanne Pollard of Chicago to the 1998 Chicago Auto Show’s “First Look for Charity” event. He had two tickets in a drawing to win a 1998 Chevy Corvette convertible and offered to share part of the prize with his date if he […]

Case #98CH2312: Gmitruk v. Archbishop Francis George Northwest-sider Tadeusz Gmitruk accuses newly elevated Cardinal Francis George of shirking his diplomatic responsibilities. Gmitruk was disappointed when George went to Rome last month to receive his new title while Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw was visiting Chicago. The suit says that George’s absence “make damage [to] all […]

Case #97L015744: Shaw v. Zahn Hell hath no fury like Kindra Shaw, scorned when fiance Werner Zahn broke off their engagement and nine-year relationship last August. Shaw claims Zahn promised to marry her and provide “$2,000.00 per month for rent, an $800.00 per week allowance, the use of credit cards held in his name and […]